| Jacob Reed began composing in high school at the Durham School of the Arts, where the String Orchestra performed his work. He received his Bachelor’s in Music Education, and Masters degrees in both Music Composition and Music Theory from The Ohio State University. He studied composition with Tom Wells, Gregory Proctor, and Igor Karaca, percussion with Susan Powell, and jazz drums with Joe Ong. In addition, he has collaborated with many choreographers from the OSU Department of Dance, presenting work at numerous Masters Dance Concerts. His recent collaboration with professional choreographer Chad Hall culminated in their presentation of “House of Cards” at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. His electroacoustic work “Five Sculptures in Sound” was selected and performed at the 2007 Spark Festival at the University of Minnesota. In 2005 he co-founded The Ohio State University New Music Ensemble, a group that performed quarterly concerts presenting new works by OSU students alongside more renowned works of 20th century composers including, Morton Feldman and Cornelius Cardew. He works professionally as a free-lance composer, jazz drummer, and dance accompanist, and is currently the composer in residence for the Columbus Chamber Music Connection. |
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