Bio

Preston Posey (b. 2004) is an emerging composer from north Texas. Discovering a love for writing music early in high school, Preston first found himself writing marching band arrangements in his free time. This quickly turned into a love for creating original music. His interest primarily focuses on exploring the practices of the post-minimalist and the neoclassical tradition while expanding upon them with his own unique voice. This fuels a burning passion for writing in a wide variety of mediums ranging from miniature chamber pieces to large scale works for concert band and orchestra.

Preston has collaborated with performers and ensembles across the country including The Society for New Music, Unheard-of//Ensemble, Stephen F. Austin State University Symphonic Band, Delphi Sax Quartet, Quintet of the Pines, and many more. He has been a participant at different festivals and workshops including Composer’s Sandbox Summer Intensive at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva NY, The Unheard-of//Ensemble Collaborative Composers Institute at Washington University in St. Luis MO, and the Emerging Composers Program as part of the Imani Winds Chamber Music Festival at the Juilliard School in NYC.

Currently studying at Stephen F. Austin State University, Preston has had the privilege of being educated by several mentors helping further develop his compositional skills including Ben Morris, Steve Lias, Marc Mellits, Viet Cuong, Harriet Steinke, and many more.

When he’s not composing or studying, Preston takes after his mom with an eye for photography. Between capturing photos of vast landscapes at a national park or candid portraits out and about with his friends and family, Preston loves capturing the world around him.