Will Healy

Will Healy is a composer and pianist based in New York City. He is the artistic director of ShoutHouse, a collective of artists from diverse genre backgrounds. His 40-minute song cycle for rappers, soloists, and chamber orchestra, Cityscapes, was released on New Amsterdam Records in 2019. Healy is also a pianist with a passion for both new and old music, particularly the works of J.S. Bach, with a repertoire that includes the complete Goldberg Variations and Well-Tempered Clavier. Healy studied composition at The Juilliard School, where he worked with Samuel Adler, John Corigliano, and Steven Stucky. Recent awards include a Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, two ASCAP Morton Gould Awards, the W.K. Rose Fellowship, and a J-Fund commission. Healy’s work has been performed at Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, (le) Poisson Rouge, The Apollo, on the NY Philharmonic’s Biennial series, on "New Sounds" with John Schaefer (WNYC), and many more.

“I believe the most important part of teaching young students is to cultivate a love of music that is self-driven. By identifying the repertoire, learning style, and lesson structure that piques a student's interest most, I hope my students will look forward to their lessons with me as well as practicing at home. In addition, I try to provide a well-rounded music education, encouraging them to be comfortable in improvisation, reading music, learning by ear, music theory, and multiple genres.”

- Will