Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Derrick Spiva (born Derrick Spiva Jr; 19 November 1982) is a musician, composer, teacher, and conductor based in the Los Angeles area who often integrates world music practices in his work with classical music communities. He is a Teaching Artist for the Los Angeles Philharmonic and assistant conductor of the Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra. Educated at University of California, Los Angeles and California Institute of the Arts, Spiva studied classical music as a student of Ian Krouse, Paul Chihara, David Rosenboom and Alex Shapiro, while also studying Persian music theory with Pirayeh Pourafar, Balkan music theory with Tzvetanka Varimezova, tala in Hindustani classical music with Swapan Chaudhuri and West African music and dance with Kobla Ladzekpo. Spiva's compositional works often incorporate world music elements into contemporary classical music contexts.His works have been premiered by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Electric 8, Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra, Lian Ensemble, UCLA Philharmonia, and Chapman University Wind Symphony. Spiva also collaborated regularly with the online, audience-interactive dance film series \"Dances Made to Order\". He has been awarded a residency with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) through New Music USA's \"Music Alive\" program for LACO's 2015–2016 season.Spiva is the son of Artra Howard-Brant and nephew of Mattina Howard, Sherri Howard and Denean Howard of the Howard Sisters, who won gold and silver medals in track and field at the 1984 (Los Angeles) and 1988 (Seoul) Olympic games. His father, Derrick Spiva Sr, is a lecturer at San Francisco State University in Africana Studies. He is married to ethnomusicologist Kim Nguyen Tran."@en }
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- Derrick_Spiva abstract "Derrick Spiva (born Derrick Spiva Jr; 19 November 1982) is a musician, composer, teacher, and conductor based in the Los Angeles area who often integrates world music practices in his work with classical music communities. He is a Teaching Artist for the Los Angeles Philharmonic and assistant conductor of the Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra. Educated at University of California, Los Angeles and California Institute of the Arts, Spiva studied classical music as a student of Ian Krouse, Paul Chihara, David Rosenboom and Alex Shapiro, while also studying Persian music theory with Pirayeh Pourafar, Balkan music theory with Tzvetanka Varimezova, tala in Hindustani classical music with Swapan Chaudhuri and West African music and dance with Kobla Ladzekpo. Spiva's compositional works often incorporate world music elements into contemporary classical music contexts.His works have been premiered by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Electric 8, Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra, Lian Ensemble, UCLA Philharmonia, and Chapman University Wind Symphony. Spiva also collaborated regularly with the online, audience-interactive dance film series \"Dances Made to Order\". He has been awarded a residency with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) through New Music USA's \"Music Alive\" program for LACO's 2015–2016 season.Spiva is the son of Artra Howard-Brant and nephew of Mattina Howard, Sherri Howard and Denean Howard of the Howard Sisters, who won gold and silver medals in track and field at the 1984 (Los Angeles) and 1988 (Seoul) Olympic games. His father, Derrick Spiva Sr, is a lecturer at San Francisco State University in Africana Studies. He is married to ethnomusicologist Kim Nguyen Tran.".