Ronnie Reshef, composer. www.ronniereshef.com :: ronnie.reshef@gmail.com
Education DMA, Composition, Manhattan School of Music (2015, Dr. Richard Danielpour). Classes with Dr. Reiko Fueting, Dr. David Noon, Dr. Jeffery Langford, Mr. Jim McNeely. MM, Composition, Mannes College of Music (2009, Dr. Robert Cuckson). Schenkerian analysis courses with Prof. Carl Schachter; Post-tonal analysis courses with Dr. Robert Cuckson and Dr. Wayne Alpern. BM with honors, Composition, The Jerusalem Rubin Academy of Music. (2006, Prof. Tzvi Avni). Additional studies with Jennifer Higdon, Christopher Theofanidis, Steven Osgood, Rafi Kadishzon.
Recent Honors
2015 - Something to Live For a finalist in The American Prize. 2015 - The Good Dr. Windhager winner of The Secret Opera composers’ competition. 2014 - Suicide (after Grosz) winner of Yardena Alotin composition competition. 2014 - Invited for a Yaddo Residency in order to revise and orchestrate Something to Live For. 2013 - Lifespan of a Fly Winner of Atlanta Opera 24 Hour Opera Competition. 2013 - Something to Live For chosen to participate in Fort Worth Opera’s 2014 FRONTIERS showcase. 2013 - Boston Metro Opera Main Stage Award for Something to Live For. 2011-2012 - American Opera Projects fellow in Composer and the Voice program. 2011-2014 - Manhattan School of Music teaching fellowship. 2011 - Requiem for the Living Finalist in 2011 Opera Vista Festival Competition. 2010-2011 - Manhattan School of Music Dean's list. 2011 – Nine Thoughts After Ammons’ wins the Jorden Berk Prize. 2010 – Outstanding Music and Lyrics nominee for Conspiracy: A Love Story (MITF). 2010 – Suicide receives an honorary award from New York Composers Circle forth annual competition.
Selected Recent Performances 2020 (June) - Fanfare, Prayer, and Celebration - to be performed by the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra. 2019 - Suicide (after Grosz) – performed in VOX FEMINAE festival. (Tel-Aviv) 2019 - When He Was Good – a new chamber opera; commissioned and produced by IMVAJ (Israel). 2018 - Childhood Sketches - commissioned and performed by the Thelma Yellin Wind Orchestra. 2018 - Lifespan of a Fly - produced by Fayetteville Opera (AK). 2017 - Lifespan of a Fly - produced by Opera On Tap as a part of New York Opera Festival (NYC). 2016 - Four Children’s Songs (voice and guitar) multiple performances under Queens New Music Festival. 2015 – The Good Dr. Windhager (vocal-chamber) performed by The Secret Opera (NYC). 2014 - Lifespan of a Fly (short opera) produced at Hartford Opera Theater (CT). 2014 - Requiem for the Living (one-act opera) receives a full production by Thompson Street Opera (KY). 2014 - Something to Live For (excerpts from a full length opera) showcased at Fort-Worth Opera (TX). 2014 - The Good Dr. Windhager (vocal-chamber) commissioned and premiered by Qube Quartet (OH). 2013 - Lifespan of a Fly (short opera) performed at Atlanta Opera (GA). 2013 - Something to Live For (full length opera) workshoped and performed at the JCC Manhattan (NY). 2013 - Dell’arte Miniatures (chamber) commissioned and performed by the Israeli Chamber Project. 2012 - Ambiguous Kafka performed in a fully staged performance at Manhattan School of Music (NY). 2012 - Excerpts from Something to Live For, opera in progress, workshoped by American Opera Projects and by Voice Exchange Chorus (NY). 2011 - Conspiracy! A Love Story participated in NY Midtown Theater Festival and nominated for “best music and lyrics”, among four other nominations (NY). 2011 – Sonatina for Mandolin, Guitar, and Harp premiered in Le Poisson Rouge by Prototip Trio: Avi Avital, Nadav Lev, and Sivan Magen (NY).