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Solo, chamber and orchestral music of American composer Bruce Polay. Includes works for piano trio, violin and orchestra, solo piano, and violin and piano. Bruce Polay (b. 1949) has served jointly as professor of music and chair of the music department at Knox College and music director/conductor of the Knox-Galesburg Symphony since 1983. He received the prestigious 2004 Illinois Conductor of the Year award from the Illinois Council of Orchestras, having achieved this esteemed recognition for an unprecedented second time. The Knox-Galesburg Symphony has also been twice recognized Illinois Orchestra of the Year during his tenure. Bruce s recent appearances as guest conductor have included performances in Belarus, England, Italy, Mexico, Romania, Russian, Spain, Ukraine, and in the US, all resulting in requests for re-engagements, conducting orchestras such as the Belarussian State Philharmonic (Minsk), the State Orchestra of Mexico, the Orvieto Summer Festival Orchestra (Rome), the Chamber Orchestra of the Emporda (Spain), and the Bolshoi Theatre Chamber Orchestra (Moscow). Bruce s recognition as a composer has been enhanced with awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers in ASCAP's Rudolf Nissim Composition Competition and ASCAP/Plus Awards received each year since 1993. Solemnity for Brass Ensemble (2001) was recently given its world premiere with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra bass in Orchestra Hall, Chicago. Bruce s works are published by MMB (St. Louis), Editions Rassel (New York), and Zimbel Press (New York). Bruce has served on the Board of Advisors of the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition, and currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Foundation for New Music and the Music Program Panel of the Illinois Arts Council.