Michael Dixon

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Michael Dixon (b. 2003) is a composer and performer based in Gainesville, Florida. He is in his fourth year of study at the University of Florida, working toward a B.M. in Music Composition. His music is vivid, compact, and focused on frequent shifts in tonal color. In addition to composing, he also performs on the French horn as well as the 61-bell carillon in UF's iconic Century Tower. His music for the horn has received multiple accolades and has been performed in the United States, Canada and Australia. A carillonneur member of the Guild of Carilloneurs in North America (GCNA), Dixon was a co-recipient of the Franco Student Composer-Performer Pair Grant and continues to compose for the carillon. He plans to pursue graduate study in music composition with the hopes of working in academia or the video game industry.