Andrea Clearfield

Andrea Clearfield (born 1960) is an American composer of contemporary classical music. Her works include music for opera, orchestra, chorus, soloists, chamber ensembles, dance, film, and multimedia collaborations. Biography Early life Clearfield was born on August 29, 1960, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Bala-Cynwyd, a suburb of Philadelphia. She was raised in an artistic family and studied piano from age 5. She began exploring composition as a young teen, arranging pop songs for voice, strings and percussion. She founded The Salon, a performance series in her home featuring contemporary, classical, jazz, electronic, dance, and world music since 1986. Compositional style Clearfield’s catalog includes works for orchestra, opera, chorus, chamber ensemble, dance, and multimedia collaborations. Her music has its roots in a variety of cultural and artistic traditions. Among her works are seventeen cantatas including Kabo Omowale (Welcome Home, Child) commissioned and premiered by The Philadelphia Orchestra in collaboration with writer and storyteller Charlotte Blake Alston. Other works, including her choral cantata Tse Go La, are inspired by Tibetan music fieldwork that s