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Phillip Sink
- Associate Professor, Composition & Technology
- Area Head, Composition & Technology
- Area Head, Music Theory
Education
- DM, Composition, Indiana University
- MM, Composition, Michigan State University
- MM, Music Theory Pedagogy, Michigan State University
- BM, Music Composition/Theory, Appalachian State University
- BM, Music Education, Appalachian State University
Biography
Phillip Sink composes vocal, instrumental, and audiovisual works for video and electronics. He seeks to combine the expressive power of timbre and texture with an eclectic approach to harmony and form, which is born from his interests in classical and popular music styles. His music embraces themes of social awareness, human experience, and science.
His recent projects include works for the Splinter Reeds, I Exist Project, Romex Duo, Tim Ledger, Khemia Ensemble, and the Fifth House Ensemble.
Phillip has received many awards. These include the Hermitage Prize from the Aspen Music Festival, the Best Music Submission Award at the 2015 International Computer Music Festival, and three Indiana University Dean’s Prizes for the best orchestral, chamber, and electronic music.
He has shared many electroacoustic works at various conferences. These include:
- International Computer Music Conference
- SEAMUS
- Arts and Science Days in Bourges, France
- DME Festival in Lisbon, Portugal
- Diffrazioni Multimedia Festival in Florence, Italy
- New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival
- Electronic Music Midwest
- Studio 300
- TurnUp Festival
- Electroacoustic Barn Dance
Phillip holds two bachelor’s degrees: one in Music Composition/Theory and another in Music Education from Appalachian State University. He also earned two master’s degrees in Music Composition and Music Theory Pedagogy from Michigan State University. Phillip earned a Doctorate of Music in Music Composition at the Jacobs School of Music. He previously held positions at the University of Missouri as a Post-Doctoral Fellow and Northern Illinois University as an Assistant Professor.
He is now an Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where he serves as the head of the Composition and Theory Areas.