02/19/2025
For today's UA Composition Spotlight, we're featuring Mason McCool.
Mason is from Gordo, AL and is pursuing a bachelor's in Music Composition.
Mason's pronouns are he/him.
You can find his music at www.masonmccoolmusic.com and & on Instagram.
Here are Mason’s answers to the following questions:
What are you listening to right now?
Answer: "A whole wide range of music. Ēriks Ešenvalds, Howard Shore, Rend Collective, Lizzy McAlpine, jake minch - everything!"
What inspires you?
Answer: “Everything and everyone around me. There is music in everything and inside of everyone, and we get to discover that music for ourselves - how beautiful that is!"
What kind of music do you like to write?
Answer: “Mostly accompanied and unaccompanied choral music, a ca****la arrangements, solo piano works; I've also started composing more for orchestras! In everything I compose, I try to convey a story, a feeling, a description of the world around me."
Why did you choose The University of Alabama?
Answer: “I'll be honest and say it was for the scholarships; however, once I got here, I realized just how incredible the School of Music is and how many opportunities there are for student success. This truly is the place where legends are made."
What are some of your recent accomplishments?
Answer: “One of my choral compositions, 'Psalm 23,' will be performed this semester with the UA University Singers as they go on tour to Germany!"
