Noah Godard is a composer from Los Angeles, California. Anchored by a sense of playfulness and an infectious curiosity, his music often questions what it means to seek a connection with the past, reflecting on the boundary between irony and nostalgia. He is drawn to the messiness or imperfection that makes us human – from an awkwardly lilting rhythm that melts away before it can settle, to the gentle “rub” of a sliding fiddle.

Noah held the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Steven Stucky Composer Fellow Chair in 2025, having previously been an LA Phil Composer Fellow for three years. In 2026, he was a participant in the Grafenegg Festival’s “Ink Still Wet” workshop, where he wrote and conducted a piece for the Tonkünstler Orchestra. His music has also been heard at festivals including the Bowdoin International Music Festival, Yellow Barn, and MATA Jr.; and performed by ensembles including Sandbox Percussion, Hub New Music, and the Bergamot Quartet.

Having recently completed his undergraduate studies at the Juilliard School, Noah is currently pursuing an MM in composition at the USC Thornton School of Music. His mentors have included Matthias Pintscher, Nina C. Young, Amy Beth Kirsten, and Andrew Norman.

Noah is also a passionate teacher. In addition to teaching piano and composition privately, he is a Composer-Mentor and Program Director of the NowBeat Project and has been contracted as a composition instructor by the Rhythmic Music Conservatory of Denmark. He taught for two years in the ear training and theory departments at the Juilliard School, as well as Juilliard’s Music Advancement Program. He now holds a Graduate Assistantship in Aural Skills at USC Thornton. When he’s not playing or writing music, Noah enjoys practicing as a bonsai artist, studying linguistics, hiking, and drinking tea.