composer associate professor of music, stanford university Bio: Jonathan Berger has composed symphonic works, three concerti, works for all varieties of chamber ensemble, vocal, choral and electroacoustic works. Among his awards and commissions are three fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts,  prizes from ASCAP,  commissions from WDR, and prizes from the Bourges Festival. His works are available on Sony, Neuma, CRI and Harmonia Mundi labels. His current commissions include Tears in Your Hand  for piano trio, a violin concerto and his fourth string quartet. Berger's most recent CD, Miracles and Mud  will be released by Naxos Records on their American Masters series in Spring 2007. In addition to composition Berger is an active researcher with over 60 publications in a wide range of fields relating to music, science and technology. Berger is Associate Professor of Music at Stanford and Co-Director of the Stanford Institute for Creativity and the Arts (SICA) and the University's arts initiative.