Derek Bermel
Composer

Derek Bermel is known for his virtuosity as a composer and clarinetist. Bermel's works have been featured at international festivals worldwide. His many awards include the Rome Prize, Guggenheim and Fulbright Fellowships, awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and Faber Music. Upcoming projects include his musical Golden Motors written with librettist Wendy S. Walters, and a guest artist appearance as clarinetist with conductor/composer John Adams and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. As the American Composers Orchestra's 2006-2009 "Music Alive Composer-in-Residence," Bermel premiered his newly commissioned work The Migration Series in November 2006 in collaboration with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra.