Education
Brooklyn College – M.M. in Music Composition (graduating May 2019)
Marlboro College – B.A. in Music Composition and Piano Performance (awarded May 2016 with Highest Honors)
Principal composition teachers: Jason Eckardt, Tania León, Wang Jie, Stanley Charkey, and Matan Rubinstein
Principal piano teachers: Robert Merfeld, Luis Batlle, and Burton Hatheway
Select Composition Awards
Scholarships and Grants
Residencies, Summer Festivals, and Internships
Conferences
Select Piano Performance Awards
Select List of Compositions
Works in the genre of opera and art song:
Select Performances (Solo Recitals, Chamber Music & Orchestral Performances)
Associated acts, opera companies, musical groups, bands, and productions
Brooklyn College – M.M. in Music Composition (graduating May 2019)
Marlboro College – B.A. in Music Composition and Piano Performance (awarded May 2016 with Highest Honors)
Principal composition teachers: Jason Eckardt, Tania León, Wang Jie, Stanley Charkey, and Matan Rubinstein
Principal piano teachers: Robert Merfeld, Luis Batlle, and Burton Hatheway
Select Composition Awards
- 2017 Kaddish Millet ‘48 award from Brooklyn College for recognition of a special talent in songwriting
- 2017 Sparks Wiry & Cries SongSlam, 2nd place
- 2013 Beautiful Minds Competition at Marlboro College, 2nd place
- 2012 Golden Key Festival International Piano Composition Competition, 3rd place
- 2011 Webster University National Young Composers Competition, Honorable Mention
- 2010 MTNA Connecticut State Composition Competition, 1st place
- 2010 Tribeca New Music Young Composers Competition (formerly New York Arts Ensemble), Emerging Composer Award
- 2009 National Federation of Music Clubs National Junior Composition Competition, 2nd place
Scholarships and Grants
- 2014 - 2019 Scholarship from Wednesday Afternoon Music Club
- 2018 - 2019 Eleanor Kilcoyne Scholarship in Music and Dance from Brooklyn College
- 2018 fellowship from Brooklyn College for Distinguished Professor Ursula Oppens’ ConTempo Ensemble
- 2018 Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) Creative Engagement grant for the production of jazz opera Tabula Rasa
- 2018 assistant music director to Brooklyn College’s ConTempo Ensemble (graduate fellowship)
- 2018 Sparksplug Foundation grant for the production of jazz opera Tabula Rasa
- 2017 Chancey Memorial Scholarship in Music from Brooklyn College
- 2017 Cerf Scholarship in Music from Brooklyn College
- 2012 - 2016 Marlboro College Trustees Merit Scholarship
- 2012 - 2016 Marlboro College Leadership Grant
- 2016 William Davisson Prize for extraordinary contributions to the Marlboro community
- 2016 Marlboro College Town Meeting Scholarship for Bowling Green State University Graduate Student Conference travel expenses
- 2016 Senior Plan Grant for production of opera The Fall of the House of Usher
- 2015 - 2016 Marlboro College Jerom I. Aron Grant for collaborative work on the production of The Fall of the House of Usher
- 2015 - 2016 recipient of Marlboro College's M. Brenn Greene Scholarship
- 2015 Marlboro College Town Meeting Scholarship for work on the production of The Fall of the House of Usher
- 2015 Marlboro College Summer Internship Grant for Opera Development Internship
- 2014 Marlboro College World Studies Grant for summer research about pitch perception in Canada
Residencies, Summer Festivals, and Internships
- Composer-in-residence for Brooklyn College Small Jazz Ensemble (Brooklyn, NY), Fall 2017
- Internship to write a song cycle and perform it at BAM! (Brooklyn, NY), May 1st, 2017 - June 4th, 2017
- highSCORE Festival Composition Program (Pavia, Italy), August 1st – August 13th, 2016
- Atlantic Music Festival Composition Program (Waterville, ME), July 6th – August 2nd, 2015
- Opera Development Internship (NY, NY), June 1st – July 1st, 2015
