Michael Zapruder - Songwriting and Records

“Michael Zapruder makes beautiful folk-pop ballads resonant of the voice

of Rufus Wainwright and wordplay of Andrew Bird" - Pitchfork

“Michael Zapruder makes beautiful folk-pop ballads resonant of the voice

of Rufus Wainwright and wordplay of Andrew Bird" - Pitchfork

Michael Zapruder - Classical Compositions

"Zapruder is a protean composer of sparkling chamber music, innovative operas, and folk-rock songs with a literary attention to detail." Anearful

Selected List of Compositions

In Extremis (2018) - Piano Trio

Free Enterprise for Orchestra (2017)

Hooptie (2017) - fl., cl., electric guitar, d.b., pno. Listen on Soundcloud

Polysong (2017)- fl., cl., bsn., 3 altos, baritone, steel-string guitar, pitch pipes

Golden (2017) Duration: 45 mins.Opera for Pierrot Ensemble + Percussion + Electronics

Element of Blank (2016) 4-channel fixed media

Understory (2016) Guitar trio with electronics

Circle of Light (in progress) SATB chorus, pitch pipes

Right Brain / Left Brain (2015) Interactive Max/MSP patch, Wiimote, TouchOSC

Ten Preludes for Solo Piano

Tritone Arch for String Quartet (2014)

How You Found It (2014) tpt., hn., tbn., pno.

Fits (2014) - picc., fl., cl., b. cl., vln., vla., vlc., pno. Listen on Soundcloud

Cupcake Music (2013) Pure Data patch + Reactivision. Four toy cupcakes and computer.

Peaceful Tricks (2013) cl., vln., vlc., pno. Listen on Soundcloud