Jack Hughes
Biography
Jack Hughes is a Cleveland-based composer, music theorist, and educator.
Dr. Hughes received his Ph.D. in composition from The University of Chicago, where he studied with Augusta Read Thomas. He received his Bachelor of Music degree in composition and theory at the Cleveland Institute of Music, in the studio of Keith Fitch. He began his musical studies on trumpet and piano in Reston, Virginia, and also plays viola and traditional Irish fiddle.
In 2020 the American Academy of Arts and Letters named Hughes a Charles Ives Scholar. In 2021, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival commissioned him for its Young Composer String Quartet Project, and the American Composer’s Orchestra recently awarded him its Underwood Commission to be premiered in Carnegie Hall in 2022. He served as composer fellow of San Francisco’s Volti choral ensemble in 2017 and of the Canton Symphony Orchestra in 2014. His music has also been performed by "eighth blackbird", Quatour Bozzini, the FLUX quartet, and the Imani Winds, among others.
Hughes teaches music theory at the Cleveland Institute of Music. He is a committed educator and enjoys giving seminars and lessons for students of all ages.
Works for Winds by This Composer
- After Rain (2010/2012)
- Movements for Wind Ensemble (2012)
Resources
- Jack Hughes website. Accessed 9 April 2022