Adam Harrington
Adam Harrington (b. 2000) is an American composer writing narrative and descriptive music that is exciting, colorful, and expressive. Visual and literary art play a key role in his work as many pieces are based on paintings, poetry, and narrative media like film and novels.
Adam is an ASCAP Morton Gould finalist, and has been an honorary mention for the Edward Cone Institute and a finalist for the TUTTI Festival. He has worked with ensembles such as Dither, Hub New Music, Contemporaneous, The Rhythm Method, NYC Orchestra Project, Bad Time to Scream, Sugar Land Winds, FAB5, and Cypress Winds, among others.
Previously, Adam studied music education, horn, and conducting at the University of Houston. He graduated with a B.M. in Horn Performance in 2022 and remains an active horn player in the NYC area. Adam holds an M.M. in Concert Composition from NYU’s Steinhardt School.
