Ed Frazier Davis (b. 1989) is an award-winning English-American composer, baritone, and conductor living and working in Kansas City, Missouri. Lauded for its "compelling, […] colourful orchestration" (Musical Toronto), Ed's music is polystylistic and draws from many eclectic influences, from Medieval song to postminimalism and practically everything in between. He has composed music for a wide variety of media, but as an experienced singer he has a particularly strong affinity for writing choral music. His music has been commissioned and performed throughout the world by many renowned performers and organizations, including Access Contemporary Music, the Aspen Music Festival, Bella Voce, The Crossing, soprano Erin Wall, the Lincoln Trio, PLEXUS, and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Ultimately, he seeks to write music that breaks established artistic binaries—e.g. traditional vs. modern, accessible vs. unfamiliar—to create art that is fulfilling to as wide an audience as possible. Ed is currently a doctoral student at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where he studies composition with Chen Yi and voice with Vinson Cole. He earned his Bachelor of Arts with Honors in composition from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, and his Master of Music degree in composition from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University.
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