Lansing McLoskey's music has been performed to critical acclaim across the U.S. and in twelve other countries on six continents. Among his awards are First Prizes in the Omaha Symphony International New Music Competition, the Kenneth Davenport National Competition for Orchestral Works, the Lee Ettelson Composers Award, Charles Ives Center Orchestral Composition Competition, Paris New Music Review Int'l Composition Competition "60 Seconds," and the Ives Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts & Letters.

McLoskey has received dozens of commissions and grants, including from the N.E.A., Meet The Composer, the Fromm Foundation, ASCAP, the Barlow Endowment, Music At The Anthology, and many others. He has written for such renowned ensembles as The Hilliard Ensemble, Speculum Musicae, the New Millennium Ensemble, and Atlantic Brass. Recent performances include the premiere of "The Madding Crowd" by Triton Brass at Tanglewood, a performance of "OK-OK" at the XVIII International Jazz Festival in Lima, Peru, and a performance of "Theft" at the International Contemporary Art Festival in León, Mexico. Current projects include commissions from Dinosaur Annex, The Ibis Camerata, and a concerto for brass quintet and the Boston Conservatory Wind Ensemble.

McLoskey completed his Ph.D. at Harvard University, with additional studies at UCSB, USC, and the Royal Danish Academy of Music. He is on the Board of Advisors of the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition, and is President of Composers in Red Sneakers, Inc. His music is released on Albany, Wergo Schallplatten, Capstone, Tantara, Beauport Classics, and Petroleum By-Products Records. A complete CD of his music (Sixth Species) was just released on Albany this fall. www.lansingmcloskey.com

"Quartettrope" (2008), [cl/sax/vln/pno], 14 minutes
Commissioned for The Ibis Camerata. 5/9/09 premiere, Miller Theater, NYC.

"The Madding Crowd" (2007), [brass quintet], 18 minutes
Meet The Composer commission for Triton Brass. Premiered at Tanglewood, 2007.

"SLAM!" (2007), [orchestra], 1 minute
Fanfare for The Frost Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Sleeper, Dir.
Premiered at Fesival Miami, 2007

"OK-OK" (2006), [sax quartet], 9 minutes
Fromm Foundation commisson for The Radnofsky Quartet.