Ross Crean jokingly says he “writes strange music that he likes to listen to when he is by himself, eating raw cookie dough in a dark closet,” but in truth, his music has been referred to as being “funny...and virtuosic” (Classic Concert Nova Scotia), having “exceptionally different, outstanding quality” (Download), and music that “stirs you deep, undertones of humanity” (Access Contemporary Music). A prolific collaborator with a focus on the evocative and lyrical, he has received commissions from and worked with numerous artists, including internationally renowned mezzo-soprano Heidi Skok (formerly with the Metropolitan Opera), The Mozart Ensemble at Oberlin College, Opera on Tap (Chicago and New York), and Loyola University Museum of Art. Ross is currently Resident Composer and Creative Director for Nebula Creatives, a multimedia firm based in Chicago. He is also a signee with PARMA Recordings and will be releasing the recording of his opera The Great God Pan in July 2017.
Find his work online at www.rosscrean.com
Find his work online at www.rosscrean.com