Sarah Fader The Podcast

Composer John Jesensky and I talk about music, Inspector Gadget, Thomas Newman, piano, and more! Composer/conductor JOHN JESENSKY earned his B.M. in Music Composition from the Hartt School of Music under the tutelage of composer Stephen Gryc, as well as leading wind ensemble conductor Glen Adsit. John was awarded his M.M. in Film Composition from New York University, where he studied with renown film composers Ira Newborn and Sonny Kompanek. During his tenure at NYU, Jesensky’s score for Michael Daugherty’s short film, "Season’s Greetings," won the Skirball Film Scoring Competition.  Upon graduation, he was presented the Elmer Bernstein Award for Film Composition. His film scores have made appearances and won awards at events such as the Cannes Film Festival, L.A. Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, Hollyshorts Film Festival, D.C. Film Festival and Phoenix Film Festival. He has collaborated with some of the film world’s finest composers including John Williams, and Danny Elfman. During his conduct