The Penn State Composition Program regularly hosts guest composers, performers, and ensembles. During residencies on our campus, they engage with our student composers through lessons, masterclasses, lectures, readings/recordings of student compositions, and guest artist recitals. This page provides a listing of past guest artists.
2023-2024
Guest Composers
- Flavio Chamis
- Paul Coleman
- Michael Frazier
- Anthony Green
- Woohun Joo
- Mark Lomax II
- Alex Temple
Guest Performers/Ensembles
- Hypercube
- Icarus Quartet
- Project Fusion
- SydeBoob Duo
2022-2023
Guest Composers
- Kataj Copley
- Robert Morris
- Michael Mwenso
- Jonathan Snipes
- Bruce Trinkley
Guest Performers/Ensembles
- Aizuri Quartet
- Capital Quartet (festival guests)
- Matchstick Percussion (festival guests)
- Mivos Quartet
- Open Music (festival guests)
- Penn State Asian Classical Music Club
- SydeBoob Duo
- Transient Canvas
2021-2022
Guest Composers
- Jennifer Bellor (virtual guest)
- Judd Greenstein
- Sarah Hutchings
- Stephen Ryan Jackson
- Quinn Mason
- Masafumi Oda (virtual guest)
- James Romig
- Stuart Saunders Smith (vibraphone festival guest)
- Kevin Sims
- Chen Yi (virtual guest)
Guest Performers/Ensembles
- Loadbang
- Ashlee Mack
- Ogni Suono Duo
- Doug O’Connor & Jeremy Vigil
2020-2021
Guest Composers
- Vincent Benitez (Theory: Messaien Lecture, virtual guest)
- Aaron Cassidy (virtual guest)
- Reena Esmail (virtual guest)
- Anthony Green (virtual guest)
- Tyler Kline (virtual guest)
- Robert Morris (virtual guest)
- James Romig (virtual guest)
2019-2020
Guest Composers
- Zachary Cairns
- Maureen Carr (Theory: Stravinsky Lecture)
- Jessie Montgomery
- Anna Segal
Guest Performers/Ensembles
- Andrea Cheeseman
- Sean Hamilton
- David Harrington (Kronos Quartet)
- Imani Winds & Catalyst Quartet