Cynthia Stillman Gerdes (composer)

Cynthia Stillman Gerdes writes contemporary classical music for traditional instruments.

All of the places she has lived influence her music: From the dusty sagebrush wild west of Pasco and Boise in the “Idaho Toccata Trio” to the more cosmopolitan influences of San Francisco, Seattle and Portland in “Tango for David,” “Three Songs from the Tao Te Ching,” and “Love Love Wind Dust.”
The joyous parts of life and some commiseration with the human condition have influenced such works as  ...