GARTMAN, Elizabeth

Elizabeth Gartman is a composer and soprano currently based in New York City. She received her Master of Music degree in composition from Manhattan School of Music after earning Bachelor’s of Music degrees in both composition and vocal performance at the University of Illinois. Elizabeth’s music frequently explores illusion and surrealism, as well as vocalism and process through performance. Her work has been received internationally at venues from National Sawdust, Mark Morris Dance, Salzburg Stadtgalerie Lehen, the Cell Theatre, to the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Elizabeth’s hometown of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, among others. In 2022, Elizabeth was named Runner-Up of Beth Morrison Project’s Next Gen Competition for emerging opera composers with her one-act opera It is a Comfort to Know, written with frequent collaborator librettist Susan Bywaters.