Sunny Knable

Composer

California-native Sunny Knable is a multifaceted composer who currently resides in New York City.  He has won numerous awards including three “Best Composition” Awards from the Festival of New American Music, and the Iron Composers Award, for which he wrote a four-minute piece in five hours.  He holds degrees from CSU Sacramento—where he received his Bachelor of Music in Composition, Piano Performance and Jazz Studies—and Queens College (CUNY), where he completed a Masters of Arts in Composition; he is currently a PhD candidate at Stony Brook University.  Most recently, the Brothers Knable’s opera for young audience, The Magic Fish, has been performed multiple times around the country.  Other professional credits include his debut album "American Variations" on Centaur Records and his multiple bassoon works published by TrevCo-Varner Music.  Mr. Knable serves as Music Director of The Church-in-the-Gardens in Forest Hills, NY, while fulfilling commissions from around the country.