Drew Swatosh
(January MainStage Composer)


Drew Swatosh (they/them) is a Vancouver, Washington-based composer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist. Inspired by their background in arts-integrated education, they write eclectic, programmatic music and use composing as a means of processing the world around them. Drew’s commissions include the Seattle Opera Creation Lab; choral educator Stephanie Bivins; the Vancouver School of Arts and Academics Music Department; and vocalists Stephanie Lamprea, Marguerite McKean, and Carolyn Quick as part of the Dead Fires Anthology for Solo Unaccompanied/Self-Accompanied Voice. They are a co-founder of the PNW gender-diverse composers collective, Raindrop New Music, and sing with Portland Symphonic Choir and Big Mouth Society. www.drewswatosh.com

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Drew’s Locally Sourced Sounds composition

Saudade

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