Janice Misurell-Mitchell, Chicago composer, flutist and vocal artist has taught at the DePaul School of Music and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and performed in the US, Europe, Morocco, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Taiwan and China. For 25 years she was a performer and Co-Artistic Director of CUBE Contemporary Chamber Ensemble; she is now a member of the 6Degrees Composers and also performs with Freedom From and Freedom To, an improvisatory dance and music ensemble. Recent commissions are from the Chicago Composers Orchestra, the Ear Taxi Festival, and flutist Meerenai Shim. Other awards include the Pauline Oliveros New Genre Award (2024) from the International Alliance for Women in Music, an Artists Fellowship from the Illinois Arts Council, grants from the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, residencies at the Ragdale Foundation, and commissions from the National Flute Association, the Youth Symphony of DuPage, Northwestern University and numerous performers. Her solo CDs, Vanishing Points, music for solo, duo, quartet and Uncommon Time, music for flute, voice and percussion, are on the Southport Records label. Other music of hers is available through MMC Recordings, OPUS ONE Recordings, Capstone Records, Arizona University Recordings and meerenai.com. Her videos Karawane, After the History 2023, Sermon of the Spider and others are available on Youtube.

Janice Misurell-Mitchell is available for performances and lectures.

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