Ty Bloomfield (b. 2000, Chicago) is a composer and curator whose music is characterized by the unfolding of mysterious narratives, jazzy undertones, intimate and patient soundscapes, and improvised-like melodies. Inspired by the natural world and our day-to-day lives, his work draws from conveying social dynamics such as companionship, love, and community.
He has been a participant at the Fromm Foundation Composers Conference, Collaborative Composition Initiative, Lake George Music Institute, and Suncoast Composer Fellowship Program as well as a NATS Mentorship and JACK Studio Fellow. His music has been performed and commissioned by ensembles such as the JACK Quartet, Conference Ensemble, One Found Sound, Unheard-Of//Ensemble, The Rhythm Method, KAIA String Quartet, Cincinnati Song Initiative, Lati2de, New Music Chicago, Sing Me a Story Foundation, the Flute Pedagogy Project, University of Michigan Philharmonia Orchestra, clarinetist Berginald Rash, and many others. His work has been featured at the Ear Taxi Music Festival, Avaloch Farm Music Institute, Dublin International Chamber Music Festival, International Clarinet Association New Music Weekend, RED NOTE Music Festival.
Bloomfield holds degrees from the University of Michigan (MM) and Illinois State University (BM). His principal teachers include Bright Sheng, Michael Daugherty, Carl Schimmel, and Roger Zare. He resides in Ann Arbor, MI where he directs the Aurora Collective.
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