Phil Hayden is a composer of vocal, choral and harp music who discovered the joy of playing harp and its delightful possibilities for composing a few years ago. A native of New York, Phil graduated from Westminster Choir College summa cum laude, and received his Masters Degree in Music Theory and Composition from Eastern Kentucky University. At EKU he won the Orchestral Composition Contest. In 2022 he won the Ithaca College 42nd annual Robert Campbell Endowed Choral Composition Prize. Phil has current choral music published by Hal Leonard, and his harp music exclusively with Seraphim Music.