Compose Yourself! Project Composition Master Class

Each year, the HB Compose Yourself! Project Master Class allows young composers to share their original music and develop their creative voices. Directed by Dr. Derek Cooper in partnership with Copland House, the master class brings students together with accomplished professional composers for thoughtful feedback, guidance, and conversation about the compositional process. This special event celebrates creativity, musical exploration, and the next generation of composers. One of this year’s guest composers is Gilad Cohen. Gilad Cohen is an active composer, performer, and theorist in genres including concert music, rock, and music for theater. His music was commissioned by ASCAP, Barlow Endowment, Chamber Music America, Houston Art Alliance, American Harp Society, and Concert Artists Guild; won top prizes in international competitions in the US, Europe, and Asia; and was released on Albany Records, Naxos/Delos, and Navona Records. Venues that featured Gilad’s music include Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House, Budapest Music Centre, Beijing Modern Music Festival, Helsinki Music Centre, Belgrade’s International Review of Composers, and festivals in Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Germany, Poland, Australia, the UK, Czechia, USA, Israel, Malta, and Canada. Gilad performs regularly with various ensembles on piano, bass guitar and guitar. An Associate Professor of Music at Ramapo College of New Jersey, Gilad holds a Ph.D. in composition from Princeton University, where in 2014 he produced the first-ever academic conference devoted to Pink Floyd. Additional composer information coming soon. Master Classes are open to the public to observe free of charge.