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New York City composer Bruce Lazarus earned his B.M. and M.M. degrees in music composition at Juilliard where he studied composition with Vincent Persichetti and Andrew Thomas, and later earned his Ph.D in music theory and composition at Rutgers University. His albums and EPs – Galaxy Mix, Musical Explorations of Messier Star Clusters and Nebulae, Works for Solo Piano, Sonata for flute and piano ("Autumnal"), and Song of the Earth - are available on iTunes, Amazon, eBay, and Spotify. His music has been aired on WQXR, WBAI, WKCR, and Concertzender Amsterdam. Lazarus has served as composer-in-residence for dance at Northwestern University and New World School of the Arts in Miami, and music coordinator for Mark Morris Dance Group, with composer guest residencies at Yaddo, Storm King Music Festival, and ArtsAhimsa. Lazarus is currently Music Director for the Joffrey Ballet School.
Bruce Lazarus characterizes his extensive catalog of instrumental and vocal music as "diverse, concise, architectural, contemporary, and in turn meditative, energetic, humorous, moody, and exuberant.” His works have often been inspired by astronomical imagery, woodlands and mountain trails, and lifetime involvement in the worlds of theater and dance.