- Walden Creative Musicians Retreat (Dublin, NH), June 14th – June 22nd, 2014
- Ithaca Summer Piano Institute (Ithaca, NY), June 30th – July 9th, 2011
Conferences
- 2016 Bowling Green State University Graduate Student Conference – presentation of paper “Die Lorelei”, March 4th - 5th, 2016 in Bowling Green, Ohio
Select Piano Performance Awards
- 2018 finalist in Art Song Society’s Mary Trueman Art Song Vocal Competition (collaborative pianist)
- 2017 award for excellent performance in ConTempo from the Brooklyn College Conservatory
- 2012 American Fine Arts Festival, 1st Place, Winner's Recital at Carnegie Hall (NY, NY), May 2012
- (2009, 2010 & 2012) Golden Key Festival, three-time 1st place prize winner, Winner's Recitals at Carnegie Hall, May 2009, May 2010 & May 2012
- 2011 Eastern Connecticut Orchestra Concerto Competition, 2nd place, Scholarship for music studies
- 2010 American Fine Arts Festival Chopin Bicentennial Concert, selected participant, Winner's Recital at Carnegie Hall, November 2010
- 2010 American Protege Romantic Music Competition, 2nd place, Winner's Recital at Carnegie Hall, October 2010
- (2009 & 2010) American Protege International Piano Competition, two-time 2nd place prize winner, Winner's Recitals at Merkin Concert Hall, February 2009 and Carnegie Hall, March 2010
- 2009 Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition, 1st place, Winner's Recital at Carnegie Hall, May 2009 (Carnegie Hall debut
Select List of Compositions
Works in the genre of opera and art song:
- Songs of a bygone time for baritone and piano (2018) – premiered at Christ & Holy Trinity Church (Westport, CT), August 14th, 2018
- Building Emily Warren: a new musical (2018) – premiered at WOW! Cafe (NY, NY), August 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, 2018 and performed at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Edinburgh, Scotland), August 17th, 2018
- Tabula Rasa: a jazz opera in two acts (2018) – workshopped at Areté Venue and Gallery (Brooklyn, NY), April 15th, 2018, premiered at The Blue Building (NY, NY), May 4th, 5th, 11th, and 12th, 2018
- Dickens’ A Christmas Carol the Opera (2017) – premiered at the Montauk Club (Brooklyn, NY), December 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, 2017
- Songs of the Soul Beams: a theatrical song cycle (2017) – premiered at BAM! (Brooklyn, NY), Sunday, June 4th, 2017, performed at (le) poisson rouge (NY, NY), Tuesday January 9th, 2018
- The Fall of the House of Usher: a chamber opera in four scenes (2016) – workshopped at the National Opera Center (NY, NY), June 30th, 2015, premiered at Marlboro College (Marlboro, VT) , March 28th and 29th, 2016, and performed at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music (NY, NY), April 15th and 16th, 2016
- The Bukowski Songs for mezzo-soprano and piano (2014) –premiered at ConTempo Ensemble Concert in Brooklyn College (Brooklyn, NY), May 1st, 2017
- Schilflieder for soprano and piano (2013) – performed at ConTempo Ensemble Concert in Brooklyn College, November 21st, 2017, Jesse Lee United Methodist Church (Easton, CT) January 5th, 2014 and Marlboro College, December 11th, 2013
- Songs of Loss for tenor or baritone and piano (2011) – performed at Webster University (St. Louis, MO), December 3rd, 2011 (complete) and St. Paul's Church (NY, NY), September 11th, 2011 (excerpts)
- Apollo and Hermes: an opera in two acts (2011) – performed (excerpts in piano score) at Symphony Space in Lincoln Center (NY, NY), March 31st, 2012
- Passerine Pieces (2016) – performed at Marlboro College on April 29th, 2016
- Toccata and Fugue on a theme of Mozart in G minor (2013) – premiered at Marlboro College, May 10th, 2013, performed at Barnes Hall at Cornell University (Ithaca, NY), January 31st, 2014, Lorimer Chapel in Colby College, July 26th, 2015 (Waterville, ME), Jesse Lee United Methodist Church (Easton, CT), January 8th, 2017, and Shapeshifter Lab, February 26th, 2018
