Rob Deemer

Rob Deemer has been performed by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, the President’s Own Marine Band, Rasçher Saxophone Quartet, Akropolis Quintet, American Contemporary Music Ensemble, and U.S. Army Orchestra (Pershing’s Own). As an author, Deemer has become well known for his writings for NewMusicBox, Sequenza21, and the New York Times. He holds degrees from The University of Texas at Austin and Northern Illinois University and an Advanced Certificate in Scoring for Film and Television from the University of Southern California. Deemer is Head of Composition in the School of Music at the State University of New York at Fredonia and is the composer-in-residence with the Buffalo Chamber Players and Harmonia Chamber Singers.

The Composer Diversity Database

Monday, June 4th, 2018Monday, June 4th, 2018 by Rob Deemer

Six months ago, I wrote about a new online database that made it easier for anyone to discover women composers and their music. At the end of that article, I expressed my intentions: to create a similar database focusing on composers of color and “a potential transformation from the current shared spreadsheet to a more stable and intuitive website”. Six months later, I am happy to say that I and my …

A Fully Operational Women Composers Database

Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018 by Rob Deemer

2017 is rightly being perceived as a watershed year for women’s issues throughout our society and in many parts of the world. One important aspect of this is the role of women composers in our culture. Just as Hollywood has slowly realized that the number of talented women who can write, direct, shoot, and edit films has far outpaced the number of women being hired to take on those roles, the …