Emerging as a composer with a with a unique, yet quintessentially American sound, Drew Hemenger's music has been described as "deceptively simple" (New Music Box), "perfectly crazy" (Sequenza 21), “moving and impressive” (Chicago Classical Review) and "unlike anything I've heard before - in a good way!" (Ned Rorem),. His music has been performed in venues ranging from Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center to intimate churches in the Midwest. Although he now considers himself a New Yorker, Hemenger remains close to his Ohio roots. His works have been commissioned by The AIDS Quilt Songbook @ 20, The Auros Ensemble, Boulder Philharmonic, Chamber Music Yellow Springs (for the Vogler Quartet), Sweden's Duo Con Forza, the Goldman Memorial Band, Madrid's Jones & Maruri Cello/Guitar Duo, The Lively Arts at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Chicago's Orion Ensemble, pianists Pascal and Ami Rogé, Rogue Valley Symphony, Symphony New Hampshire, and the University of Texas at Austin. Winner of Boston University's 1996 ALEA III International Composition Competition, Hemenger's residencies and fellowships include the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, the Banff Centre, Omi International Arts Center, and the Bowdoin and Aspen Music Festivals. He has also served as Composer-in-Residence for the New York-based dance company, RamosDance. Hemenger's music is published by Seemsa (Madrid), LK Drew Publishing, and Drew Hemenger Music.