I’m a writer, composer, and arts executive. For eleven fantastic years I was fortunate to serve as President and CEO of New Music USA and before that Meet The Composer. At various other times I’ve been a program director, development officer, composer, teacher, and writer. My roles have included as Managing Editor of the Kurt Weill Edition, Director of Development of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Associate Director of David Bury & Associates, and Managing Director of Sequitur new music ensemble. As a founding member of the grassroots Common Sense Composers Collective and as an individual composer, I’ve completed commissioned work for a lot of different ensembles, among them the Anhaltisches Philharmonie Dessau, Albany Symphony Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, New Millennium Ensemble, and American Baroque. My published writings range from essays on music to musical editions to recording reviews. My music is recorded commercially on the Albany, Santa Fe New Music, CRI, and Neuma labels.
Articles by Ed Harsh:
It’s in the nature of what we do that we trade the safety of the status quo for the exciting possibility of the future. New Music USA is much more...
Don’t give up on #NetNeutrality. The FCC currently has the authority to do what it has just done and repeal net neutrality rules. But Congress can step in and pass...
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Difference is not a threat. Difference is an opportunity: a chance to hear a new voice, see a new perspective, feel a new inspiration. Even and especially through wrenching change,...
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With John Duffy, everything was possible. He radiated an optimism as forthright and clear as it was free of guile and self-importance. Though the limits of observable reality might be...