Martin Hennessy is a prizewinning composer of opera, art song and theater music. Awards include the Pellicciotti Opera Composition Prize, Meet the Composer, the American Music Center, New Dramatists and commissions from The Estate Project for Artists with AIDS. Devoted to building a bridge between American musical theater and opera, listeners often describe his music as a breath of fresh air. His opera theatre works An Incident in Sutton Square and The Woman in Penthouse A with librettist Stephen Kitsakos premiered in 2020. Other works have been performed by Urban Arias, SongFest, Harvard Ballet, Guggenheim Works, and in theaters and concert halls across the country. The Boston Globe said, “The composer knows the piano and the voice but songwriting is also a gift, and he has it.” The Cleveland Plain Dealer wrote, “the songs of Martin Hennessy overflow with poignant and dramatic splendor.” His recordings can be found on Newport, Albany, GRP and Affetto, as well as his most recent, Nous Deux, commissioned by Blythe Gaissert for her 2021 album Home. https://www.martinhennessy.net/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvjhW42TJGrcPGnmKO94o6g