Robert Fleisher

Robert Fleisher attended the High School of Music and Art (NYC), graduated with honors in Music Theory and Composition from the University of Colorado, and earned his M.M. and D.M.A. composition degrees at the University of Illinois, studying with Ben Johnston, Salvatore Martirano, and Paul Zonn. Author of Twenty Israeli Composers (1997), he is also a contributing composer and essayist in Theresa Sauer's Notations 21 (2009). Fleisher's music has been described as "eloquent" (Ann Arbor News), "lovely and emotional" (Musicworks), "astoundingly attractive" (Perspectives of New Music), and "ingenious" (The Strad)--his electroacoustic works as "rich, tactile" and "endearingly low-tech" (The New York Times). Fleisher's scores have been exhibited in the U.S. (including 1984 and 1986 New Music America festivals), France, and the Netherlands. Awarded artist residencies at the Hambidge Center, Millay Colony, Montalvo Center, VCCA, Yaddo, and Mishkenot Sha'ananim, he has also received support from the Illinois Arts Council and the Ruttenberg Arts Foundation. Fleisher's music has received hundreds of performances in more than a dozen countries, and may also be heard on Albany, Capstone, Centaur, Navona, Petrichor, Phasma (forthcoming), PnOVA, Sarton, and SEAMUS labels. He is Professor Emeritus at Northern Illinois University and a member of BMI.