Robert Fleisher

Composer Robert Fleisher (Mus’75) received two New York City premieres. His “Six Little Piano Pieces” was performed by Max Lifchitz in 2022 at the National Opera Center’s Scorca Hall and his piano trio, “Dumkyana,” was performed in 2023 by the Trio Casals at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. Also in 2023, his electroacoustic composition, “Parallel,” was heard during the VU Symposium in Park City, Utah, and during 13 National Association of Composers USA concerts in Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina. Most recently, Robert produced the album Composing Israel: The First Three Generations (Neuma Records), comprising 10 works by nine composers, eight of whom were profiled in his 1997 book, Twenty Israeli Composers. Performers include nine members of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by music director Lahav Shani, additional Israeli artists and Northern Illinois University School of Music faculty and graduate students.