Sarai Hillman

Composer

Bio: Sarai Hillman is an Atlanta-based composer who began her musical journey singing in the Baptist church where she was influenced by Gospel music. Losing her parents before high school created the need for an expressive outlet which she found in music composition. Hillman’s music seeks to tell the story of the listener. Hillman draws on her life’s soundtrack, from the rhythmic qualities of Bach’s Cello Suite, and the Israeli Folk Song, “Zum Gali- Dance the Hora!”, to chordal harmony influenced by Eric Whitacre, Michel’le, and countless others, to animate the story that she and the listener have in common.