| Summary: | Music instructor and composer Jeffrey Mumford was born on June 22, 1955 in Washington, D.C. He earned his B.A. degree at the University of California, Irvine and his M.A. degree from the University of California, San Diego. Mumford was a music instructor at the Washington Conservatory of Music and artist-in-residence at Bowling Green State University. He composed solo works for voice, piano and other instruments as well as works for chamber ensemble, chorus and orchestra. His recordings include The Focus of Blue Light and Dark Fires. Mumford was the recipient of numerous commissions and honors, including the ASCAP Aaron Copland Scholarship Award and a Guggenheim Foundation grant. His works were performed by the National Symphony Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and the American Composers Orchestra, among others. He also received seven Meet the Composer commissions from the National Symphony Orchestra.
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