Sage Shurman

Sage Shurman (b. 2005) is a composer and pianist based in Los Angeles. Her music has been described as unpredictable yet driving, full of contrast, rhythmic interplay, and direction. She seeks to keep listeners on edge while simultaneously engulfing them in a cohesive sonic world. Shurman is a 2022 winner of the ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards, a third-year fellow in the Los Angeles Philharmonic Nancy and Barry Sanders Composer Fellowship program, and most recently the recipient of a fellowship that Hub New Music launched with Luna Lab.  She has had her work performed by ensembles including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, members of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Sandbox Percussion, and Triple Helix.  She has participated in programs such as Tanglewood (BUTI), Sunset Chamberfest, and MATA Jr. She also has experience with film scoring and has worked with film score composer, Kurt Farquhar.