Kris Becker. Kris is also in a rock band: www.theliterarygreats.com
Influences
God, Small-Town America, City Living, International Travel, Horse and Auto Racing, Mountains and Bodies of Water, The Weather Channel, Hong Kong, the entirety of Classical Music, Horowitz, Alfred Brendel, Glenn Gould, Van Cliburn, George Szell, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, Bill Evans, Ahmad Jamal, Bluegrass, ABBA, Disco, Arena Jams, ZZ Top, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Rock Concerts, Elton John, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Sounds Like
Anything pre-1980, Bach, Ravel, Film Music, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Hank Mobley, Latin Jazz, Minimalism, Tom Petty, Sting, Elton John.
Kris Becker (b.1982) has appeared as concert pianist in venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Hong Kong Cultural Centre; on the radio in New York (WQXR) and Houston (KUHF); in concerto collaborations with the SAR Philharmonic, members of the Houston Symphony, and the Shepherd School Symphony; and at the Gilmore, PianoTexas, Kent/Blossom Music, Adamant, and MasterWorks festivals. His competition success includes wins at the Yamaha Young Performing Artist, Lee Biennial International, International Chopin of Texas, Artist Presentation Society, and Shepherd School of Music Concerto competitions. Kris also maintains a career in jazz, rock, and spiritual music. He serves as pianist for Second Baptist Church of Houston, the United States’ largest Christian denominational congregation, and plays keyboards for the critically acclaimed rock band The Literary Greats.
Mr. Becker’s original music is receiving performances, both live and in the studio, by artists worldwide. Performances include Fort Worth, Chicago, Toronto, Vietri sul Mare, and New York. In 2009, Kris was a finalist in the ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Competition.
Raised on a horse farm in Illinois, Kris is a music graduate with highest honors of both the University of Illinois (B.Mus) and Rice University (M.Mus).
I really enjoyed listening to all your pieces. Fanfare for Life is so beautiful, as is Invention in G Minor, Homage a Herbie--Love them all! Thanks for adding me. Mary
!. The piano sound on your new recording is off the chain!!! Rex is an utter and complete animal, only matched by your playing. 2. G Minor Invention is probably the greatest thing I have ever heard :-) 3. DONT DIE IN CHINA! Get better and come back soon!! I will keep praying for you and your speedy recovery.
Hey Kris, I'm diggin on the music. Keep up the good work. Been a long time since I've seen you play. I hope everything in your life is treating you well.
Kris, So glad to see you on here bro! You are the greatest living composer known to me and an even better friend. I am so happy God has brought you and your music to my life. Soli Deo Gloria my friend!
