A native of Tel-Aviv, Israel, composer Hila Tamir-Ostrover studied piano at the Israeli Conservatory of Music, and Composition with Leon Schidlowsky at the Tel-Aviv Rubin Academy of Music. Hila's music has been broadcast and performed in Israel, Germany and The States by ensembles such as ICE (International Contemporary Ensemble), Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin (KNM), Synergy, Caprizma, and Meitar, and has been featured in contemporary music festivals such as The Israeli Music Festivities and Zlilim Bamidbar. Hila is also a recipient of several scholarships and prizes, among which are a scholarship from the Center for Jewish Culture and Creativity (CJCC), merit scholarships from Tel-Aviv University, and a MacCracken fellowship from New York University. She is the first prize winner of the 2003 International Composition Competition on Judaic Concepts and Themes. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Music Composition and Theory in New York University under the guidance of Elizabeth Hoffman and Louis Karchin.