Sarah Bassingthwaighte

Sarah Bassingthwaighte is a Canadian-American composer who focuses her work on climate and social issues. She’s the winner of the European Music, International Satie, International Saint-Saëns Competitions, International Couperin Competition, a two-time finalist for the American Prize in Composition, and six-time winner of the NFA Newly Published Music Award. The London Symphony Orchestra recorded an album of her orchestral works, which was released on the Aria Classics label in April of 2025. She has been aritst-in-residence at the Visby International Centre for Composers in Sweden, the Uncool Residency in Poschiavo, Switzerland, and in 2025 Svalbard for the Arctic Residency.