Hailed as “a composer many believe to be the best of his generation” by The New York Times. Mikel Rouse’s works include forty records, seven films, and a trilogy of media operas: Failing Kansas, Dennis Cleveland, and The End of Cinematics. He has received commissions from the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, and the Meet the Composer/Reader's Digest Commissioning Program. Rouse's compositions have been performed at Lincoln Center, the New York State Theater, and Alice Tully Hall, and throughout the United States and Europe. We chat with him about his work, a new memoir, and upcoming album! Check out more of his work at www.mikelrouse.com