Caleb Burhans

Caleb Burhans (b. 1980) is a Brooklyn-based performer (strings, voice) and composer. Hailed by the New York Times as, “animated and versatile,” and, “New York’s mohawked Mozart” by Time Out New York, he has been commissioned by Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Library of Congress and the Kronos Quartet, to name a few. Caleb’s debut album, Evensong was named one of NPR’s top 50 albums of 2013. His works have been performed by the JACK Quartet, Roomful of Teeth, eighth blackbird, the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, and the Choir of Trinity Wall Street. As one half of the duo itsnotyouitsme (along with Grey Mcmurray), he has also scored the documentary films A Woman Like That and The Pearl as well as releasing four studio albums. Caleb is a founding member of Alarm Will Sound, Ensemble Signal and the Wordless Music Orchestra. He is also a member of the American Contemporary Music Ensemble, Newspeak and the disco band Escort. As a conductor, Caleb has worked with the London Sinfonietta and the Wordless Music Orchestra and he has done choral preparation for John Adams, Brad Lubman and David Robertson. In 2015 he contracted the orchestra for 8 performances with Björk at Carnegie Hall and Kings Theatre, culminating in the recording of Vulincura Live. He holds degrees in viola performance and composition from the Eastman School of Music.