About

Composer Garrett Michael George has received recognition from composers around the US for his craftsmanship and originality. His work is characterized by an honesty of emotion, desire for beauty, and a longing for the divine.

His work has been performed by artists including Zodiac Trio, Unheard-of Ensemble, Ensemble Cristo, Mikey Arbulu, Michael Delfín, Annie Barr McCalister, Jackie Stevens, and members of the LA Philharmonic. He is a member of the The Queen City Composer Collective.

His clarinet solo, Variations on Universi, appears on the album Polychrome on Centaur Records. Rhapsody for String Quartet was a finalist in both the Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra call for scores and the Lake George Music Festival. His Song to the Beloved won the CCM Orchestral Composition Competition; the resulting commission led to the premiere of Tenebrae, a 20 minute work based on Gregorian chant, to standing ovation. His art song, The Song Goes On, praised by composer David DeBoor Canfield for its “humor” and “subtle undertones,” was featured at the Christian Fellowship of Art Music Composers National Conference and named a Semi-Finalist for the American Prize.

Garrett received his MM in Composition from the College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) in Cincinnati and his BM in Composition from Biola University. He has attended the European-American Musical Alliance (EAMA) Institute in Paris and the Upbeat International Summer Music School in Croatia. He has studied composition with Douglas Knehans, Robert Denham, David Conte, and Joel Hoffman, and is currently studying with Philip Lasser. He lives in the greater Los Angeles area with his family.