Ellen Reid (composer)

Ellen Reid (born 1983) is an American composer[1] originally from Oak Ridge, Tennessee[2] and living and working in New York City and Los Angeles.

[3] Reid is a multi-genre composer whose breadth of work spans classical, opera, sound installations, film scoring, avant-pop, ensemble and choral writing.

She is known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning opera, p r i s m,[4] Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK[5] and her work with various orchestras around the world, including the album isomonstrosity.

[10] In November 2018, Reid began composing her first opera, p r i s m, about a sexual assault survivor's psychological struggles, premiered in Los Angeles and was awarded the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Music.

"[12] Reid is a recipient of Lincoln Center's Emerging Artist Award[13] and she has been one of Musical America's 30 Professionals of the Year.

A forthcoming album for SOUNDWALK will be released this season,[18] featuring music written by Reid and collaborators such as Kronos Quartet, Philadelphia Orchestra, Shabaka Hutchings and Nadia Sirota.

[22] Bringing both her classical and synth-based compositions to the project, the critically acclaimed vocal chamber music album employs the modern production techniques and aesthetics of hip-hop, assembling contributions from a wide array of artists into a satisfying and varied final work.