Branch Freeman (b. 1997) is a composer and pianist based in New York City.  A recent graduate of The Juilliard School (M.M. '24), Branch previously graduated magna cum laude with highest honors in Music from Harvard University (B.A. '20). His music has been performed in the United States and abroad by acclaimed ensembles including the JACK Quartet, the Parker Quartet, the Divertimento Ensemble, the Jasper Quartet, and Hub New Music. A current student of Melinda Wagner, Branch has previously studied with Chaya Czernowin, Yvette Jackson, and Gerald Levinson.

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Branch's work has garnered numerous awards including Juilliard's Palmer Dixon Prize (2023), Harvard's John Green composition prize (2020), and Harvard's Wister Prize (2020). He served as a 2024 composition fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center, a 2025 National Orchestra Institute Composition Fellow, and has previously participated in the Bowdoin International Music Festival, the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, the Divertimento International Workshop for Young Composers, and the Orfeo International Music Festival.

 

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