The Karel Husa Visiting Professor of Composition is a position awarded annually to a major figure in music composition today. The Visiting Professors come to the Ithaca College campus during the course of the academic year to lecture on their music and issues relevant to contemporary composition. In addition, during their time on campus, they hold private lessons with the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance's composition majors. Over the year of their professorship, their music is performed and examined by Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance faculty and students.

The Karel Husa Visiting Professor of Composition for 2024-25 is Paul Moravec.

  • 2023-2024: George Lewis
  • 2022-2023 Thomas Simaku
  • 2021-2022 Chaya Czernowin
  • 2020-2021 Alvin Singleton
  • 2019-2020 Fredrick Kaufman
  • 2018-2019 Stefano Gervasoni
  • 2017-2018 Chinary Ung
  • 2016-2017 Augusta Read Thomas
  • 2015- 2016Steven Stucky
  • 2014- 2015 Michael Gandolfi
  • 2013 - 2014 Carlos Sanchez Gutierrez, Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon
  • 2012 - 2013David Rakowski
  • 2011 - 2012 Melinda Wagner
  • 2010 - 2011 Steven Mackey
  • 2009 - 2010 Sebastian Currier
  • 2008 - 2009 William Bolcom, Sydney Hodkinson
  • 2007 - 2008 Karel Husa, Joan Tower, George Tsontakis
  • 2006 - 2007 Jennifer Higdon
  • 2005 - 2006 Michael Colgrass
  • 2004 - 2005 Stephen Hartke
  • 2003 - 2004 Robert Beaser
  • 2002 - 2003 Chen Yi
  • 2001 - 2002 Karel Husa
  • 2000 - 2001 Michael Daugherty
  • 1999 - 2000 John Harbison
  • 1998 - 1999 Libby Larsen
  • 1997 - 1998 Tania León
  • 1996 - 1997 Christopher Rouse
  • 1995 - 1996 George Crumb
  • 1994 - 1995 Samuel Adler
  • 1993 - 1994 Jacob Druckman
  • 1992 - 1993 Shulamit Ran
  • 1991 - 1992 Karel Husa
  • 1990 - 1991 William Bolcom
  • 1989 - 1990 Joan Tower
  • 1988 - 1989 John Corigliano
  • 1987 - 1988 Joseph Schwantner