Gerald Cohen (composer)

Gerald Cohen (born 1960 in New York, NY) is an American composer and cantor. He is currently the cantor at Shaarei Tikvah in Scarsdale, New York and is based in Yonkers. Cohen serves on the faculties of Jewish Theological Seminary and Hebrew Union College. Cohen’s compositions are published by Oxford University Press, G. Schirmer/AMP, and Transcontinental Music Publications. Cohen’s music has been commissioned by chamber ensembles including: the Cassatt String Quartet, Verdehr Trio, Franciscan String Quartet, Chesapeake Chamber Music, Grneta Ensemble, Wave Hill Trio, Bronx Arts Ensemble, and Brooklyn Philharmonic Brass Quintet; by choruses including the New York Virtuoso Singers, Canticum Novum Singers, Syracuse Children’s Chorus, Zamir Chorale of Boston, Usdan Center Chorus, the Cantors Assembly of America, and the Westchester Youth Symphony. Battery Dance Company commissioned his Songs of Tagore which accompanied dance performances on tours throughout India and Eastern Europe. Cohen’s music has been performed by the Borromeo String Quartet, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, Music and style Cohen’s music reflects his embracing of both Western classical traditions