About Declan

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Declan Siefkas is a composer, conductor, producer, and general audiophile hailing from the Midwest. His musical work is ecumenical in nature, ranging from experimental works for classical ensembles to background music for video games, and from conducting choir concerts to recording jazz combos. His compositions have been performed across the country and internationally.

Declan earned a B.A. in Music from Colorado College, where he founded and directed the Tenebrae New Music Ensemble, Colorado College's first student-run classical performance group. Declan earned an M.M. in Music Theory from New England Conservatory, where he studied cadence in the classical style and music in Legend of Zelda with Dr. Andrew Schartmann. His scholarly articles and book reviews have been published in The Journal of Dmitri Shostakovich (DSCH). After finishing school, Declan served as the assistant conductor for the orchestras of Tufts University, taking the orchestras on tour in Europe and helping to guide the orchestral program through the pandemic with a focus on anti-racist programming.

Declan is currently the Director of Music Technology at Phillips Academy Andover, where he also teaches digital music production and advanced music composition. He lives in Jamaica Plain with his wife, Anna, and enjoys spending his spare time cooking, playing Dungeons and Dragons, and working in video game music. He and Anna welcomed their son Vernon into the world in November.