Lexi Bryant Tavani

Palm Beach Atlantic University: Assistant Professor of Music Theory

Hailed as a “promising composer” by the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Alexandra T Bryant has been lauded for her “ability to convey myriad moods through clear thematic materials and coloristic contrasts.” She has received commissions from the Kronos Quartet, William Preucil (concertmaster of the Cleveland Orchestra), the Aeolus Quartet in collaboration with the Friends of Chamber Music of Reading and through a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts, Katherine Murdock and Mark Hill, Carman Balthrop, Duo Scordatura and Scordatura Music Society, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, the Santa Fe Youth Symphony Orchestra Association, the Tacoma Youth Symphony Association, The Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies, and the Metropolitan Ballet Theatre & Academy in addition to others. 

Born in Western Washington, Dr. Bryant is a graduate of the University of Maryland, the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, and the Cleveland Institute of Music. Dr. Bryant currently lives in South Florida with her husband, Nicholas, and their three sons. She is in her third year at Palm Beach Atlantic University as Assistant Professor of Music Theory. Previously, she served as Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Composition at Gustavus Adolphus College for eight years.