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Ryan Francis
Born: July 17, 1981
Current Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Bio:
Composer Ryan Anthony Francis (b. 1981) is is a native of Portland, Oregon. His music has been hailed as “shimmering”, “focused”, and “rhythmically sharp-edged” (New York Times), “compelling” (Los Angeles Times) as well as “sweeping” and “exceptional” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette). He currently resides in New York City, where he received his Masters in Music and Doctorate of Musical Arts from the Juilliard School as a student of Robert Beaser. In addition to his endless enthusiasm for piano composition, he has received orchestral commissions from the American Composers Orchestra, Metropolis Ensemble, the Columbia Symphony of Portland, and the New York Youth Symphony. Other commissions have included new works for the Wordless Music Series, Axiom, New Juilliard Ensemble, Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble and FearNoMusic Ensemble.
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Music © 2011 Ryan Francis
Piano Concerto: Anna Polonsky, soloist, Andrew Cyr conducting Metropolis Ensemble
Etudes: Vicky Chow, Piano (tzadik records 2011)
Photograph © 2011 Umi Hashitsume
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Theme Music composed by Sarah Horick
Podcast © 2011 No Extra Notes
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