Maria Newman

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Maria Newman
Background information
Birth name	Maria Louise Newman
Born	(1962-01-18) January 18, 1962 (age 62) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Modern classical silent film
Occupations	Composer, conductor, arranger, musician
Instruments	Violin viola piano
Years active	1980–present
Labels	Verase Sarabande Montgomery Arts House Masterworks (publisher)
Website	malibufriendsofmusic.org

Maria Louise Newman (born January 18, 1962) is an American composer of classical music, violinist and pianist. She is the youngest child of Alfred Newman, a major Hollywood film composer. Maria holds the Louis and Annette Kaufman Composition Chair; and the Joachim Chassman Violin Chair at the Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture in Malibu, California, and is a founder of the Malibu Friends of Music.^[1] Her library of original works represents a range of genres, from large-scale orchestral works, works for the ballet,^[2] chamber works, choral and vocal works, to new collaborative scores for vintage silent film.^[3] She has been presented with many awards and commissions, including musical commendations from the United States Congress (2009), the California State Senate (2009), the California State Assembly (2009), the City of Malibu (2010), and the Annenberg Foundation (2011).^[4]