Wayne Horvitz

In 2015, Horvitz premiered a new score to the 1920 German silent horror film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari as part of the Paramount Theatre’s Silent Movie Mondays series. This version of the Wayne Horvitz Ensemble includes Geoff Harper and Eric Eagle on bass & drums, Horvitz conducting and playing piano, Ray Larsen on trumpet, Greg Sinebaldi played baritone sax and bass clarinet. Also on bass as well as traditional clarinets is Beth Fleenor, who adds some otherworldly vocalizing in the score, more vocals come from the ensemble's violin player, Alex Guy. 

Recipient of the 2019 American Prize in Orchestral Composition, composer Wayne Horvitz performs extensively throughout Europe, Japan, and North America. In addition to creating work for his own ensembles, he has created new work for The Kitchen, BAM, Seattle Symphony, Berlin Jazz, Nocco, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Centrum, and ACT among others. He has received awards from, MAP, McKnight Foundation, the NEA, Meet the Composer, and The Shifting Foundation. among others. Narrative works include pieces centered around the life of Joe Hill, the story of the Everett Massacre, and the poems of Richard Hugo. Installation work has been presented at Ft. Worden, SAM and Arizona State Museum of Art. He is the recipient of the 2016 Doris Duke Performing Artist Award.