Artist • Composer • Lyricist • Publisher
Greg Granoff began piano study at an early age in an atmosphere of frequent exposure to a wide variety of musical genres and styles. Already a proficient accompanist as a teen, he was employed as musical director and solo keyboard “orchestra” for a series of Broadway musical productions at a popular local dinner theater in Carmel, CA. After studies in organ and piano at the University of the Pacific, he entered piano technology, ultimately making it his profession.
Employed since 1989 as a full-time university staff piano technician and retired from the position as of 2022, Greg’s skills as a pianist, organist and harpsichordist are often in demand. His sophisticated style of composition reflects a passion for the joining of poetry and craft that Greg brings to all his artistic and professional endeavors. Devoted to the art of “text painting”, or the joining of text with music that expresses and amplifies the text’s poetic essence rather than simply accompanying it, Greg draws inspiration from an eclectic mix of influences that begins with the Renaissance, and continues up to and includes current “New Age” sounds.
Greg makes his home in Redwood country on the north coast of California with his wife of 35 years.
“Greg is a skilled accompanist, composer and piano technician who writes expressive musical settings that put the joining of intense feeling and sophisticated craftsmanship at the service of spiritual uplift. His compositions place the accompaniment as an equal partner in finding and evoking the poetic essence of the text.”
Audience and Press Reviews
"These settings by Greg Granoff are modern melodies with rich textures that complement the words but do not overpower the message. They are truly exciting listening."
“I am always moved by listening to Greg’s music, to me it demonstrates that ‘Music is the rhythm of head and heart’ “
“The beauty of Greg’s music touches our hearts and lifts our spirits heavenward.”