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Minnesota Varsity Showcase Composer: Austin Kraft

Austin Kraft
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2016 Minnesota Varsity Showcase Composer Austin Kraft
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Hometown: Savage, Minn.

Composition: Proximity

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I have grown up with Varsity. From the ages of awkward fifteen to hopefully-slightly-less-awkward eighteen, submitting a composition has become a tradition of sorts. Here I am, on the cusp of adulthood, memories behind me and adventures ahead. "Proximity" sets aside wild experimentation and expresses cathartic tonality. It is a sonic embodiment of where I am: undeniably close to something never before experienced. The sense of wonder that permeates this duet mirrors my own awe at what composers do; they create.

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