Dr. Michael
Hoffman has worked primarily in the world of jazz,
as a guitarist writing for his own
groups and, more recently, as a writer
of
large-ensemble jazz compositions for the New York University Concert
Jazz Ensemble,
the BMI New York Jazz Orchestra, and the
Brooklyn Jazz
Composer's Orchestra. He has performed with such
artists as
Richie Cole and David Amram.
He has received
a BA in Music Education from C.W. Post College, an MA,
and a Ph.D. in
Composition from New York University. He has also
written for dance and theater as well as
for soloists, chamber and
percussion
ensembles, and has been involved as a Musical Director with the
BroadHollow
Theater.
Currently
working as a free-lance guitarist, composer, arranger, copyist, and
music
lithographer, Dr. Hoffman has served on the faculties of
Kean University,
Mercy College, Sacred Heart University, Queensborough
Community
College, and is currently a full-time faculty member at
Bucks County
Community College. Dr. Hoffman has studied composition
with Howard
Rovics, Pat Castle, Jim McNeely, Manny Albam, and Kenneth Peacock.
His compositions
have been performed internationally, as well as at the conference
of the
International Association of Jazz Educators and at
the Texaco New
York Jazz Festival, as well as other important venues,
including Merkin
Concert Hall, and the Blue Note in New York City.
He is currently
a member of BMI, and the Society of Composers Inc. Some
compositions are
published by C. F. Peters Corp., Ensemble Music Publications, and DSM
Producers, but much is available directly from the composer. Dr. Hoffman's work
in musical
analysis and theory has been recently published in the scholarly
journal 21st Century Music
(formerly 20th Century Music).