OBJECTIVE:
Composer of music for concert, choir, chamber ensemble, electronic, multimedia, film and television

• Master’s Degree (M.M.) in Music Education with a Concentration in Composition, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA August 2005
• Private Study with composers Gary Hull and Steve Antosca 2002-2007
• Music Technology and MIDI Course Omega Recording Studios, Rockville, MD 1991
• Audio Engineering 8-Week Course, Omega Recording Studios, Rockville, MD 1990
• B.A. Music, Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA 1983 Concentration: Professional Music, Main Instrument: Guitar

• Fluent in English and French

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Recent Premieres/Performances for Concert Music:

• 03/01/08 Train, performed by Splash Ensemble at the Schlesinger Center, Alexandria, VA in collaboration with Jane Franklin Dance
• 10/28/07 Time Pieces, Premiere*, at the Kreeger Auditorium of the Gildenhorn/Speisman Center for the Arts at the JCCGW in Rockville, MD. Time Pieces include the works:
  Unhinge
  (those who last)
  Train
  L'infini
  Big Skate
  *This concert was funded in part by a 2007 Composers Assistance Grant from the American Music Center.
• 4/3/06 Secrets Speak Commissioned and Premiered by Cardinal Singers, Sertoma Arts Center, Raleigh, NC
• 5/15/05
  Carol Broke a Dish
  Be Ground,
  Purse Sized Gong
  Sahara
  Premiered by Gina Biver Ensemble at Harris Theater, George Mason University. Fairfax, VA
• 5/15/05 Silence performed by Gina Biver Ensemble at Harris Theater, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
• 5/14/05 Silence Premiered by M3E at Harris Theater, GMU Fairfax, VA

• 4/16/08 Sound Walk excerpts performed by Jane Franklin Dance at The Torpedo Factory Arts Center, Alexandria, VA
• 4/5/08 Silence, electronic Performed as part of Temporal Interference at the King Center, Auraria Campus, University of Colorado, Denver
• 4/3/08 Silence, electronic Performed as part of Temporal Interference at “Foro Performatica” at Unversidad de las Americas at Puebla Mexico
• 3/1/08 Sound Walk, commissioned and performed by Jane Franklin Dance, Premiered at the Schlesinger Center, Alexandria, VA
• 7/30/07 Skating Still Ruth S. Harley "University Center" Ballroom Adelphi University Long Island, NY
• 6/15/07 Liebe Mich, Befrei Mich premiered at a concert on Oppression and Totalitarianism at A•Devantgarde festival Königsplatz München und Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Munich, Germany
• 6/10/07 Skating Still Amadeus Centre, London, England
• 6/9/07 Skating Still San Francisco Community Music Center, San Francisco, California
• 6/7/07 Skating Still "Theatersaal" of the University Bremen, Bremen, Germany
• 5/15/07 In Hiding Commissioned and Choreographed by Jane Franklin Dance Performed by Jane Franklin Dance at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
• 4/21/07 Skating Still Organized by the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Fairchild Chapel, Oberlin, Ohio
• 4/21/07 In Hiding Commissioned and Choreographed by Jane Franklin Dance, Premiered at Gunston Theater, Arlington, VA
• 2/26/07 Skating Still (CEMI) University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
• 2/24/07 Silence, electronic, Premiered at The Warehouse Theater, Washington DC in collaboration with Jane Franklin Dance and Bryan Leister entitled Temporal Interference.
• 11/18/06 Skating Still Los Angeles Harbor College, Wilmington, California
• 11/10/06 Skating Still premiered by the 2006 International 60x60 Project Collective: Unconscious, New York, New York

Music Composition for Film, Video, Television 1991-Present:

Published compositions include:

• American Red Cross: African rhythms and song for relief efforts, dramatic disaster underscores and piano/strings motifs for public service announcements (TV) and training videos
• TimeLife Entertainment: several television spots and videos
• Smithsonian Institution: a salsa piece which was televised in thirteen Latin American countries
• US News and World Report, a high-energy theme
• Blue Cross Blue Shield's Olympic sponsorship, a triumphant score for video
• Washington Times television advertisements
• Rosanne Barr's opening theme at the WIFV 2000 Gala
• DC FilmFest, the music for a trailer shown before every movie
• Numerous dramatic political television spots
• Full-length independent film “Water Closet” by Director Ayden Erdem
• Zydeco, classical, folk backgrounds for assorted "infomercials"
• Women Composers of DC (WCDC) 2000, 2001 Compilations
• DC 48Hour Film Fest 2004 (winning Best in Show), and 2005
• 2006 International 60x60 Project CD

• Performed as lead/rhythm guitarist, songwriter and singer in a number of groups in Boston, New York City, New Jersey, North Carolina and the Washington DC area from small clubs to 1,000-seat shows, 1982-Present

• Director, Composer, Splash Ensemble, a new music/new media ensemble based in the Washington, DC area.
• For a full list of premieres and performances, or information about Splash, please visit www.ginabiver.com

• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
• American Composers Forum DC Chapter
• International Alliance for Women in Music

• 2007 Composers Assistance Project Grant from American Music Center
• 2006 International 60X60 Project Winner
• International Television and Video Awards (ITVA) for PSA series featuring Grant Hill
• Telly Award for TimeLife Entertainment video production
• Cine Golden Eagle Award for Red Cross Production Film