Scott J. Ordway (b. 1984, Santa Cruz, CA) is a composer, conductor, and writer. He is Associate Conductor of the Juventas New Music Ensemble in Boston, MA and conductor of the Filmusik Orchestra in Portland, OR. From 2007–2008 he was music director of the Eugene Contemporary Chamber Ensemble in Eugene, OR and is a regular contributing writer for the online journal, ArtsEditor.com.

Mr Ordway is the author of two symphonies, the first of which was the winner of the 2008 John Kenneth Cole Composition Prize, as well as numerous works for solo instruments, voices, and chamber ensembles; he is a published James Joyce scholar, and has been featured as both composer and conductor on public radio in the United States and Europe. A distinguished alumnus of both the University of Puget Sound (BA) and the University of Oregon (MM) where he studied with Robert Kyr, David Crumb, and Robert Hutchinson. He also holds a Certificate of Merit from the Accademia Chigiana in Siena, Italy, where he studied with Azio Corghi. The recipient of grants and awards from the American Composer's Forum, the American Music Center, the Oregon Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, the University of Puget Sound, and the University of Oregon, Mr Ordway presently resides in Boston, MA.