to London to record with percussionist Eddie Prévost of the legendary AMM improvisational ensemble, Edinburgh to play with saxophonist Sue McKenzie, and in his own backyard to record bluegrass versions of Bee Gees songs with Spencer Gibb, son of Bee Gee Robin Gibb. He received his B.M.E. at Wichita State University, his M.M. in composition from Southern Methodist University, and his Ph.D. in composition from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Previously he served on the faculty at Brevard College in North Carolina, where he taught composition, music theory and sight singing. In the fall of 1998, he was the Southern Regional Visiting Composer at the American Academy in Rome. He is currently a professor at the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado. List of works "Let's Go Pet The Lion: an example of minor 6ths" Over Looking Glass Falls (2006), orchestra, premiered February 2007 by the North Carolina Symphony. The concert was broadcast by WCPE-FM on July 2, 2007. Psalm Eight (2005), mixed chorus (SATB), King James text. Winter Fires (2005), women's chorus (SAA), Text by David St. John. Hymn (2005), women's chorus (SAA), Text by Jack Kerouac. In the Middle (2005), mixed chorus (SATB), Text by Paul Elwood. Capricious Apparitions for 2 violas and bowed banjo (2009) External links Paul Elwood official site 20th-century classical composers 21st-century classical composers 1958 births American male classical composers American classical composers American banjoists Living people Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American composers 20th-century American composers 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American male musicians