Julian Hornik is a composer, lyricist, and librettist based in Brooklyn, NY.
Shows include Assisted with Adam Chanler-Berat (developed with The Civilians, Berkeley Rep, and Rhinebeck Writers Retreat), Three Days with Mark Sonnenblick and Khiyon Hursey (Stanford, Vineyard Arts), The Painter and The Thief (New York Stage and Film), Deathbed Edition (Ars Nova, Bedlam), Tenn (Yale), and @QueerZ, commissioned by the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus. Film/TV credits include Share (A24) and animated musical series Helluva Boss.
Julian is a member of the 2024/2025 Joe’s Pub Working Group. Recipient of the Jonathan Larson Grant, the Lucille and Jack Yellen Award and the Sammy Cahn Award from the ASCAP Foundation, and the Bryan Gallace Fellowship from SPACE on Ryder Farm. An alum of the Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project, The Orchard Project, and Yale’s Shen Curriculum for Musical Theater, he has performed his songs at, amongst others, The Kennedy Center, New York City Center, Stanford Live and Carnegie Hall.
photo credit: Alaric Campbell