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Jayce (Jason) Mulligan is a composer and music director who is focused on building community through the shared experience of music. He is particularly interested in helping to break down stigma that has developed around mental health, anxiety, and sexuality. His music has been performed at various institutions including Southern Methodist University, Idyllwild Arts Academy, Source Song Festival, Sam Houston State University, Florida International University, Emporia State University, and the International Clarinet Association Clarinetfest. In 2018 Jayce was the first composer to be featured on a Rising Star Recital as part of the Basically Beethoven Festival in Dallas, TX. In 2020 Jason received a Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. After a three year hiatus from music Jayce served as the music director for Rent with the Duke University Department of Theatre Studies. His current projects include a song cycle on the poetry of Thom Gunn. Jayce is currently based out of Saint Paul, MN where he is the director of music at Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church.