About

In composer Carl Jacobson’s work fragments from sources as varied as Ockeghem, Laurie Anderson, and Zimbabwean folk music find their place among morphing drones, pulsing rhythms, and glitchy electronics. With an “always-curious ear for sounds” (K. Kastner, cond.), Carl uses a colorful musical palette with a focus on texture, sound, and quotation to explore themes of place, memory, and history. He has been commissioned by ensembles including the CCM Wind Symphony, loadbang, and the Wheaton College Percussion Ensemble.

Originally from Quito, Ecuador (b. 1995), Carl received his D.M.A. from the University of Cincinnati – College Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Mara Helmuth, Michael Fiday, and Ellen Ruth Harrison. He  also holds an M.M. in composition from CCM, and B.M. in composition from Wheaton College, where he studied composition with Shawn E. Okpebholo and David M. Gordon, and percussion with Kathleen Kastner.