Ericsson Hatfield is a composer, performer, and theorist based in Montréal whose work focuses on canon, chamber music, vocal writing, and compositional craft across both historical and contemporary idioms. His compositions have received recognition from the Tribeca New Music Festival, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM)’s Kristin Pankonin Award, and the Capital Hearings Young Composers Competition. He is published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company.

 

As a violinist, Hatfield maintains an active practice in chamber music performance alongside his work as a composer and educator. He studied violin performance at New York University and composition at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) and the European American Musical Alliance in Paris, where he studied with David Conte. He is currently pursuing doctoral studies in music theory at McGill University under Peter Schubert and Jon Wild, where his research explores canon and mathematical models of contrapuntal theory.

 

Hatfield previously served as instructor of theory and aural skills for the San Francisco Girls Chorus and taught counterpoint through SFCM’s continuing education division. He is cofounder of Insight Chamber Players and founder of Consort Eureka.

 

His studio emphasizes concrete compositional procedures, rigorous pedagogy, and musical craft.