About Alyssa Reit
[Photo: Nancy McFarland]
Alyssa has worked as an independent performer, composer and arranger in the New York tri-state area since completing her Bachelors and Master’s degrees at the Juilliard School as a student of Marcel Grandjany in 1975. Composition teachers include Jacob Druckman, Andrew Thomas, and Richard Einhorn.
She has performed with institutions ranging from the Orchestra of St. Lukes, the Pittsburgh Symphony, and the Metropolitan Opera, to contemporary music groups and traditional Irish bands, playing in such well known, diverse venues as Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, Tully Hall, BAM, the Public Theater, and the Kitchen. She has performed with renowned storyteller Laura Simms, toured with Patti Lupone and Kevin Klein under the auspices of Lincoln Center Children’s Programs, performed all over Europe with Martha Clarke, and completed a U.S. tour in 2002 with the world famous vocal group, Anonymous 4.
With husband French hornist Peter Reit, Alyssa gives frequent recitals throughout the New York metropolitan area.
She has performed with institutions ranging from the Orchestra of St. Lukes, the Pittsburgh Symphony, and the Metropolitan Opera, to contemporary music groups and traditional Irish bands, playing in such well known, diverse venues as Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, Tully Hall, BAM, the Public Theater, and the Kitchen. She has performed with renowned storyteller Laura Simms, toured with Patti Lupone and Kevin Klein under the auspices of Lincoln Center Children’s Programs, performed all over Europe with Martha Clarke, and completed a U.S. tour in 2002 with the world famous vocal group, Anonymous 4.
With husband French hornist Peter Reit, Alyssa gives frequent recitals throughout the New York metropolitan area.
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She was founder, artistic director, and resident composer for Singing Harp, an arts troupe which presented fairy tales, myths, and classic stories in innovative dramatic and musical forms. For over 14 years the company performed in the New York metropolitan area at such esteemed venues as Caramoor and the NYU Storytelling Series, and received critical acclaim in 2005 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. They received grants from NYSCA, the Westchester Arts Council, and major grants from the Rudyard and Emanualla Reimss Fund in the Westchester Community Foundation.
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Alyssa’s work “American Songs” has been performed nationally and recorded by the Eastern Brass Quintet, the Greenwich Symphony Orchestra premiered her work for strings, “Legends of Isis,” and programmed her piece “Faith, Hope, and Love” on their chamber music series. Most recently trombone soloist Paul Pollard has made her work “Where?” a staple on his solo recitals.
To view and hear more samples of Alyssa's work please visit:
New York Women Composers Page
New York Women Composers Page