MICHAEL ANDREW BURT

Michael Andrew Burt has written works for symphonic orchestra, mixed media, acousmatic ensemble, choral and solo vocal, instrumental solo and ensemble and has performed all over the US and the world, including New York City's Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, a concert tour throughout Northeastern China, and various concert halls throughout the Czech Republic. 

 

His music and work is often inspired by literature, history, cultures, movement, visual imagery, and everyday human experiences.

 

Recently, Michael had a successful two-year run of his music being performed as part of the contemporary dance production POBYT (Stay) in Prague, Czech Republic, while completing a Master's in Music Composition degree at HAMU, the Music and Dance Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. He has also collaborated on many film projects from connections made at FAMU, the filmic sibiling to HAMU, from music composing, sound design, foley work, and sound recording. In Fall 2025, his film score for Jules Roux's "All That Lies Beneath" was screened at the International Sound and Film Music Festival.

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During his Bachelor's study at UNLV, Michael co-founded the UNLV Composers' Collective, which aims to be a collaborative collection of Fine Arts students creating new content and networking for the future, while also being a learning tool for aspiring artists. As part of the Collective, he organized and lead two “48-hour Concerts,” in which composers and performers had 48-hours to create and practice brand new works before presenting them at a cumulative concert. He has also engaged in collaborations to create new, live music, scored student films, and studied under the close guidance of Dr. Charles Halka, Dr. Jennifer Bellor, and Dr. Diego Vega.

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Michael has also worked with guest composers such as Michael Torke, Paul Chihara, Marc Neikrug, Daron Hagen, Nathaniel Stookey, Virko Baley, James Thorpe Buchanan, and Arthur Gottschalk.

 

Michael is also the recipient of the UNLV School of Music’s Bachelor of Music in Composition Award 2018. 

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