Hilary Purrington is a composer of chamber, vocal, and orchestral music. Her work has received recognition from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), the International Alliance for Women in Music, and the National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC), among others. 

Purrington’s orchestral and chamber works have been performed by many distinguished ensembles, including the Peabody Modern Orchestra, the American Modern Ensemble, Voices of Change, and the Chicago Harp Quartet. Her orchestral work Likely Pictures in Haphazard Sky, premiered by the Yale Philharmonia, has been read by the Philadelphia and American Composers Orchestras and performed by the Minnesota Orchestra. Recent commissions include new works for the New York Youth Symphony and American Composers Orchestra, and upcoming projects include commissions for the Philadelphia Orchestra and the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra. For the 2018–19 season, Purrington was named the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra's Composer of the Year and served as composer-in-residence for the Musical Chairs Chamber Ensemble. She is a 2020 recipient of an orchestral commission from the League of American Orchestra's Women Composers Readings and Commissions program, supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Purrington has also composed several works for dance. Most recently, the Albany Symphony commissioned Patterns, a new work for chamber orchestra. Inspired by the life of fashion arbiter Ellen Louise Demorest, the piece featured the Albany Berkshire Ballet with choreography by Mary Talmi. In 2018, Purrington participated in Periapsis Music and Dance’s Emerging Artist Residencies and created a new work with choreographer Annalee Traylor, which premiered in May 2019. While attending The Juilliard School, Purrington collaborated with choreographer Stephanie Terasaki to create a new work for brass quartet and dance.  

Also an accomplished vocalist, Purrington has developed a reputation as a skilled composer of solo and choral music. Her song For your judicious and pious consideration was premiered by mezzo-soprano Adele Grabowsky on the 2016 NY Phil Biennial’s New Music New Haven concert. In 2015, the Eric Stokes Fund commissioned Purrington to compose a new song cycle about the devastating effects of climate change. The resulting work, A Clarion Call, was premiered at the 2017 Conference for Ecology and Religion hosted by the Yale Divinity School. Recent vocal commissions include new works for the Melodia Women’s Choir of NYC, Yale Glee Club, inFLUX, and the Bowers/Fader Duo. In April 2019, C4: The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective premiered John Eason Stops Preaching, a new work with words by contemporary poet Julia Bouwsma.

A versatile collaborator, Purrington recently worked with children’s author Mo Willems and composed an original piece to appear in the book Because (Hyperion Books for Children, 2019). Illustrated by artist Amber Ren, Because tells the story of a young girl who devotes herself to studying music and grows up to become a professional conductor and composer. The book reached The New York Times’ Best-Seller List and continues to charm and inspire young readers across the world.

Originally from western Massachusetts, Purrington holds degrees from the Yale School of Music, The Juilliard School, and the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University.

Garrett Austin Hecker is a composer, percussionist, and educator in Gainesville, Florida. He is currently faculty at Santa Fe College. Hecker composes electronic and acoustic contemporary classical music.

Angela Massey’s debut album, The Elements, has been described as “beautiful and enchanting…the performances on this CD are magical!” by Jeanne Baxtresser, former principal flute of the New York Philharmonic. As a soloist she has performed at venues including the Kosciuszko Foundation in New York City and the National Flute Association Convention. She has been a featured guest artist for recital series including the Covenant Concert Series, Midday Music Series, Reserve at Lake Keowee Community Foundation Series, Westobou Arts Festival, and Tuesday’s Music Live. Outside of the United States, she has performed in England, France, Germany, Italy, Romania, and Switzerland. 

Ms. Massey was awarded prizes in the Alexander and Buono International Competition, Frank Bowen Competition, Myrna Brown Competition, a certificate in the Gheorghe Dima International Competition in Romania, and was elected president of the South Carolina Flute Society. In regards to chamber music, she is a founding member of the Continuo Collective of the South, Duo Astralis, and the Massey Duo.  

Ms. Massey holds the position of third flute and piccolo with the Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra. She maintains an active teaching studio and has served as flute instructor at Presbyterian College. She received a certificate in Advanced Flute Studies from Carnegie Mellon University, Master of Music degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and Bachelor of Music degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her instructors have been Alberto Almarza, Jeanne Baxtresser, Brad Garner, Martha Kitterman, Jack Wellbaum, and Brooks de Wetter-Smith. Ms. Massey is based in New York City with her husband, clarinetist Taylor Massey.



American Contralto based in Saxony, Germany. // Amerikanische Altistin wer wohnt in Sachsen, Deutschland.

minimal | instrumental | video | improv | electronics
Music also on Bandcamp: http://adamscottneal.bandcamp.com

Composer, Keyboardist, Conductor, and Educator

Benjamin O’Brien (PhD) works with sound in the fields of psychoacoustics, human movement, and linguistics. His interests in composition involve electro-acoustics & free-improvisation.

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