Meet the DeGaetano Composers

Meet the participants and the alumni composers who have participated in the DeGaetano Composition Institute, some of the most exciting emerging composers in classical music.

DeGaetano Composition Institute Composers

2023 Institute Alumni

Carlos
Bandera

2019 Institute Alumni

Viet
Cuong

2024 Institute Participant

Liam
Cummins

2019 Institute Alumni

James
Diaz

2023 Institute Alumni

Tommy
Dougherty

2024 Institute Participant

Michael
Dudley

2023 Institute Alumni

Molly
Herron

2025 Institute Participant

Lukas
Janata

2024 Institute Participant

Pascal
Le Boeuf

2024 Institute Participant

Geli
Li

2019 Institute Alumni

José
Martínez

2025 Institute Participant

Paul
Novak

2025 Institute Participant

Sofia Jen
Ouyang

2020 Institute Alumni

Charles
Peck

2020 Institute Alumni

Jeremy
Rapaport-Stein

2019 Institute Alumni

Liza
Sobel

2020 Institute Alumni

Nicky
Sohn

2025 Institute Participant

Zihan
Wu

Composers by Year

2025 DeGaetano Composers
Lukáš Janata
Paul Novak
Sofia Jen Ouyang
Zihan Wu

2020 DeGaetano Composers
Charles Peck
Jeremy Rapaport-Stein
Nicky Sohn

2024 DeGaetano Composers
Liam Cummins
Michael R. Dudley Jr.
Pascal Le Boeuf
Geli Li

2019 DeGaetano Composers
Viet Cuong
James Diaz
José Martínez
Liza Sobel

2023 DeGaetano Composers
Carlos Bandera
Tommy Dougherty
Molly Herron