At the 2026 American Composers Orchestra Earshot Readings; Credit: Alfred Kan
Dedicated to connecting music to our relationships to memory, childhood, love, and culture, the music of composer T. Gregory Bloomfield distorts time and obscures melodies to create hallucinogenic atmospheres for the mind to become lost within. Recognized for his “unpredictable” (Third Coast Review) sound and approaches, his works resemble an eclectic range of mediums, collaborations, and inspirations, regularly working across or becoming inspired by a variety of art forms. Upcoming projects and performances for the 2026-2027 season includes the premiere of a new work for electroacoustic chamber ensemble and dance with ensemble vim and glo platform; the West Coast premiere of the interlocking of hands with the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble; recording projects for Matt Albert’s &Violin project and Berginald Rash’s new solo clarinet album, “Black Boy”; and collaborations with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, .abaceda new music ensemble, and tenor Tyrese Byrd.
The recipient of the Harvard University Fromm Foundation Fellowship and the GSVC Karen Slack Commissioning Prize, Ty has been a participant at the Edward T. Cone Institute at Princeton University, the American Composers Orchestra EarShot New Music Readings, Composers Conference at Avaloch Farm, the NATS Mentorship Program for Composers, and the JACK Quartet Studio Workshops. His compositions have been performed by orchestras, including the New Jersey Symphony, American Composers Orchestra, Pacific Chamber Orchestra, One Found Sound, alongside leading chamber ensembles such as TAK Ensemble, Hypercube, JACK Quartet, the Rhythm Method, Unheard-Of//Ensemble, and PART-Ensemble. His works have been presented at festivals and venues internationally, such as the DiMenna Center for Classical Music, nief-norf, George Shirley Vocal Competition, U.S. Navy Band Saxophone Symposium, Dublin International Chamber Music Festival, International Clarinet Association New Music Weekend, and the Red Note New Music Festival. He is currently pursuing a Post-Baccalaureate Diploma at the Curtis Institute of Music, studying composition and electronic music under the tutelage of Steven Mackey, Amy Beth Kirsten, Nick DiBerardino, Jonathan Bailey Holland, and Elijah Daniel Smith. Originally from Chicago, he is based in Philadelphia, PA.