Email + More

michael.karmon@gmail.com: Feel free to email me, I would love to hear from you.

Commissions: I’m happy to consider anything involving the guitar, my usual fee is $100 per minute of music.

Bio: The classical guitar is featured in all my recent music, and I’ve written for some very fine players, among them Martha Masters, Denis Azabagic, Joe Hagedorn, Michael Partington, Daniel Bolshoy, Newman and Oltman Guitar Duo, and Duo46. I’ve won various awards and fellowships, and my music continues to be performed around the world. It is recorded on the MSR, Cedille, and Brioso labels.

I was born in the US in 1969, but I spent my formative years in Israel and returned here in 1986. I’ve performed extensively as a guitarist in several styles and with a variety of ensembles, but I now compose exclusively. I have a doctorate in composition/music-theory from the University of Minnesota, and now live in California with my wife and twin sons.

Some of my vintage orchestral and choral music:

“And the Rhythm Is Just A Little Bit Off” for orchestra

“Sim Shalom” for SATB chorus

“Shalom Rav” for SATB chorus