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Nicholas James Sasse (B. 2001) is an American composer who is currently based in Washington State. Nick considers himself a “social composer” whose goal is to make notated music accessible to the common listener. He furthers this belief in that music can be created and shared as an artistic reflection of the universe. Nick constantly pursues his philosophy through his compositions; always drawing meaning in everything he writes. In being a “social composer”, Nick’s music is used as a tool to spark conversations about life and the world. Therefore, Nick’s music is not only categorized as fun to listen to, but also as music which evokes emotions in people, immersing them in musical journeys which better connect them to the world, and to their own self.
Nick is a graduate of Central Washington University where he studied under the direction of Dr. Martin Kennedy, and Dr. Jiyoun Chung. Notable achievements include winning competitions such as the Central Washington University 2023 Symphony Orchestra Composition Competition and the Trudie Woll Memorial Composition Competition, being a finalist in the ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards, having his music programmed in The College Music Society Northwest Regional Conference while being honored with their Student Composition Award, being an invited composer in the 2023 Texas New Music Festival, and being a composition fellow for the Alba Music Festival. Nick’s music has been performed throughout the United States and in Europe. Nick is self-published under SasseSounds LLC. Also an active educator, Nick serves as the Director of Music for Cedarcrest High School in Duvall Washington.
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