Monday, 26 May 2014

ASL 2014: Benjamin Pesetsky

Benjamin Pesetsky is an American composer of dramatic instrumental and vocal music. His work has been performed by the Albany Symphony Orchestra, the American Symphony Orchestra, NEC's Jordan Winds, and NOW Magazine recently described his opera scene Love Redux as "one of the best episodes" on a program of new scenes staged by Tapestry New Opera in Toronto. He studied composition with Joan Tower and George Tsontakis at Bard College Conservatory and with Howard Frazin in Boston. He has recently been in residence at the Banff Centre and the Hambidge Center.