Jarrad Powell's compositions have been performed and broadcast internationally and include pieces for voice, gamelan, various western and non-western instruments, electro-acoustic music, music for theater, dance and experimental film. His work also includes numerous cross-cultural collaborations, particularly with Indonesian artists, including the innovative theater pieces Visible Religion and Kali. Since the early 80's he has directed the group Gamelan Pacifica, one of the most active and adventurous gamelan ensembles in the U.S. He is Music Director and composer for Scott/Powell Performance, a contemporary dance company formed in 1994 with noted choreographer Mary Sheldon Scott. Together they have created 14 major works. Together they have created 14 major works, including Geography (2007), Locate (2007), Ashes (2005-06), Vessel (2004), Kingdom (2003), Praying Mantis (2002) and Natura Abolita (2001). His work has been commissioned by The Walker Arts Center, Performing Arts Chicago, On the Boards, Music in Motion, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Myrna Loy Center/Helena Presents, the National Performance Network and many individual performers. He has received numerous grants and awards, including NEA, Arts International, Rockefeller Foundation, Paul Allen Family Foundation, 4Culture/King County, The Mayor's Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs/Seattle, Artist Trust Foundation and Creative Capital Foundation. He holds a BA in English and Religious Studies from Rocky Mountain College, a BFA in Music from Cornish College of the Arts, and an MA in Music Composition from Mills College, where he received the Paul M. Henry award for excellence in music composition. His most recent recordings, Natural Selection and Stonehouse Songs are available from Present Sounds Recordings. Recent collaborations with the visual artist Robert Campbell inlcude the short films Eidolon, Tilt, and Delta of C¹⁶H²²O⁴. Powell is Professor of Music at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. Cornish is one of the most innovative and important schools for training aspiring artists on the west coast of the U.S. Cornish has a long-time commitment to the creation and performance of contemporary music, art, theater, and dance. In addition to his role as Professor at Cornish, he has been a guest instructor or lecturer for Centrum Foundation, Seattle Symphony's young composer workshops, Rhode Island School of Design, Evergreen State College, Peninsula College, American Orff-Schulwerk Association National Conference, Lakeside School, Whidbey Institute, and the Experience Music Project. He was an Artist-in-Residence at the University of Montana in the Fall 1998, the University of Michigan's Institute for the Humanities in the fall of 2002, and Brigham Young University in 2007.