ABOUT

Elliot Roman is a multifaceted composer, pianist, flutist, and conductor based in New York City.

His compositions and arrangements have been performed in five continents and have won prizes in prestigious competitions including the BMI Composer Awards. He has received commissions from ensembles including American String Quartet, The New York Virtuoso Singers, Montage Music Society, LGT Young Soloists, and the National Orchestral Institute and Festival. Elliot has appeared as an instrumentalist and conductor in renowned venues such as Carnegie Hall, David Geffen Hall (Lincoln Center), CNN, and Jazz at Lincoln Center. In 2021, Elliot founded underStaffed, a collective dedicated to the performance of works for chamber orchestra and small ensembles and serves as its Artistic Director and Conductor. 

An up-and-coming figure in the world of Jewish choral music, Elliot serves as the conductor of the Bergen County chapter of HaZamir: The International Jewish Teen Choir as well as Sutton Place Synagogue’s High Holiday vocal quartet. He is also the pianist for Zamir Chorale (NY), Zamir Noded, and the Jewish Theological Seminary H.L. Miller Cantorial School choir.

Elliot is an adjunct faculty member at Fordham University and the Jewish Theological Seminary. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the Manhattan School of Music, where he was a recipient of the Jay Rubinton Scholarship, and is a graduate of the inaugural class of the Jewish Choral Conducting Institute. In his free time, Elliot enjoys travel, hikes, and photography.