Scott Ordway

Scott Ordway is an American composer and multimedia artist whose works have been called “exquisite” (New York Times), “hypnotic” (BBC), and “a marvel” (Philadelphia Inquirer). His music and multimedia projects are presented on major concert stages around the world including the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the Beijing Modern, and Aspen Music Festivals. In 2023, he presented his first solo photography exhibition at the Kunstverein Familie Montez in Frankfurt am Main, with an upcoming solo show in 2025 at Boston’s Laconia Gallery.

Drawing on a deep interest in literature, languages, and the humanities, Ordway often fuses his music with text, video, and photography to explore an array of contemporary themes including ecology, religion and philosophy, and landscapes and cultures of the American West. His works have been supported by awards, residencies, and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, American Music Center, American Composers Forum, American Opera Projects, and the Copland House, among others. Ordway is Associate Professor, Head of Music Composition, and Director of Graduate Studies at Rutgers University, where he teaches courses on music, landscape, and interdisciplinary collaboration.