Composer Paul Osterfield’s music is abstract, ranging from slow, ethereal music with constantly shifting instrumental colors to vibrant music with driving rhythms. His compositions have been performed throughout the United States and internationally by ensembles such as the Blakemore Trio, the Stones River Chamber Players, the University of Nebraska Kearney Trio, and the Cleveland Orchestra at their “Family Key Concert” series. He has recently composed works for saxophonist Jason Kush, pianist Lynn Rice-See, percussionist Stuart Gerber, flutists Lisa A. Jelle and Deanna R. Little, and tenor H. Stephen Smith. Recordings of Osterfield’s works are available commercially on Equilibrium and Capstone Records. A recent artist in residence at the MacDowell Colony, Osterfield has also received awards from BMI, ASCAP, Cornell University, the National Federation of Music Clubs, and the Library of Congress.

Maintaining an active career as an educator, Paul Osterfield currently serves as Associate Professor of Music Composition and Theory at Middle Tennessee State University, having formerly served on the faculty at Ithaca College. He has given composition seminars and masterclasses at colleges and universities throughout the southern United States. Having earned degrees from Cornell University, Indiana University, and the Cleveland Institute of Music, Paul Osterfield’s primary composition teachers have been Steven Stucky, Roberto Sierra, Eugene O’Brien, Frederick Fox, and Donald Erb.

For more information and sound clips of Dr. Osterfield's music, please check out www.paulosterfield.com.