APOLLO (2019)
Marc Mellits, composer
Apollo was commissioned by and dedicated to WindSync, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission of July 1969.
Marc Mellits is one of the most performed living American composers, enjoying hundreds of performances throughout the world every year. His music is eclectic, all-encompassing, and colorful. Mellits often composes works that comprise short, contrasting movements—sets of miniatures that form a multi-angled view of a single image, setting, or subject. His unique musical forms alternate driving rhythms with soaring lyricism.
Mellits has been commissioned by groups such as Kronos Quartet, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bang On a Can All-Stars, Canadian Brass, New Music Detroit, Third Coast Percussion, and the Society for New Music. Mellits has scored numerous films, including the PBS mini-series “Beyond the Light Switch,” which won a 2012 Dupont-Columbia award. He also directs and plays keyboards in his own ensemble, the Mellits Consort. Mellits studied at the Eastman School of Music, Yale School of Music, and Cornell University, and he is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
FEATURED IN THE MEDIA:
"WindSync performs moon landing-inspired world premiere at Ravinia" - Chicago Tribune, 2019
"Houston's Best Apollo 11 Moon Landing Celebrations" - Paper City Magazine, 2019
Check out one of the movements below! Other movements available to watch on our YouTube channel.
Marc Mellits is one of the most performed living American composers, enjoying hundreds of performances throughout the world every year. His music is eclectic, all-encompassing, and colorful. Mellits often composes works that comprise short, contrasting movements—sets of miniatures that form a multi-angled view of a single image, setting, or subject. His unique musical forms alternate driving rhythms with soaring lyricism.
Mellits has been commissioned by groups such as Kronos Quartet, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bang On a Can All-Stars, Canadian Brass, New Music Detroit, Third Coast Percussion, and the Society for New Music. Mellits has scored numerous films, including the PBS mini-series “Beyond the Light Switch,” which won a 2012 Dupont-Columbia award. He also directs and plays keyboards in his own ensemble, the Mellits Consort. Mellits studied at the Eastman School of Music, Yale School of Music, and Cornell University, and he is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
FEATURED IN THE MEDIA:
"WindSync performs moon landing-inspired world premiere at Ravinia" - Chicago Tribune, 2019
"Houston's Best Apollo 11 Moon Landing Celebrations" - Paper City Magazine, 2019
Check out one of the movements below! Other movements available to watch on our YouTube channel.