Evan Meier is a composer of orchestral, chamber, and vocal music. He is based in the Washington, D.C. area.
"...an inventive, accessible (but never simplistic) score."
- Parterre on Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Fallen Giant
"...innovative music...the score was refreshingly far from simplistic, boring or predictable."
- Oregon Arts Watch on Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Fallen Giant
"The score is at times soaring, at times playful, and the libretto is funny while also tackling serious subjects..."
- Broadway World on Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Fallen Giant
"...a very polished feel...the music firmly rooted in the drama."
- New York Times on The Last Act of Revolution
"...moments of marvelous melodicism, genuine beauty and rich orchestral textures..."
- St. Paul Pioneer Press on Fire Music
"...reveals its inner truths by means of its sensitive, sophisticated musical expression."
- Washington Times on The Heretic's Tragedy
News
7/4/2026. Liberty: from the Ashes of Tyranny, performed by the Middlesex County Volunteers Fifes with the BSO at Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular.
5/30/2026. New Canzona for the Fiftieth Year brass quintet presented at Levine Music 50th Anniversary Showcase performance. THEARC, DC.
9/1/2024. National Symphony Orchestra presents Migrations in Rhythm with Christylez Bacon for annual Labor Day concert at the US Capitol.
5/21 and 5/22/2024. Delaware Symphony presents Migrations in Rhythm with Christylez Bacon as part of the Explorer series for young audiences.
1/13/2024. Opera Modesto presents professional premiere of Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Fallen Giant
12/10/2023. Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic presents Migrations in Rhythm with Christylez Bacon
11/25/2023. Portland State University Opera Studio presents educational premiere of Sherlock Holmes and the Fallen Giant. UPDATE: Read the review in Oregon Arts Watch. And the review in Broadway World.
10/7/2023. Greenville Symphony presents Migrations in Rhythm with Christylez Bacon.
9/20, 10/5, 10/14/2023. Vasily Popov Premieres Unsettled Times for solo cello. Fox Hill, DC MLK Library, St. John the Apostle Church
2/9/23. Chip Brienza of WETA profiles Migrations in Rhythm premiere.
9/29/22. Wheeling Symphony Orchestra premieres Migrations in Rhythm, a Concerto for Beatbox and Rhyme. Featuring Christylez Bacon.