Spencer Edgers is a composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist whose work spans opera, film, multimedia, and chamber settings. Based in Juneau, Alaska, they have premiered original works including the short operas The Dust Gets in Your Eyes and Everything After with Seattle Opera, and Little Things with Theater Alaska and the Orpheus Project. A finalist for the 2024 American Prize in Composition (Opera, Theater, Film, and Dance), they continue to establish themself as a distinct voice in contemporary music. Their work seeks to rewire the listener’s mind through new sounds and forms, reshaping familiar genres into something that sparks curiosity, connection, and discovery.

They hold a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies from Temple University and a Master of Music in Film Composition from the Seattle Film Institute. Their current project, Black Rock USA, is a 70-minute, two-act opera that explores queerness, identity, and labor rights within a fictional 1890s mining town. Drawing on their experience across genres including jazz, folk, opera, and musical theater, they aim to merge tradition and innovation, using music to tell modern stories with timeless emotional power