10 Facts About Ted Hearne

Ted Hearne was born on 1982 and is an American composer, singer and conductor.

Ted Hearne was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, where he was a member of the Chicago Children's Choir and graduate of Whitney M Young Magnet High School.

Ted Hearne moved to New York in 2000 and has attended the Manhattan School of Music and Yale School of Music.

Ted Hearne has been commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, A Far Cry, pianist Timo Andres, singer-songwriter Gabriel Kahane and other musicians.

Ted Hearne is the recipient of the 2009 Gaudeamus Prize in Music Composition, and the 2014 New Voices Residency from publisher Boosey and Hawkes and the San Francisco Symphony.

Ted Hearne is currently on the Composition faculty at the USC Thornton School of Music.

Ted Hearne's music is known for juxtaposing diverse styles, and for its often overtly political content.

Ted Hearne has performed as a vocalist in several of his own projects, including Katrina Ballads and R WE WHO R WE, and has performed in works by other contemporary composers.

Ted Hearne played the role of Justin Timberlake in Jacob Cooper's opera Timberbrit, and performed at the Ecstatic Music Festival as part of Timo Andres's Work Songs.

Ted Hearne has worked as a conductor with many ensembles in New York, including the Red Light Ensemble, Bang on a Can, Wet Ink Ensemble, Networks and the International Contemporary Ensemble.