Craig Curry is an active, professional composer and arranger. With more than 275 of his compositions published by leading sheet music publishers such as Hal Leonard Corporation and Alfred Music, Craig’s music is regularly performed throughout the US and abroad. He has received numerous ASCAPlus Awards (American Society of Composers, Arrangers, and Publishers) and many of his pieces have been named an “Editor’s Choice” by music retailer JW Pepper.

Craig previously served as Composer-in-Residence at Friends University (Wichita, KS) where he taught music theory, composition, orchestration, jazz arranging, and jazz piano. He formed the university’s Jazz Vocal Ensemble in 2009 which developed a national reputation for excellence, opening for Pentatonix and Take 6. They were invited to perform at international jazz conferences (JEN) as well as multiple regional and state music conferences (SWACDA, KMEA) where Craig also presented clinics on vocal jazz.

An accomplished pianist, Craig has many collections of arrangements published for solo piano as well as seven recordings of his piano music. His next collection, "Simply Curry, Volume 3" releases in 2024. For more than 20 years, he served as accompanist and arranger for gospel vocalist Earnest Alexander, founder of Youth Horizons, a faith-based ministry to at-risk youth. He has also served as a worship pastor and clinician for church music conferences.

Craig holds music degrees from the University of Miami, FL (M.M., Media Writing and Production) and the Wheaton College-Conservatory of Music (B.M., Piano Performance). He has been happily married to Amy for 29 years and they are the proud parents of two young adults, Ella and Coltrane.

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