Todd Mason, a Los Angeles native, gained his master's in Composition at Juilliard, studying with David Diamond, Peter Mennin, and two years of doctorate-level work with Elliott Carter. Mason received the Rodgers & Hammerstein Juilliard Scholarship, Juilliard's Marion Freschl Award for voice & orchestra composition, first place in the National Federation of Music Clubs composition contest, First Place in the Lancaster Summer Arts Festival, and the ASCAP Young Composers award presented by Aaron Copland. Mason's compositions are popular with chamber ensembles throughout the USA, and orchestral works played by across the USA and Europe. Chamber ensembles who have premiered Mason's work include The Lyris Quartet,The Angeles Quartet,The Argus Quartet,The Debussy Trio,The Los Angeles Wind Quintet, the SAKURA cello quintet,The Alex Iles Brass Quintet, Grammy-winning soprano Hila Plitmann, The Saguaro PianoTrio, The Vieness Piano Duo, and many leading members of the LA Opera Orchestra, Pacific Symphony, Long Beach Symphony and Los Angeles Philharmonic. His first album releases with Ulysses Arts in September 2023. https://toddmasoncomposer.com