Gary Grundei is an NYC-based composer, performer, producer, instructor, and coach whose music has been heard on NPR, the Discovery Channel, MTV, and at Kennedy Center. He has been commissioned by GALA Choruses for their National Convention Opening Ceremonies, Sound Circle, Resonance Women’s Chorus, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, the Magic Theatre, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, and New York Stage and Film. He has composed off-Broadway at the Ensemble Studio Theatre and has worked with Meredith Monk, Bill Pullman, Matt Berninger, Leigh Fondakowski, Caitlyn FitzGerald, and the Denver Broncos. He’s performed on stages from Carnegie Hall to A.R.T./New York Theatres to Hollywood’s Hotel Cafe. Gary has taught at Naropa University, Occidental College, University of Denver, Whitman College, and The Ohio State University. He is one half of the band High Fiction, and is the founder of the golden lotus studio, an online home for songwriters.