Arnoud Noordegraaf (NL, 1974) is a composer who doesn't shy a narrative in his work. His productions form a class apart within Dutch contemporary music, combining interdisciplinary media in compositions and theatrical forms, resulting in 'a remarkable unity in style and atmosphere' (NRC Handelsblad)

Noordegraaf studied theatre at the Maastricht Theatre School and composition at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, with Gilius van Bergeijk and Martijn Padding. His musical style is focussed on a strong interaction between live instruments and their electronic counterparts; a very surrealistic musical vocabulary, in which instruments or voices produce sounds beyond their natural capacities. The musician's struggle with an invisible counterpart complements the theatrical struggle of accepting the world as it is, a reoccurring theme in Noordegraaf's work.

Apart from writing an autonomous oeuvre of compositions and music theatre, Noordegraaf's production company Inexcelsisvideo produces film images for various other opera's and music events. He has collaborated with composers and artists like Michel van der Aa, Louis Andriessen, Hal Hartley and Gary Hill, for companies like De Nederlandse Opera, Holland Festival and Asko/Schonberg ensemble.

Noordegraaf has tought and lectured at Aldeburgh (UK), Beijing and Xiamen (Cn), and in NL. In 2009 he will be guest teacher at the Rietveld art academy in Amsterdam.

A selection of his works are currently published by Donemus.