Composer Bio

Los Angeles-based composer and performer Thacher Schreiber’s music ranges from romantic to acerbic, and everywhere in between.  A musician since the age of eight, his interests lie in maintaining a diverse portfolio, from works for chamber ensembles and solo instruments to song cycles and symphonic works.  He is currently studying composition with David Lefkowitz at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.

Thacher began composing in high school, starting with little pieces for oboe and piano, eventually making arrangements for his school’s wind ensemble and other groups.  It was here that he began to absorb the fundamentals of composition, transcribing works from an eclectic collection of master composers, including Bach, Bernstein, Ives, Ligeti, and Stravinsky.

All through his undergraduate studies, Thacher threw himself into a plethora of harmony and formal analysis classes, as well as studying composition and orchestration with composers Anthony Constantino, Richard Danielpour, Dwayne Milburn, and Kay Rhie.  These years yielded great leaps and bounds in his compositional output, with works such as song cycles, three works for large ensembles, instrumental sonatas, and ideas aplenty for future projects.