Lauren Bernofsky, D.M.A.

About Lauren

“A master composer.”
- Lukas Foss

“Bernofsky has experienced worldwide success in virtually every genre of classical music.”
- Denver Gazette

“All of her works evidence a craftsmanship of the highest order.”
- Fanfare Magazine

Lauren Bernofsky is a versatile composer of solo, chamber, and choral music, as well as larger works for orchestra, film, musical, opera, and ballet. Her music receives well over a hundred performances a year across the U.S. and internationally.

More than 90 publications of her works are in print from Theodore Presser, Alfred, Carl Fischer, Boosey & Hawkes, FJH, Hal Leonard, Grand Mesa, Balquhidder, and Excelcia. Her music is often heard at festivals and conferences, including Banff, Tanglewood, The Midwest Clinic, the Stellenbosch Chamber Music Festival, the Queens New Music Festival, and the International Women’s Brass Conference, and it has been played by members of The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, and many others. Recordings of her music can be heard on the Polarfonia, Emeritus, Blue Griffin, MSR Classics, Summit, and Albany labels.

Bernofsky holds degrees from The Hartt School, New England Conservatory, and Boston University, where she earned a doctorate in composition under Lukas Foss. She has taught at Boston University, The Peabody Institute, and Interlochen, and she regularly serves as a clinician and guest conductor at schools, universities, and regional festivals.

I encourage my students to take inspiration from and foster relationships with performers, both as a jumping-off point for new pieces as well as for feedback that will guide them to create pieces that performers will love to play and audiences will love to hear.