Sean Shepherd

Master of orchestral color and rhythmic complexity * Previously held posts include the Daniel R. Lewis Composer Fellow at the Cleveland Orchestra, formerly Composer-in-Residence at the Reno Philharmonic * Commissions include the New York Philharmonic, the National Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Orchestra of St. Luke's, and the Claremont Trio * Works performed by New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, New World Symphony, among others * Inaugural Kravis Emerging Composer of the New York Philharmonic * Winner of 2009 triennial Benjamin H. Danks Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters

Works by Sean Shepherd include:
Trio (2012) for piano trio
Quartet for Oboe and Strings (2011) for oboe quartet
Wanderlust (2009) for full orchestra
These Particular Circumstances (2009) for sinfonietta orchestra

For more information and additional audio samples, please visit: www.seanshepherd.com

Looking Ahead: Shepherd's recent orchestral work Express Abstractionism receives its European premiere at the end of August, performed by the Leipzig Gewandhausorchester and Andris Nelsons. The piece travels to  Helsinki in November, receiving its Finnish premiere with the Helsinki Philharmonic and  Susanna Mälkki