Of his composition Night Music, Pegram writes, “Night is the period when my musical ideas are at their most introspective and romantic, yet I also feel the most musically energetic once the sun has set. Thus, Night Music for Violin and Piano is a sonic exploration of nighttime, my favorite part of the day.” Far more than just a musical representation of night, Pegram strives to synthesize the artistic and natural through this work: “Every bar of the piece represents my desire to unite the musical world of black-and-white notes with the organic environment of our planet.”
Jules Pegram graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Composition from the University of Southern California where he studied with Oscar-nominated composer Bruce Broughton among many others. He lived for a while in Ann Arbor where he studied composition with Michael Daugherty at the University of Michigan. In 2013, Jules Pegram’s orchestral work Neon Nights was selected as the winning composition in both the Marilyn K. Glick Young Composers’ Competition and the Symphony in C Young Composers’ Competition. Jules currently resides in Los Angeles, CA. For more information check out his website!