Seth Grosshandler, Composer-in-Residence
Seth Grosshandler received his B.A. in Music from Reed College in Portland, Oregon in 1979, with a focus on music composition. During law school and throughout his brief (35-year) gig as a lawyer, he performed as a pianist in several chamber music concerts in the New York City and Chicago areas. Since retiring as a lawyer in mid-2018, he has focused again on composition, while continuing to perform his own and others’ works.
Mr. Grosshandler’s Concertino for Cello and String Orchestra was premiered in April 2024 by the New York Classical Players and cellist Madeline Fayette in New York City. Before that, his Cayuga Overture for Chamber Orchestra was premiered by the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra in Ithaca, New York, and Mountain Festival Overture was premiered by the Symphony of the Mountains in Kingsport, Tennessee (opening a concert with Béla Fleck), each in 2022. His Suite for Clarinet and String Quartet was premiered by the Ulysses Quartet and clarinetist Oskar Espina-Ruiz in 2023, and his Dances for String Quartet will be premiered in November 2024 by the Ulysses Quartet. His Sonata for Violin and Piano (2020) was performed at Merkin Hall in Manhattan by Christina Bouey, violin, and Max Levinson, piano, in February 2024.
Mr. Grosshandler’s music will be performed at CCCMF 2024 on October 14
