Jessica Grace Wing was an American theatrical composer active in New York City

New York City

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. She was resident composer of the off-Broadway Inverse Theater Company and wrote one full-length musical, Lost.

Wing was born in New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven, Connecticut

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 and grew up in Tucson, Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

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, where she attended University High School

University High School (Tucson)

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. She attended college at Stanford University

Stanford University

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. In 1997 she moved to New York City, where she co-founded the Inverse Theater Company. Her musical accompaniments incorporated a diverse range from bluegrass

Bluegrass music

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 to opera

Opera

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.

Wing served as assistant sound designer on the Todd Solondz

Todd Solondz

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 film Happiness and wrote and directed a number of short films in pursuing an MFA in film at Columbia University

Columbia University

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. She died of colon cancer in 2003.

Music and songs for theater

• Othello (1998)
• The Death of Griffin Hunter (1998)
• Twelfth Night (1999)
• Midnight Brainwash Revival (1999)
• The Death of Don Flagrante Delicto (2000)
• The Burnt Woman of Harvard (2001)

External links

• Official site
• Warmblooded Productions, her production company, including music and video samples
• Obituary from New York Times