Mason Swan Lewis is an American composer and pianist. Residing in Manhattan Beach, California, he currently attends the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music as a doctoral candidate, having also received his B.A. and M.A. in Composition from UCLA. His primary composition professors have included Richard Danielpour, Adam Schoenberg, Sean Friar, Ian Krouse, and Bruce Broughton. As a composer, Lewis is currently working on his third symphony and an opera, having already completed two symphonies, three string quartets, and various other works for voice and chamber ensemble. He employs a unique, personal style that incorporates Mahlerian Romanticism, Eastern-European Modernism, and Japanese traditional music.