Every season, Albany Pro Musica invites prominent composers to become our Composer-in-Residence. This innovative program enhances our educational mission, while bringing new choral/orchestral works to life, augmenting APM’s legacy of excellent choral music in the Northeast and beyond.
In addition to the premiere performance of new works, Composers-in-Residence provide music from their current catalog of compositions for the season programs, participate as director, accompanist and/or lecturer at the High School Festival as well as at some of our subscription concerts.
Composer-in-Residence
2026-2027, 2027-2028, 2028-2029 Seasons
Robert Paterson
Robert Paterson is an acclaimed American composer and artistic director known for music that blends emotional depth, vivid storytelling, and a distinctive wit. Praised by major outlets including The New York Times and Opera News, he has earned national recognition for works ranging from opera to orchestral and choral repertoire, with performances by leading ensembles across the country. Deeply committed to choral music and to mentoring the next generation of composers, he also brings a strong environmental sensibility to much of his work. Paterson is the founder of the Mostly Modern Ensemble and serves as Artistic Director and house composer for Mostly Modern Projects.
Honorary Composer-in-Residence
Past APM Composers-in-Residence
2020-2021; 2021-2022; 2022-2023 Seasons
Bradley Ellingboe
2017-2018; 2018-2019; 2019-2020 Seasons
Ola Gjeilo
2016-2017 Season
Donald McCullough
35th Anniversary Season, 2015-2016
Steve Murray