Chase Morrin ~ Biography

OBJECTIVE
Music and Math

AWARDS/HONORS/SCHOLARSHIPS

National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts - YoungArts, Music Composition, 2011

Los Angeles Music Center SPOTLIGHT Award Winner - Jazz Instrumentalist Southern California, 2010

ASCAP (American Society Composers, Authors and Publishers) Young Jazz Composer Awards, 2010, 2009, 2007

DOWNBEAT Student Award Winner - Extended Composition, "Sea of Herbs," 2010

DOWNBEAT Student Award - Outstanding Performance - Original Song, "Angular Raga," 2010

DOWNBEAT Student Award Winner - Latin Group - Latin Connection Duo, 2010

Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival "Open Combo" division, 2nd Place - Chase Morrin Group (student director), 2010

Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival "Outstanding Soloist," 2010

Reno Jazz Festival, Overall "Outstanding High School Performer," 2010

Reno Jazz Festival Big Band Composition Contest winner, 2010

Reno Jazz Festival Combo Composition Contest winner, 2010

Reno Jazz Festival, "High School Combo" category, 2nd place - Latin Connection Duo (student director), 2010

San Diego Music Awards - Nominee for "Best Jazz Album" for jazz solo piano CD, 2010

QuikSCience Music Challenge Winner, original instrumental composition, 2010

MTAC Film Score Winner, 1st Place, 2010

National AP Scholar Award, The College Board, 2010

AP Scholar with Distinction Award, The College Board, 2010
First place Rubik's Cube Competition, San Diego County, 2010

DOWNBEAT Student Music Award, Best Latin Group (directed, composed and arranged for the band), 2009

Reno Jazz Festival All Star Combo, Pianist 2011, 2009

MTAC (Music Teachers Association of California) Membership into the Young Composer’s Guild (YCG), 2009-2014

AP Scholar, College Board, 2009

Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival, special guest group - Latin Connection, 2009

Semi-Finalist for Southern California Spotlight Award, Jazz Instrumentalist - 2009, 2010

MTAC (Music Teachers Association of California) State Composers’ Today Awards, 2007 and 2008

Herb Alpert Emerging Young Artist Scholarship, California State Summer School for the Arts (Innerspark), 2008

Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival, "Conglomerate Big Band" with The Jazz Ensemble, finalists, 2008

All Southern California Honor Bands and District Honor Bands, percussionist, 2007 and 2008

First place State Science Olympiad awards for Glider and Trebuchet events, 2007

WORK EXPERIENCE

¯ Musical Director/Conductor, Jubilate Children's Choir, Christ Episcopal Church of Coronado, 2010-present

¯ Pianist for adult choir, Christ Episcopal Church of Coronado, 2009-present

¯ Private Music Teacher, provide lessons for piano and drum students at home studio, 2006-present

¯ Tutor math, Canyon Crest Academy 2008-present

¯ Regular musican for Pannikin Cafe/Book Works in Del Mar, Bing Crosby’s Restaurant and Piano Lounge and Bistro D'Vine, 2008-present

¯ Pianist for "Lilith," an original opera with music by Anthony Davis at UCSD, December 2009

¯ Musical Director, conductor and pianist for Actor’s Conservatory Theater of San Diego; You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Showcase performance, and a High School Musical, 2008-2009

¯ Keyboardist for San Diego Jr. Theater, Cats, October/November, 2008

¯ Conductor and pianist for Canyon Crest Academy’s Grease, May 2008

¯ Contracted for private corporate events, weddings, galas, dinner dances as solo, small ensemble, and large ensemble, 2007-present

¯ Performed several volunteer concerts to raise money for various organizations including cancer research and musician college scholarships, 2006-present

EDUCATION AND COMPOSITION

¯ Recorded two CDs, Summer 2009 (www.chasemorrin.com/cd)

¯ Composer for the full score of Finnish Music for the dance and choir conservatories at Canyon Crest Academy, May 2010

¯ Berklee College of Music, Five Week Summer Program, 2009 and Jazz Workshop 2010

¯ UCSD Jazz Camp, Summer 2008 and Summer 2009

¯ California State Summer School for the Arts at CalArts, 2008

¯ Pianist for the 7 O’Clock Palomar College Jazz Ensemble (Spring 2009-Spring 2010), MiraCosta College’s Latin Jazz Orchestra (Fall 2009-present), Ira Liss Big Band Jazz Machine (2009-present)

¯ Composer for the full score of Corpse Bride, a musical performed at Canyon Crest Academy, November 2007

¯ Pianist for San Diego Youth Symphony Stage Band, 2007-2008

¯ Symphonic Band, percussionist/ Jazz Combo, pianist Canyon Crest Academy, 2007-2008

¯ Started professional jazz trio and professional jazz quintet ; 2007-present (www.chasemorrin.com/trio and www.chasemorrin.com/latinconnection)

¯ Featured on Channel 8, KUSI, San Diego Union Tribune, Del Mar Times, Carmel Valley News, LA Jazz Scene, San Diego Reader, CityBeat Magazine, and Boston-Steinway and Sons’ Magazine

¯ Private piano and composition teachers/mentors: Rick Helzer, Kenny Ard, Anthony Davis

EDUCATION
Canyon Crest Academy High School, graduation 2011, Current overall GPA 4.47, National AP Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction
Math Team and Academic Team, 2007-present