Michael Mizrahi

Michael Mizrahi (Col ’00) , an assistant professor of music at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis., received the school’s Award for Excellence in Creative Activity on Sunday, June 9, during commencement exercises. A pianist, Mr. Mizrahi joined Lawrence’s Conservatory of Music faculty in 2009. His debut album, The Bright Motion, was released with New Amsterdam Records last spring and has been included on both Time Out New York’s and Time Out Chicago’s list of best albums of 2012. Mr. Mizrahi is a founding member of both the NOW Ensemble, a chamber group devoted to commissioning and performing new music by emerging composers; and Moët Trio, a piano trio that recently completed a two-year residency at the New England Conservatory.