AMY IAN HARDEMON

Composer and clarinetist AMY IAN HARDEMON [they/them] (b. 1998) utilizes an effervescent rhythmic language paired with nuanced textural development to draw feelings of change, exploration, and novelty. Inspired by the fluidity of expression and interpretation, they showcase a wide array of sonic diversity in their music and aim to create a world within a world: one that is ever shifting and iridescent. They are greatly focused on exploring narrative outside the masculinized self-actualization tropes often found in classical art spaces and draws from their identity and experiences as a neurodivergent, queer artist.

Their works have been selected to be premiered at 49th Navy Band Saxophone Symposium, biennial North American Saxophone Alliance Regional, 2020 SoundNOW Festival, 2020 Charlotte New Music Festival, 2021 Fresh Inc Festival, and the 4th Annual Anatolia College Music Festival in Thessaloniki, Greece and have written for artists such as Robin Meiksens, SpacePants, Heartland Marimba Quartet, and Hypercube.