Faculty

Over the course of this six month program, fellows participate in bi-weekly seminars with master composers, performers, and a wide variety of industry professionals. The faculty is led by Guest Artist Gabriela Ortiz, and Fellowship Director Dr. Erin Busch.

Composers

Composing Studio Lead Artist
Gabriela Ortiz

Latin Grammy-nominated composer

Composing Studio Director
Erin Busch

Co-Founding Director of the Gabriela Ortiz Composing Studio by OAcademy

Masterclass
Andrew Norman

USC Thornton School of Music | Associate Professor

Masterclass
Angélica Negrón

Puerto Rican-born composer and multi-instrumentalist

Masterclass
Anna Clyne

Grammy-nominated Composer

Masterclass
Annika Socolofsky

University of Colorado Boulder | Associate Professor of Composition

Masterclass
Augusta Read Thomas

The University of Chicago | University Professor of Composition in Music

Masterclass
Clarice Assad

Grammy Award–nominated composer, pianist, vocalist, and educator

Masterclass
Donnacha Dennehy

Princeton University | Professor

Masterclass
Du Yun

Pulitzer Prize winner & 2018 Guggenheim Fellow

Masterclass
Eric Whitacre

Grammy Award-winning composer and conductor

Masterclass
Errollyn Wallen CBE

Belize-born British composer

Masterclass
Felipe Lara

The Peabody Institute | Associate Professor in Composition, and Pulitzer Prize finalist

Masterclass
Gonzalo Grau

Two-time Grammy-nominated composer

Masterclass
Igor Santos

2023 Guggenheim Fellow

Masterclass
Marcos Balter

Columbia University | Fritz Reiner Professor of Musical Composition

Masterclass
Máximo Flügelman

Composer

Masterclass
Miguel del Águila

Composer

Masterclass
Missy Mazzoli

Mannes School of Music | Composition faculty

Masterclass
Nico Muhly

Composer

Masterclass
Osvaldo Golijov

Two-time Grammy winner

Masterclass
Rebecca Saunders

London-born composer

Masterclass
Sky Macklay

Peabody Institute, Johns Hopkins University | Assistant Professor & 2021-22 Guggenheim Fellow

Masterclass
Tansy Davies

Composer

Masterclass
Ted Hearne

University of Southern California | Composition faculty

Masterclass
Tonia Ko

2018 Guggenheim Fellow

Masterclass
Tyshawn Sorey

University of Pennsylvania & McArthur Genius Grant Awardee

Masterclass
William Dougherty

Harvard University | Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Fellow

Industry

Writing for Dancers
Aiyana Braun

Composer

Writing about Music
Anne Midgette

Washington Post | Music Critic (former)

Orchestration
Christopher Theofanidis

Yale University | Professor

Preparing & conducting new music
Clark Rundell

Royal Northern College of Music | Head of Conducting and Director of Contemporary Music

Publishing
Daniel Dorff

Theodore Presser Company | Composer / Publisher

Creativity in Musical Performance
Eric Clarke

University of Oxford | Emeritus Professor of Music

Artist statements
Evelyn Kocak

21CMedia | Digital Account Manager & Features Editor

Publishing
Flannery Cunningham

G. Schirmer, Inc. | Composer and Promotion Manager

Collaboration with Performers
Jason Treuting

So Percussion | Composer / Performer

Branding
Jenna Wolf

Lenny's Studio | PR & Media Director

Leveraging relationships with institutions
Jennifer Kessler

CANVAS | Director of Programs

Contracts for composers
Jeremy Beck, esq.

Composer, Arts and Intellectual Property Attorney

Conducting new music
Matt Scott Rogers

Carlos Miguel Prieto Conducting Fellowship Director

Working with Orchestras
Meghan Umber

LA Philharmonic | Chief Programming Officer, and President of the Hollywood Bowl

Commissions & networking
Melissa Dunphy

Australian-born composer

CV & resume presentation
Reinaldo Moya

Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra | Composer-in-Residence

Composing for Film
Tomás Barreiro

Film composer

Resources for composers
Vanessa Rose

New Music USA | President & CEO

Performers

2026 Ensemble-in-residence
Bergamot Quartet

String Quartet

2025 artist-in-residence
Clara Warnaar

International Contemporary Ensemble | Vibraphone

2025 artist-in-residence
Juliette Kang

Philadelphia Orchestra | First Associate Concertmaster

2025 artist-in-residence
Zachary Feingold

Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia | Bassoon

2025 Showcase

Listen to the new works composed and recorded as part of the '25 cohort’s journey.

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2024 Artist-in-residence
Chelsea Meynig

Flute

2024 Artist-in-residence
Sean Bailey

Clarinet

2024 Artist-in-residence
Tom Kraines

Cello

2024 Showcase

Listen to the new works composed and recorded as part of the '24 cohort’s journey.

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2023 Ensemble-in-residence
ATLYS

String Quartet

2023 Showcase

Listen to the works composed and recorded as part of the '23 cohort’s journey.

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