A native of New York City, Hadassah Binder Markson attended the High School or Music and Art before receiving her B.A. in Music from Queens College.  She continued studies in musicology at both the Graduate Center and Hunter College.

 Ms. Markson has been the President of the Center for Contemporary Opera since 1996.  She is also the director of both the School of Music and the School of the Arts at the 92^nd Street Y.  She is the founder and producer of various projects there including the Lyrics and Lyrics Series, the Jazz in July Festival, and the Jazz Piano Series in addition to being the founder and artistic director of Jewish Opera at the Y.

 Ms. Markson served as the president of the American Society for Jewish Music from 1998-2002.  Since 1996 she has be a co-chair for the ASJM’s Concert Committee.