FAIRFAX, Va., July 1 -- George Mason University issued the following news release:
Michael DeMarco, a Dewberry School of Music doctoral student in music composition at George Mason University, has been selected for the Chadab Foundation Commission.
The commission provides $2,500 in funds to support the composition of a piece, five to seven minutes in length, that will combine jazz with Persian pop and folk music influences. It's one of several scholarships that The Chadab Foundation-which provides financial assistance to promising young artists-has awarded since its creation in 2012, and it is the first time the commission has been offered at George Mason.
DeMarco said he was delighted and honored to receive the foundation's support. "Th...