Bruce Adolphe is a renowned composer, author, lecturer, and performer, widely recognized for his public radio show Piano Puzzler™, which has aired weekly on Performance Today since 2002. His substantial body of work includes chamber music and orchestral pieces inspired by science, visual arts, and human rights. Adolphe has created several compositions based on the writings of neuroscientist Antonio Damasio, such as Body Loops, Memories of a Possible Future, and Self Comes to Mind, the latter premiered by Yo-Yo Ma in 2009 at the American Museum of Natural History. His other notable works include Einstein’s Light for violin and piano and a tribute to NASA astronaut Piers Sellers titled I saw how fragile and infinitely precious the world is, which premiered in 2018. Adolphe's human rights-focused pieces include I Will Not Remain Silent for violin and orchestra and Reach Out, Raise Hope, Change Society. He serves as the resident lecturer and director of family concerts for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and has authored several books, including Visions and Decisions: Imagination and Technique in Music Composition (2023) and contributions to anthologies on creativity and human rights.