Amanda S. is an adjunct professor of composition at Anderson University in Indiana. She is a frequently featured composer with Sound Ecologies, which is based in Indianapolis. She has had compositions played in Indiana, California, New York, and Illinois. Amanda received her Master of Music Composition degree from Butler University, where she studied with Dr. Michael Schelle and Dr. Frank Felice and was a Graduate Assistant in the Composition Department. She received her Master of Music Education degree from Anderson University in 2021, where she studied composition with Dr. Caroline KyungA Ahn. Additionally, Amanda was a 2021 fellow at the US-China Music Institute’s Chinese Styles Composition Workshop with composition professor Xinyan Li. She also holds a Bachelor of Music Theory and Composition degree from Butler University (1995.) Amanda has a diverse background and taught high school and junior high choir as well as elementary music. She is also a church musician and has been the director of music at a church. Additionally, she is a flutist and vocalist and has been mentored by Robby Robinson, music director of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Outside of music, Amanda has written two children’s books published by Simon and Schuster and was an assistant at Disney Television Animation where she worked in the production and writing departments. She believes that her background in writing assists her in generating strong individual voice and personality in each of her pieces. Amanda has two children. Her son, Johnny Ellery, is a captain in the United States Army. Her daughter, Kaytea Ellery, is an auto mechanic.
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