Elliot Cole

Composer, Harmonium, Guitar

Elliot Cole (*1984) is a composer and "charismatic contemporary bard" (NY Times) who writes “music of endless discovery” (A Closer Listen). He has written for and performed with Grammy Winners Roomful of Teeth, Grammy Nominees A Far Cry and Metropolis Ensemble, and many other ensembles. His percussion music evokes "sparkling icicles of sound" (Rolling Stone) and has been performed by over 250 groups all over the world. Dr. Cole teaches at The New School, Juilliard, and NYU (ITP). Passionate about music education in prisons, he runs a Musicambia music school at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, and has led workshops at other facilities around the country. He has a PhD in Music Composition from Princeton University. In addition to work in modern, early, electronic, and computer music, he studies Hindustani singing with Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan.