Elizabeth Ogonek (born May 26, 1989) is an American composer of contemporary classical music.
Ogonek was born in Anoka, Minnesota and was raised in New York City. There she began her studies in the Preparatory Division at the Manhattan School of Music. Ogonek received her BM from the Jacobs School of MusicatIndiana University in 2009.[1] After this, she went on to receive her MM from USC Thornton School of Music in 2012.[1] She received her DM from Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2015, where she studied with Julian Anderson on a Marshall Scholarship.[2][1] That same year, Ogonek began a three-year term as the Mead composer-in-residence for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with the composer Samuel Adams.[3][4][5][6] Some of her notable compositions include the chamber violin concerto In Silence and the orchestral dance suite All These Lighted Things.[7][8] Ogonek was assistant professor of composition at Oberlin College and Conservatory (Oberlin Conservatory of Music) from 2015 until 2021, when she joined the composition faculty at Cornell University.[2][1]
Ogonek's music often is led by and has a strong connection with the words and poetry used. This has led her to work with several young writers, including Sophia Veltfort, Ghazal Mosadeq, Ralph Nazareth, and Jonathan Dubow.[1]
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