Derek Bermel

Grammy-Nominated Composer and House of Mango, Composer
Thrice Grammy-nominated composer and clarinetist, Derek Bermel has performed on major stages across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. His engagement with artistic cultures worldwide has become part of the fabric and force of his musical language, having studied folk styles and traditions in Bulgaria, Ireland, Ghana, Brazil, Israel, and collaborated with writers Sandra Cisneros, Will Eno, Nicole Krauss, and Wendy S. Walters, sculptor Sook-Jin Jo, composer/performers Wynton Marsalis, Midori, Stephen Sondheim, Gustavo Dudamel, Emmanuel Black Bear, Luciana Souza, Paquito D’Rivera, and choreographer S. Ama Wray, and hip hop legend Yasiin Bey (Mos Def). Honors include the Rome Prize, Herb Alpert Award, American Academy of Arts and Letters, Institute for Advanced Study, Guggenheim and Fulbright Fellowships.