Derek Strykowski Derek Strykowski
2010 COFFEY AWARD WINNER On May 23, the faculty of the Department of Music at Brandeis University named Derek Strykowski the 2010 winner of the Phyllis and Lee Coffey Award in music. The award is given annually to a student who displays “excellence in performance of music.” Derek was also elected in May to the Phi Beta Kappa Society’s Mu Chapter of Massachusetts. MORE PRIZES AND AWARDS>>Recognition.htmlshapeimage_3_link_0
 
WHY DO CREATIVE PEOPLE DO WHAT THEY DO? >> Investigate the connection between a work of art and the creative process of its maker at About the Artist. Learn why some burn out and others succeed as Derek illuminates the circumstances of artmaking in the twenty-first century. A YEAR AT OXFORD >> Derek recently concluded a yearlong study of music history and composition with Dr. John Traill as a registered visiting student at St Catherine’s College in the University of Oxford, touring Poland with the Hertford College Choir. ©2008-2010 Derek R. Strykowski (ASCAP).
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