50-word bio
Sandra Garner is a multi-faceted musician (voice, piano and cello) and contemporary composer whose work explores lush sonic landscapes through a variety of instrumentation. With pieces often tied to place and tinged with nostalgia, her music evokes the memories and ephemeral emotions of a moment in time. sandragarnermusic.com.
100-word bio
Sandra Garner is a multi-faceted musician with a background in voice, piano and cello as well as a contemporary composer whose work explores lush sonic landscapes through a variety of instrumentation. Recent highlights include a workshop performance of her 10-song cycle 'Points of Origin' in May 2025, Choral Chameleon's world premiere of her piece 'Brooklyn Bridge at Sunset' in December 2024, and singing as part of (2025 MacArthur grant recipient) Heather Christian's 'Terce' during the 2024 Prototype Festival world premiere. With pieces often tied to place and tinged with nostalgia, her music evokes the memories and ephemeral emotions of a moment in time. sandragarnermusic.com.
Photo: Sammy Tunis
LIST OF COMPOSITIONS
Choral:
STL (in progress)
Duets:
Blue Ridge Suite (cello and piano) (in progress)
Chlorophyllia (voice and cello) (in progress)
Though I Ramble (voice and cello)
Sukiyaki (arr. cello and piano)
Song in a Minor Key (voice and cello)
Linville Gorge (violin and piano)
Irridescent Dreamscape (cello and piano)
Shadowplay (violin and double bass)
Chamber:
Points of Origin (voice, piano, clarinet, cello and harp)
Flow (solo clarinet with string quartet)
Takes Three to Tango (violin, cello, piano)
Spring Mvmts (string quintet)
Times Square (string quintet)
Psyche (string trio)
CV
Education and Training
2-year certificate in Core Musical Skills, The Juilliard School, Extension Division; May 2023
M.Sc. in International Events & Festival Management, Napier University, June 2010
2-year post-graduate certificate, The New Actors Workshop, May 2001
The College of Charleston, B.F.A. in Theatre Arts; minor in Vocal Performance, December 1998
6 years cello performance study; 12 years piano performance study
Performances of Composition Work
Brooklyn Bridge at Sunset; NŪR Choral Sound Bath; Bloom Sound Collective, September 2025
Points of Origin song cycle; Workshop performance, Opera America; May 2025
Brooklyn Bridge at Sunset; World Premiere; Choral Chameleon; Dec 2024
Midsummer; World Premiere, Choral Chameleon Summer Institute; June 2024
Linville Gorge; Summer Composition Symposium; The Juilliard School; July 2020
Flow, performed by Juilliard graduates for New Music from Night School; May 2019
Takes Three to Tango, performed by Juilliard graduates for New Music from Night School; May 2019
Spring Mvmts; performed by Sybarite5 Ensemble; December 2018
NYCacophony; performed by Sybarite5 Ensemble, December 2017
Shadowplay, performed by Sybarite5 Ensemble for New Music from Night School; March 2017
Psyche, performed by Juilliard graduates for New Music from Night School, March 2017
Recent Vocal Performance:
Points of Origin song cycle; Workshop performance, Opera America; May 2025
Choral Chameleon member; Alto; September 2019 - June 2025
Terce: A Practical Breviary; January 2024 premiere - Prototype Festival
The All Sing: Here Lies Joy; January 2023 premiere - Prototype Festival
New School Chorus member, Alto; September 2016 - December 2018
Arts Management Experience:
Managing Director, Choral Chameleon, 2022-2025
Independent Producer and Manager through Lingua Franca Arts, LLC; 2014 - 2022
General and Company Manager, The Wooster Group; 2011-2014
Fringe Central Manager, Fringe Programme Manager, Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society; 2008 - 2011
General Management Associate, Playwrights Horizons; 2004-2008
General Manager, Manhattan Ensemble Theatre; 2002-2004
Office Manager and Student Liaison; The New Actors Workshop; 2001-2002
Photo: Sammy Tunis