Sean Pallatroni

Sean Pallatroni is an EMMY® Award winning composer, songwriter, director and pianist. Originally from Bedford NH, he studied performing arts at the Derryfield School, and completed his degree in Music Composition at the Hartt School of Music (University of Hartford, West Hartford CT). Sean has written for musical theatre, classical chamber ensembles, jazz, choir, and orchestra. His recent musical "Beyond this Paradise" was premiered in August 2012 in New York City, and was a finalist in the Thespis Theatre Festival. He has also coaches and musically directs numerous shows in the southern New Hampshire and Hartford Connecticut areas. Sean scores programs for Connecticut Public Television, including the shows "Empowering Connecticut," (Winner of 2012 Regional EMMY® Award) "Infinity Hall Live," and "All Things Connecticut." His latest project was composing for the short film, Twenty Minutes (Bear Fruit Pictures, directed by Foley Ellis Ibidapo). Sean is the recipient of Hartt's "Edward Diamente Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Composition," and winner of the 2010 Alabama Orchestra Association's Composition Competition for his work "When the Grass Was Still Green."