DEREK COOPER
Derek Cooper’s music has been performed worldwide by groups including Contemporaneous, Decoda, Sonic Apricity, the Indiana University of Pennsylvania wind ensemble, Jenny Lin, Yarn/Wire, Ekmeles, the Iridium Saxophone Quartet, and Blueshift Ensemble. He received his Master of Music and Doctorate of Musical Arts from Manhattan School of Music while studying with Dr. Reiko Füting and Dr. Richard Danielpour.
Derek is the Associate Dean of Musicianship and Educational Technology for Hoff-Barthelson Music School, where he also teaches composition and music technology and directs the Compose Yourself! Festival in collaboration with Copland House. In addition, he is an instructor at Manhattan School of Music and teaches music theory at Ramapo College of New Jersey’s School of Contemporary Arts.
Derek maintains a YouTube channel dedicated to in-depth breakdowns and analysis of the music in Star Wars media called "Star Wars Music Analysis." His music is published through his own website as well as Knightwind Music, Just a Theory Press, and NewMusicShelf.