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
Latin Grammy-nominated composer
Pulitzer Prize runner-up
2022 Hermitage Greenfield Prize
Grammy-nominated Composer
University of Colorado, Boulder | Composition Faculty
University of Chicago | Associate Professor of Music Composition
Yale University | Professor
Grammy Award–nominated composer, pianist, vocalist, and educator
Princeton University | Professor
Pulitzer Prize winner & 2018 Guggenheim Fellow
Two-time Grammy-nominated composer
2023 Guggenheim Fellow
Columbia University | Fritz Reiner Professor of Musical Composition
Composer
Composer
Mannes School of Music | Composition faculty
Composer
Two-time Grammy winner
Peabody Institute, Johns Hopkins University | Assistant Professor & 2021-22 Guggenheim Fellow
Composer
University of Southern California | Composition faculty
2018 Guggenheim Fellow
University of Pennsylvania & McArthur Genius Grant Awardee
Harvard University | Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Fellow
Yamaha’s 40 under 40 music educator
Industry
Composer
Washington Post | Music Critic (former)
Yale University | Professor
Royal Northern College of Music | Head of Conducting and Director of Contemporary Music
Theodore Presser Company | Composer / Publisher
Yamaha’s 40 under 40 music educator
So Percussion | Composer / Performer
Lenny's Studio | PR & Media Director
International Contemporary Ensemble | Executive Director
Composer / Attorney
Mormolyke Press | Composer
Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra | Composer-in-Residence
Film composer
American Composers Forum | President
Performers
International Contemporary Ensemble | Vibraphone
Philadelphia Orchestra | First Associate Concertmaster
Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia | Bassoon
Flute
Clarinet
Cello
Listen to the new works composed and recorded as part of the '24 cohort’s journey.
String Quartet
Listen to the works composed and recorded as part of the '23 cohort’s journey.