Rob Redei was born in Budapest in 1975. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in music and medieval literature from the University of Pennsylvania. His composition, "Phantasma," for orchestra was the recipient of a Masterworks Prize and will be released on ERM Media's Masterworks of the New Era series in June. The Scherzo from his string quartet was recently premiered by the CSO String Quartet in Chicago.

"Sesheta" for two pianos and percussion was a finalist for the 2007 Robert Helps Prize and performed by the USF Percussion Ensemble in April, 2007. Rob is the choral director at Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa, Florida, and is currnetly pursuing his Master of Music in Composition degree at the University of South Florida.