- Rhapsody in D major (2011) – performed at Ehrbar Hall (Vienna, Austria), July 18th, 2012 and Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY), July 9th, 2011
- String Quartet no. 2 (2018) – premiered at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Brooklyn, NY) on November 2nd, 2018
- Nocturnal Fluidity for small jazz ensemble (2017) – premiered at Shapeshifter Lab, November 30th, 2017
- String Quartet no. 1 “Mosaic of Myself: A Walt Whitman Experience” featuring baritone (2016) – premiered at The Church of the Intercession (NY, NY), December 10th, 2016
- Variations on a Dirge: duo for flute and guitar (2016) – performed and recorded at the highSCORE music festival in Pavia, Italy, August 10th, 2016
- A Pastoral Joke: duo for violin and harp (2015) – recorded at the Atlantic Music Festival on August 1st, 2015
- Fantasy Piece for pierrot ensemble (2015) – recorded at the Atlantic Music Festival, July 15th, 2015
- Diva Showdown: duo for flute and oboe (2013) – performed at Walden Creative Musicians Retreat (Dublin, NH), June 20th, 2014
- Pastiche after J. S. Bach (2, 1+cor ang, 1+bass, 2 – 2, 1, 2, 0 – timp, str) (2015) – read and recorded by the Atlantic Music Festival Orchestra, July 15th, 2015
- 15 Latin American Folksong arrangements for voice and piano (2018) – premiered outside the Cayuga Processing Center (NY, NY) in protest of ICE, November 9th, 2018
- Music for ‘Happy End’ by Kurt Weill for trumpet, french horn, alto saxophone, percussion, banjo, piano, singers, and chorus (2014) – performed at Marlboro College, November 21st and 22nd, 2014
Select Performances (Solo Recitals, Chamber Music & Orchestral Performances)
- Queens without boundaries (concert at Cornelia Street Cafe), August 19th, 2018
- Hello Gorgeous (pop-up house concert series in NYC), February 2018 - present
- Kickstarting Kiki: a Jarrar-Goodwin showcase at The Tank NYC (NY, NY), November 14th, 2017
- Felix Jarrar and Brittany Goodwin: Showcase #1 at Cornelia Street Cafe, August 27th, 2017
- Lecture-Recital at Marlboro College, April 29th, 2016
- Recital in Ragle Hall at Marlboro College, May 1st, 2014
- Recital with pianist John Stetch at Barnes Hall in Cornell University (Ithaca, NY), January 31st, 2014
- Freshmen Recitals in Ragle Hall, December 6th, 2012 and May 10th, 2013
- Ensemble Pianist for Windham Symphony's performances of Stravinsky's 'Symphony of Psalms' (Brattleboro, VT and Bellows Falls, VT), January 25th and 27th, 2013
Associated acts, opera companies, musical groups, bands, and productions
- Petra Jarrar Band (August 2016 - present) – keyboardist for a new pop-rock band that has toured Japan, Los Angeles, New York, and Philadelphia
- April Brucker (January 2017 - present) – pianist for a ventriloquist’s political satire
- Brooklyn College (February 2017 - present) – assistant for ConTempo, accompanist, coach, and collaborative pianist
- Ecce Shnak (March 2018 - present) – musical director for the chamber choir of a new art rock band
- Mendelssohn (December 2017 - June 2018) – music director for a new musical by LA-based playwright Jackie Bassan which was workshopped at Theater for the New City (NY, NY), June 18th, 2018
- Cantanti Project (June 2017 - May 2018) – composer, music director, rehearsal/collaborative pianist
- Warrior Wives (April 2018) – music director for new opera by Matthew Taylor for a workshop performance of select scenes at Zinc Bar (NY, NY)
- Yaniv Zarif (March 2018) – keyboardist for Yaniv Zarif’s Music Beyond Language at Feinstein’s/54 Below
- Gramercy Opera (October - December 2017) – composer, music director, conductor, and rehearsal pianist
- Utopia Opera (November 2017) – rehearsal pianist
- New Camerata Opera (October 2017) – rehearsal pianist
- Christman Opera Company (March 2017) – rehearsal pianist
