Kamran Ince (06/05/1960), an American/Turkish composer. He was born in Glendive (Montana), in to American and Turkish parents. He holds a doctorate from Eastman School of Music and is Professor of Composition at the University of Memphis and co-director of MIAM (Center for Advanced Research in Music) at the Istanbul Technical University. His numerous prizes include the Prix de Rome, the Guggenheim Fellowship, and the Lili Boulanger Prize. His Waves of Talya (on the Northeastern disc) was named one of the best chamber works of the 20th Century by a living American (Turkish) composer in the June 2000 issue of Chamber Music Magazine. His music is published by Schott Music International.