B.M. in Composition, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
M.M. in Composition, Manhattan School of Music
D.M.A. in Composition, Manhattan School of Music
Kyle Werner is a composer based in New York City who creates works that embrace the classical music tradition with a sense of renewal. Drawing on inspirations such as natural landscapes, birdsong, art, and theology, his music seeks to bridge the transcendent and the deeply personal.He frequently collaborates with neoclassical ballet choreographer and former New York City Ballet member Silas Farley, creating works that have been featured by The Houston Ballet, The Washington Ballet, Wolf Trap, MarqueeTV, Guggenheim Works & Process Digital Commissions, and Southern Methodist University.
Werner’s works for the concert hall have been performed by distinguished artists including the Balourdet Quartet, Windscape, the Chicago Chamber Musicians, Grand Rapids Symphony, mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis, guitarist Jordan Dodson, and members of Eighth Blackbird and at venues including the Colburn School, University of Michigan, University of Colorado-Boulder, Midwest Composers’ Symposium, Opera on Tap, Palais de Fontainebleau, Society for American Music Annual Conference, and New York-Presbyterian’s Allen Hospital. Werner has also served as composer-in-residence at Chamber Music Campania in Varano, Italy.
He previously served as Music Director of Christ Church Anglican NYC on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, and his works have been heard at Redeemer Presbyterian, Tenth Presbyterian, Emmanuel Anglican, Emmanuel Presbyterian, and Marble Collegiate Church.
He completed the Doctor and Master of Music degrees in Composition at Manhattan School of Music, studying with Susan Botti and J. Mark Stambaugh, and a Bachelor of Music in Composition at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, studying with Joel Hoffman and Michael Fiday. He also completed summer studies at the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau, France and the MusicX Festival in Blonay, Switzerland.
A passionate music educator, Werner currently serves as the Director of the Geneva Conservatory at the Geneva School of Manhattan and as a member of the faculty at Manhattan School of Music Precollege. When he’s not composing, Werner enjoys cooking, birding, hiking, sailing, and exploring parks and gardens. He lives with his wife and muse, Laura, in Northern Manhattan.
