Osnat Netzer
Her opera, The Wondrous Woman Within, was described as “riotously funny” in The New York Times when its first scene was performed at New York City Opera’s VOX Festival in 2012 and “challenging and fascinating” by critic Amir Kidron when it received its premiere in a sold-out run at Tel Aviv’s Cameri Theatre in 2015.
Born in Haifa, Israel, Netzer studied composition and piano at the Israel Arts and Science Academy and the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, where her primary composition teacher was Menachem Zur. She came to the United States in 2003 for graduate studies in composition with Robert Cuckson at Mannes and continued her studies with Lee Hyla at New England Conservatory, where she earned her doctorate in 2011.
As a pianist and performer, she regularly plays and conducts new music by fellow composers, as well as her own songs and compositions. Also a committed and passionate educator, Netzer teaches at The Walden School and has served on the faculties of New England Conservatory, Longy School of music of Bard College and Harvard University. She is currently on the faculty of DePaul University as Assistant Professor of Composition and Musicianship.
Learn more at www.osnatnetzer.com

Featured Works
The Wondrous Woman Within, an opera in two acts
Luce Cantabile, concerto for alto saxophone and shadow
Disturbed Earth, for choir and orchestra
Varium cæli, for string orchestra
They bury their dead with great ululations, for oboe, bass clarinet, violin, and cello
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Works Available for Purchase
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“Moledet” Concerto Grosso (2005)
for flute, clarinet, piano, percussion (timp(glock)), violin and celloby Osnat NetzerScore and Parts
$75.00 -
Are you yet living? (2016)
for tenor saxophone, tenor tromboneby Osnat NetzerScore and Parts
$27.00 -
Common Ground (2007)
for full orchestraby Osnat NetzerStudy Score
$45.00 -
Contrapose (2020)
for viola and pianoby Osnat NetzerPerformance Score
$25.00 -
Disturbed Earth (2018)
For SSAA chorus, chamber orchestraby Osnat NetzerStudy Score
$45.00 -
Es Redn Haynt Ale Shtume Zakhn (All mute things speak today) (2022)
for voice and pianoby Osnat NetzerPiano/Vocal Score
$10.00 -
Expectations for Solo Clarinet (2000)
for solo clarinetby Osnat NetzerSolo Part
$12.00 -
I won’t be outrun by a cavalry of snails (2021)
for two sopranos, flute, clarinet, piano, violin, viola and celloby Osnat NetzerScore and Parts
$75.00 -
Improvisations for Solo Marimba (2008)
for marimbaby Osnat NetzerSolo Part
$26.50 -
l’Histoire de quatre musiciens (2015)
for flute, percussion, violin and celloby Osnat NetzerScore and Parts
$42.00 -
Luce Cantabile (2017)
for alto saxophone and orchestraby Osnat NetzerStudy Score
$50.00 -
meshulashim (2018)
for bass clarinet and marimbaby Osnat NetzerPerformance Score
$28.00 -
Olive Cotton (2009)
for cello soloby Osnat NetzerSolo Part
$15.00 -
Olive Cotton (2009)
for viola soloby Osnat NetzerSolo Part
$15.00 -
Paths of Stone and Water (2008)
for SATB a cappellaby Osnat NetzerChoral Score
$7.00 -
Pillars (2014)
for alto saxophone, pianoby Osnat NetzerPerformance Score
$24.00 -
recapsize (from String Quartet No.2) (2007, rev. 2010)
for string quartetby Osnat NetzerScore and Parts
$21.00 -
Schertch (2014)
for oboe and string quartetby Osnat NetzerScore and Parts
$20.00 -
Schertch (2014)
for alto flute and string quartetby Osnat NetzerScore and Parts
$20.00 -
Tanso (2004, rev. 2006)
for electric violin and full orchestraby Osnat NetzerStudy Score
$45.00 -
ten songs of yesno (2012)
Poetry by Dennis Lee
for bass and pianoby Osnat NetzerPiano/Vocal Score
$30.00 -
They bury their dead with great ululations (2018)
for oboe, bass clarinet, violin, celloby Osnat NetzerScore and Parts
$35.00 -
Three Yuval Rabin Songs (mezzo-soprano) (2002)
for mezzo-soprano and pianoby Osnat NetzerPiano/Vocal Score
$15.00 -
Three Yuval Rabin Songs (soprano) (2002)
for soprano and pianoby Osnat NetzerPiano/Vocal Score
$15.00 -
Varium Caeli (2019)
for string orchestraby Osnat NetzerStudy Score
$15.00