Maria Louise Newman
She/Her
Biography
“Hugely musical, bewitching, witty, profound and playful, with an instantly recognizable and unusually appealing musical personality, Maria Newman is one of the most charming and distinctive composers of her generation.” Jim Svejda, NPR’s “The Record Shelf Guide to the Classical Repertoire”/KUSC Radio. American composer/conductor/violinist/violist/pianist and educator Maria Newman has been commended and recognized by the U.S. Congress for her work in the field of music composition, performance, and recording, as well as earning accolades as an Annenberg Foundation Composition Fellow, a Mary Pickford Library & Foundation Composition Fellow, and a Variety American Music Legend.
“This is real genius.” Fanfare Magazine
Interested in touring?
- Yes
Maestra Expertise
- Theatrical Composer (Music only)
- Music Director/Conductor (Baton)
- Orchestrator
- Instrumentalist/Pit Musician
- Sound Designer/Composer
- Live Sound Engineer
Primary Instruments
- Accordion
- Piano
- Viola
- Violin
Software
- Finale
- Pro-Tools
- Sibelius
Affiliations
- THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS (AFM)
- ASCAP
- THE RECORDING ACADEMY
- SAG/AFTRA
- THE SONGWRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA (SGA)