BIOGRAPHY

Michael Broder (b. 1988) writes music in which agile melodies, expressive rhythms, and dramatic climaxes typically come to the forefront. His compositions have been performed on various festival programs and on tours in New York state, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida by artists such as the Mana Saxophone Quartet, Singularity, and composer-percussionist Jamie Wind Whitmarsh. Broder’s compositions encompass a variety of ensembles, including chamber winds and strings, concert band, orchestra, voice, and various solo works. He is a multi-year finalist for an ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award, a winner of Duo Fujin’s 2011 One-Day Composition Contest, and a two-time recipient of the Arnold Salop Memorial Composition Prize. His studies include work with Leonard V. Ball, Clifton Callender, Adrian P. Childs, John Corina, and Ladislav Kubík. Broder holds degrees of D.M. and M.M. in Theory and Composition from Florida State University and B.Mus. in Composition from the University of Georgia.