CLOVICE A. LEWIS, JR.

Clovice A. Lewis, Jr., who has composed numerous works ranging from ensemble to electronic and orchestral pieces, graduated from the prestigious College of Creative Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He began teaching as a freshman at the school, and upon completion of his studies, accepted a position as an Associate Professor there from 1978 until 1985. He was, at the time, the youngest professor in the UC system (at 21), and the only African-American to hold such a position. His duties included generation of funding for continued support from private and public sources of the Electronic Music Studio. Lewis served as Faculty Head and Administrator of the studio from 1980 to 1984. Lewis has studied composition with Peter Fricker, Anthonus Lolov, Thea Musgrave, Gordon Cross, Edward Applebaum, and Stanley Krebs. His cello teachers included such renowned cellists as Peter Preston, Gabor Rieto, Jeoffrey Rutkowski, and Robert Mason. His pioneering work in the field of electronic music and composition led him to be noted as the most outstanding composer produced by the College of Creative Studies in the November 1985 issue of OMNI magazine in an article entitled "How To Build A Creative Scientist", which highlighted the achievements of the school and its graduates. Lewis was the recipient of a University of California Undergraduate Fellowship from UCSB in 1975 to reproduce the scores and parts, as well as to attend the premiere performance of his first symphony, which was completed when he was 17 years old entitled "Portraits of the Gulfcoast". The piece was performed by the Gulfcoast Symphony Orchestra under the direction of James Shannon as part of their Bicentennial salute to American Composers. During the past 16 years, the music Lewis has composed has been performed by numerous orchestras in California, including a Concerto for Trumpets and Orchestra, a Poem for Tenor Saxophone and Orchestra, and a Multi-Media Cantata for Soprano Voice. He is the recipient of numerous awards for composition, including the 1985 Cabrillo Music Festival award for outstanding composition for a string quartet composed in 1976. In June of 1993, his Concerto for Violoncello and Computer was hailed as a breakthrough piece when it was performed for the Old First Church series of concerts which showcases exceptional Northern California composers. Click here for a complete List of Compositions by Clovice. The list is organized into various broad categories, from pieces for individual solo instruments to large orchestral, jazz, and computer music. Lewis has composed music for a wide variety of genres, but could not find a publisher to take on such an eclectic catalogue. So, he has decided to make his music available via the World Wide Web. Clovice is also the founder and C.E.O. of Technology Media Enterprises, Inc., a multimedia consulting company that has been in operation since March 16, 1984. Go check out the TME website for more information! You might also wish to go to Carol Cole-Lewis' website (Clovice's spouse) for CEO Chef, a company that provides culinary teambuilding programs for corporations and the hospitality industry.