Doug Lofstrom is a composer and bassist living in the Chicago area. Check him out at: www.douglofstrom.com Doug has been composing prolifically since the 1970's. and his diverse scores reflect his ongoing involvement in theater, dance, film and symphonic music. In the 1990's, he was composer-in-residence for the Metropolis Symphony Orchestra and during the 80's, musical director of Chicago's Free Street Theatre. His works have been performed by the St. Louis, Atlanta and Oregon Symphony Orchestras, and the Present Music and CUBE chamber ensembles. His most recent endeavors include the score for Alakshaya, commissioned by the Natya Dance Theatre and a Concertino for Oboe and Orchestra, commissioned by the New Philharmonic Orchestra. Mr. Lofstrom has composed several works for Midwest Ballet Theatre, and three works for the Evansville, IN "musictelling" group Tales and Scales, including The Arabian Nights, Just Beyond the Junkyard and Jabberwocky. In 2001, Lofstrom formed The New Quartet, a versatile chamber ensemble which performs his original music and arrangements of modern classics, jazz and world music. He is currently on the music faculty of Columbia College in Chicago, IL. You can hear his music at: www.douglofstrom.com www.youtube.com/user/NewQuartetVideo www.trilliumtheband.com Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.