Ron Fein (born December 27, 1952) is an American composer in modern classical music. He has published 15 albums and made other commissions and performances.
Life and career He earned his BA in Music Composition from Dominican University, with graduate work at California Institute of the Arts, where he studied with Earle Brown and Morton Subotnick. He later pursued an MA at Goddard College.
He has published over 15 albums and received commissions from the San Francisco Opera Center, with premieres from Li-Chan Chen for Pantoums (1985) and from Jacob Will for Songs for Eve (1985). His works have been performed by renowned ensembles such as the Kronos Quartet and Gregg Smith Singers. His albums concentrate on his noncooperative ensemble, a type of poly-temporal music breaking with the constraints of tempo, meter, verticality, and tonality.
Discography + List of Albums by Ron Fein Serial number Album name Year of release1Beyond2023 2 Stile Brillante Post Chopin 2022 3 Ocean Ragas 2022 4 Double Jazz 2022 5 String 2022 6 Equatorial 2020 7 Anima 2019 8 Push Pull 2018 9 Natura 2017 10 Music of the Ancient, Lost or Forgotten 2015 11 Stasis: Electronic Poems 2015 12 Sings Jack London: Thunder in His Hand 2014 13 Piano Forte Piano 2013 14 Vesuvio Jazz Trio 2011 15 Drumming the Moon 200916Music for Noncooperative Ensembles1986
Accolades He has received several awards for his contributions to music, including the ASCAP Standard Award and grants from organizations such as Artist Trust, YADDO, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Villa Montalvo, Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, Banff Center for the Arts, Dorland Mountain Colony, and the Meet The Composer Award.
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