John G. Bilotta was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, but has spent most his life in the San Francisco Bay Area where he studied composition, theory, and orchestration with Frederick Saunders. John has received multiple commissions, grants, and awards, and his works have been performed around the world by such outstanding soloists and ensembles as Rarescale, the Kiev Philharmonic, Earplay, Chamber Mix, the Washington Square Contemporary Music Society, the Talea Ensemble, the Avenue Winds, San Francisco Cabaret Opera, Bluegrass Opera, Boston Metro Opera, and VocalWorks. His works have been released by Capstone Records, New Music North Recordings, Beauport Classical Recordings, Navonna Records, Parma Recordings, and ERMMedia. Since 2006, John has been Music Director of the San Francisco Chamber Wind Festival, and co-directs with Brian Bice the Festival of Contemporary Music. He is a member of the American Composers Forum, the American Music Center, NACUSA, and the Society of Composers where he serves on the Executive Committee and for which he edits SCION, the Society’s opportunities newsletter.