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Robert Honstein Presentation
During this talk, Robert Honstein will discuss his work and creative process. Join us in the Studzinski Rehearsal Room for this conversation! (The Rehearsal Room is behind the hall, please ask for directions when you enter the Studzinski lobby.)
About Robert Honstein
Celebrated for his “waves of colorful sounds” (New York Times) and “smart, appealing works” (The New Yorker), Robert Honstein (b. 1980) is a New York based composer of orchestral, chamber, vocal, and film music. Robert is founding member of the New York-based composer collective Sleeping Giant and co-founder of Fast Forward Austin. He is Program Manager and Composition Faculty at NYU, Steinhardt.
His music has been performed by the Albany Symphony, Dayton Philharmonic, Eighth Blackbird, Ensemble Dal Niente, Mivos Quartet, Del Sol Quartet, Argus Quartet, New Morse Code, Colin Currie, Theo Bleckmann, Doug Perkins, Michael Burritt, Karl Larson, and Ashley Bathgate, among others. Interdisciplinary collaborators include photographer Chris McCaw, projection designer Hannash Wasileski, graphic designer Laura Grey, director Daniel Fish, and the National Ballet of Canada. His music has been released by New Focus Records, Soundspells Productions, Cedille Records, and New Amsterdam Records. His debut film score, The Real Charlie Chaplin, was nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy in Outstanding Music Composition.