Biography
The music of Award winning American Composer Scott Michal combines lyric, harmonic and rhythmic ingenuity with exceptional craftsmanship in a unique stylistic manner that remains true to the spirit of the great masters. Neo-classic in form and tonality, innovative and original in content, Scott’s music is is performed by orchestras and musicians throughout the world. His Concert works are available from Universal Edition, Choral Music from the Naragon Music Press, and educational piano works from Hal Leonard. Scott is a member of the Cleveland Composer’s Guild.
Rooted in his own experiences as a professional cellist and pianist, Michal is a performer’s composer. Playing cello in the Columbus Symphony for 13 seasons, and accompanying and conducting great musicians from around the world, he has been immersed in music-making nearly all of his life. The son and grandson of piano teachers, he has devoted much of his life to teaching, constantly seeking innovative ways to share his deep love of music with his students.
For nearly ten years Michal served as Composer-in-Residence to The Ann Carson Dater Performing Arts Center. While there, his works were performed regularly by the resident ensembles of the center, The Ohio Valley Symphony, The Ohio Valley Youth Orchestra, The Ariel Players and Junior Theaters and the Ariel String Quartet. In 2004 he joined the faculty of the University of Rio Grande teaching composition, song writing, piano and strings, and a popular Music Appreciation course.
Michal graduated from the Ohio State University with degrees in Cello Performance and a Masters Degree in Theory/Composition. His teachers were William Conable and Richard Weiss on Cello, and Thomas Wells and Gregory Proctor in Composition.
Rooted in his own experiences as a professional cellist and pianist, Michal is a performer’s composer. Playing cello in the Columbus Symphony for 13 seasons, and accompanying and conducting great musicians from around the world, he has been immersed in music-making nearly all of his life. The son and grandson of piano teachers, he has devoted much of his life to teaching, constantly seeking innovative ways to share his deep love of music with his students.
For nearly ten years Michal served as Composer-in-Residence to The Ann Carson Dater Performing Arts Center. While there, his works were performed regularly by the resident ensembles of the center, The Ohio Valley Symphony, The Ohio Valley Youth Orchestra, The Ariel Players and Junior Theaters and the Ariel String Quartet. In 2004 he joined the faculty of the University of Rio Grande teaching composition, song writing, piano and strings, and a popular Music Appreciation course.
Michal graduated from the Ohio State University with degrees in Cello Performance and a Masters Degree in Theory/Composition. His teachers were William Conable and Richard Weiss on Cello, and Thomas Wells and Gregory Proctor in Composition.