Drew Hemenger
His works have been commissioned by distinguished artists and institutions, both here and abroad. These include The AIDS Quilt Songbook @ 20 (Her Final Show), The Auros Ensemble (For Robin), Chamber Music Yellow Springs (Three Inner Moments: String Quartet No. 2, for the Vogler Quartet), Sweden’s Duo Con Forza (Petit Duo), the Goldman Memorial Band (Manhattan Flourish), Madrid’s Jones&Maruri Cello/Guitar Duo (Songs From America), The Lively Arts at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (An Evening in the Harlem Renaissance), Chicago’s Orion Ensemble (Which Way Home?), pianists Pascal and Ami Rogé (Four Places in New York, piano 4-hands version), Symphony New Hampshire (Marifé Suite), and the University of Texas at Austin (Sharks, for violinist Brian Lewis).
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 earned a Bachelor’s degree in Trumpet Performance from Ohio Wesleyan University, after which he studied composition at The Juilliard School with Stanley Wolfe. Hemenger’s music is published by Seemsa (Madrid), LK Drew Publishing, and Drew Hemenger Music.

Featured Works
The Alchemists’ Ball, for orchestra
Marifé Suite, for orchestra
Four Movements, for string quartet
Which Way Home, for soprano and piano or chamber ensemble
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Works Available for Purchase
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“Genius Child” from The Weary Blues (2011)
for soprano and pianoPiano/Vocal Score
$6.00 -
Breathe (2020)
for voice and pianoPiano/Vocal Score
$7.50 -
Four Movements for String Quartet (2005)
$45.00 -
Her Final Show (2012)
for medium/high voice and pianoPerformance Score
$7.50 -
Manhattan Flourish (2000)
for concert bandScore and Parts
$150.00 -
Sharks! (2006)
for violin and pianoScore and Parts
$23.00 -
The Negro Speaks of Rivers (from The Weary Blues) (2011)
for soprano and pianoPiano/Vocal Score
$7.50 -
Three Inner Moments (String Quartet No.2) (2008)
Score and Parts
$45.00