Michael Schelle (pronounced Shelley;[1] born January 22, 1950, in Philadelphia), is a composer of contemporary concert music.
Schelle grew up in Bergen County, in northern New Jersey, where he studied piano and conducting with Walter Schroeder.
Schelle studied composition with Arnold Franchetti, Aaron Copland, Paul Fetler, and Dominick Argento.
2007/2008: by way of a generous Individual Artist Grant from the Arts Council of Indianapolis, Schelle enjoyed an extended visit to Japan where he worked with legendary avant garde composer Hifumi Shimoyama (b.
2023: Schelle wins the "Crossroads of America" composers competition sponsored by the South Bend (IN) Symphony Orchestra with his "Summit at San Quentin".
29 December 2022 : Schelle's "Escape from Xishuangbanna", commissioned by the Confucius Institute, is premiered at Carnegie Hall in NYC by the Asian Cultural Symphony Orchestra.