Einstein institute names resident artist

PRINCETON, N.J. - Paul Moravec, who has composed more than 90 works and won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize in music, has been named artist in residence at the think tank where Albert Einstein pondered the universe.

Starting in July, Moravec, 49, will introduce new works and lead the Institute for Advanced Study's annual concert series, the institute announced this week.

Moravec has written more than 90 compositions, including the Pulitzer-winning "Tempest Fantasy," a 30-minute "musical meditation" on Shakespeare's play scored for clarinet, violin, cello and piano.

"I am delighted and privileged to participate in the life of this incomparably prestigious institution," Moravec said in a statement. "In addition to directing the IAS concert series, I will be composing my first major opera as well as a new piece for the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra."

Founded in 1930, the Princeton-based institute is an independent academic institution. Einstein was one of its first faculty members, serving from 1933 until his death in 1955.

Pianist Robert Taub was the first artist-in-residence from 1994 to 2001. The term of Taub's successor, Jon Magnussen, ends June 30.

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