"Diversely sentimental... fast, poignant... sung in shimmering harmony" (Ben Brantley, The New York Times, 2016) "Musically and vocally rich" (Laura Collins-Hughs, The New York Times, 2015) "Bachman has an acute understanding of the human voice and its boundaries, its possibilities, and the different character inherent in each of its registers...The resulting sound, so raw and desperate, sends a physical chill through the body” (Not Your Average Downtown Blog, 2013) Trevor Bachman is a New York City based composer, lyricist, performer, and vocalist. Best known for his use of the human voice's extremes, his pieces fuse the classic traditions of opera with storytelling practices of the modern theatre. He has written and developed several original musicals, including PYRE CANTATA (HERE Arts Center) a rock opera based on the Antigone story, IRL: A Slenderman Musical (Theatre for a New Audience), The Lobotomist (Ars Nova), Dentionicide (Future of Storytelling Festival), and Piano Bar (Joe's Pub) with the late composer, director, and theatre visionary Elizabeth Swados. Off Broadway, Bachman has arranged, orchestrated, and musically directed world premieres of DUAT (SoHo Rep), A Fable (Rattlestick/Cherry Lane), The Nomad (Flea), Times Square (The Public Theatre/Civilians), and the music of Grammy-winning songwriter Diane Warren with Broadway producer Dede Harris. His concert and theatre pieces have been performed internationally in Abu Dhabi, London, Tokyo, and Istanbul. A teaching artist, Trevor has worked with over a thousand young people to create and perform original songs based on their unique stories. He has served has a musical director and instructor at New York University, NYU Abu Dhabi, Baruch College, and Brooklyn College. For more, www.trevorbachman.com