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Garrett Schumann (1987-) is an award-winning composer, music scholar, educator, and writer based in Ypsilanti, MI. Garrett’s compositions have been performed around the world by leading soloists and ensembles including the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Akropolis Reed Quintet, vibraphonist Joel Ross, Latitude 49, the percussionists of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Megan Ihnen & Alan Theisen Present, violist Michael Hall, and many more. A community-centered composer, Garrett’s recent projects include collaborations with the Ann Arbor District Library, the Michigan branch of the diversity and public art nonprofit Embracing Our Differences, and other local partners.

Garrett served as the Executive Director of the nonprofit ÆPEX Contemporary Performance from 2015-2022. Under Garrett’s leadership, ÆPEX featured the music of nearly 120 composers at more than 30 concerts and community music events at venues in Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor, Detroit, Kalamazoo, and Mt. Pleasant.

Garrett’s scholarship and writing on music has appeared inThe New York Times,NPR, Grove Music,Cambridge University Press’s Public Humanities journal,VAN Magazine, and many other outlets. He regularly presents his original research at conferences and university guest residencies. Garrett teaches a variety of music courses for the University of Michigan College of Literature, Sciences, and the Arts.