Jeffrey (Jeff) Hart (b. 1984) is a composer and arranger in the classical and jazz traditions. His works have earned recognition from the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) and the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA), with premieres by the Pennsylvania Chamber Winds, Chester County Concert Band, West Chester University Wind Ensemble, Providence Chamber Orchestra, Pennsylvania Symphonic Winds, Gulf Coast Saxophone Ensemble, Wildacres Saxophone Ensemble, Woodbridge Flute Choir, and Montgomery County Concert Band. Jeff holds degrees from The University of Toledo and Duquesne University, and is currently in Temple University’s PhD program for Music Composition. He taught band and music courses at the high school and middle school levels for over a decade in southeast Pennsylvania, and now serves as a band director in his home state of Delaware at Tower Hill School. Jeff has presented professional development sessions at local and state level PMEA conferences. He can be heard locally in the tri-state area performing as a saxophonist with the Blackbird Society Orchestra and the Pennsylvania Symphonic Winds.
♥ I recently completed a commission for the Montgomery County Concert Band, entitled Mercury’s Flight. It will be premiered at their concert this November!
♥ My new releases for Spring of 2025 can be found on the “My Music” section of my website!
♥ Congratulations to the Plymouth Whitemarsh High School Band under the direction of Tonia Kaufman! They recently premiered a piece for which they commissioned me, entitled STRIVE.
♥ The Woodbridge Flute Choir under the direction of Debbie Gilbert recently premiered a specially commissioned arrangement of Visions of Parnassus on May 3rd. Check out the video here! They performed Visions again this August at the National Flute Association Convention in Atlanta, GA. Here’s an extended excerpt of the performance at the NFA Convention!
Reading session for 46 American Chorales for Band at the PMEA Summer Conference, July 2022. Photo courtesy of Paul Fox, PMEA.Conducting Fanfare for the Next Chapter. Photo courtesy of Leslie Burnick, president of the Chester County Concert Band.
Jeffrey Hart, Composer 