Edward Hart
Professor of Music Theory and Composition
Education
University of South Carolina
Master of Music
Doctor of Musical Arts
College of Charleston
Bachelor of Arts
Performance/Recording Highlights
Edward Hart’s music has been performed in the United States, Latin America, Africa, and Europe including performances in New York, Los Angeles, Kiev, Vienna, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Johannesburg, Moscow, Boston, and at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Reviewers have described his music as “mesmerizingly rich,” “clearly visual,” and “an accessible style that clearly communicates to audiences.” His works include concerti for violin, piano, string quartet, and guitar, various orchestral works, chamber music, solo piano compositions, choral music, and art songs. Ensembles that have performed his music include the Kiev Philharmonic, Arpeggione Chamber Orchestra (Austria), Orquesta de Baja California, Philharmonica de Montevideo, Symphony of the Americas, Charleston Symphony, Lviv Philharmonic, and the Harlem, Shanghai, and Arabella quartets. In 2023, his album Under and Indigo Sky, featuring the Charleston Symphony, spent six weeks on the Billboard top ten Traditional Classical Albums list. He has received many commissions and has served as Composer in Residence of the Charleston Symphony. Hart’s choral music is published by Colla Voce.
Hart is a native of Charleston, South Carolina and holds a Doctorate from the University of South Carolina where his primary composition teacher was Gordon “Dick” Goodwin. He is on the music faculty of the College of Charleston.
Selected Publications
- Timrod Songs – Colla Voce Music
- Under an Indigo Sky - Navona Records
Research Interests
- Music Composition
Courses Taught
- MUSC 246 - Music Theory I
- MUSC 247 - Music Theory II
- MUSC 351 - Seminar in Music Composition
- MUSC 460 - Senior Independent Study in Music Theory or Composition
Honors and Awards
- Composer in Residence - Charleston Symphony
- Awarded many National and International Commission