Louis Goldford

Title: Transom
Commission: 2021
Completed: 2024
Instrumentation: Flute (piccolo and C flute), oboe, clarinet (B♭ and bass), harp, percussion, piano, violin, viola, cello, bass, electronics
Premiere Location: February 24, 2024 at Constellation Chicago, Chicago, IL
Premiere Ensemble: Ensemble Dal Niente

Louis Goldford is a composer of acoustic and mixed music, whose works have been performed by the Talea Ensemble, Yarn/Wire, the JACK Quartet, Ensemble Dal Niente, Ensemble Linea, Fonema Consort, the Meitar Ensemble, and Rage Thormbones. Louis has recently held residencies at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence and at Royaumont Abbey. In 2019, Louis completed his Cursus at IRCAM, supported by the Fulbright Commission in France. He was concurrently a Laureate in Music Composition and resident composer of the Cité internationale des arts in Paris. Upcoming engagements include new pieces for Longleash and the International Contemporary Ensemble. Louis is currently a Dean’s Fellow at Columbia University, where he studies with George Lewis, Georg Friedrich Haas, Zosha Di Castri, Brad Garton, and Fred Lerdahl.