Award-winning composer Christopher Cerrone will be visiting Hartt's Composers Seminar on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 5 p.m., to present on his work and career.
"Christopher Cerrone (b. 1984, New York) is internationally acclaimed for his compositions. His work is characterized by a subtle handling of timbre and resonance, a deep literary fluency, and a flair for multimedia collaborations. Cerrone's music balances lushness and austerity, immersive textures and telling details, dramatic impact and interiority. His three-time GRAMMY-nominated compositions are utterly compelling and uniquely his own.
Beaufort Scales, an oratorio for voices, electronics, and video, was commissioned and performed by Lorelei Ensemble and premiered at Mass MoCA in November 2023; its recording on Cold Blue Music earned him his latest GRAMMY nomination. His opera In a Grove (libretto by Stephanie Fleischmann), premiered in March 2022 to sold-out audiences in a co-production by Pittsburgh Opera and LA Opera, directed by Mary Birnbaum. The opera made its New York debut at the PROTOTYPE Festival in January 2025, where The New York Times named it the highlight of the festival, praising: "Cerrone's coolly caressing music, with its eerie haze of electronic and acoustic textures, deepens the mystery and leaves listeners suspended between ambiguity and wonder.""
Composers' Seminar takes place every Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 6:20 p.m., in the Bliss Music Room, located on the second floor of the Alfred C. Fuller Music Center.