Eric Sessler's works have been premiered throughout the United States and he has received numerous awards, including the ASCAP Foundation Award, the Charles E. Ives Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts & Letters, the Theodore Presser Music Foundation Award and a Meet the Composer Grant.

Among the performing organizations to commission works from Mr. Sessler are Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, The Music Group of Philadelphia, The Red Heel Theatre, Astral Artistic Services, and Cantabile Chamber Chorale.

His music is published by Silver Sun Press and Les Productions d'OZ. Eric Sessler studied composition at The Curtis Institute of Music and The Juilliard School with Samuel Adler, David Diamond and Ned Rorem.