Nat Evans studied music composition with Michael Schelle and Frank Felice at Butler University in Indianapolis. He writes original music for various mixed chamber ensembles, distinctive electro-acoustic music, has collaborated with sculptors to create music and art installations at the Harrison Center for the Arts, and helped organize (and performed in) the Sonic Waves Experimental Music Festival in Melbourne, Australia. Since moving to Seattle in 2004, he has written music for various chamber groups and choreographers, and has received commissions from the Northwest Girlchoir, The Northwest School Chamber Orchestra, and Seattle Pacific University Men's Choir and Seattle Pacific University Percussion Ensemble.
In march of 2007 he and composer Ross Simonini completed an original score for the short film, Red Harvest, which premiered at the Indianapolis International Film Festival in April of 2007. He and Simonini also composed two electro-acoustic scores for modern dance - the first one debuting at Velocity Dance Center in 2006 and the second one in June 2007 at On The Boards.
In the summer of 2007 he completed a short work for chamber orchestra, Nanquan Cuts the Cat in Two, which was premiered on December 18, 2007 by The Northwest School Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Heather Bentley. The Orchestra played this piece, which is based on a Chinese story, throughout their tour of China in April 2008, with Mr. Evans speaking before the performances, as well conducting.
2008 brought the debut performance of a new work for the Seattle Pacific University Men's choir. Both 2008 and 2009 brought the completion of new solo works for various performers throughout the United States, as well as the completion and debut of Unrelated, which was performed by the Seattle Pacific University Percussion Ensemble. Currently the composer is working on a score for a fashion designer's runway show in Berlin.
