Composer Ryan Anthony Francis’s (b. 1981) compositions have been met with audience and critical acclaim throughout the United States and Europe. His works have been variously described as “sweeping” and “exceptional” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette), “compelling” (Los Angeles Times) as well as “shimmering”, “focused” and “rhythmically sharp-edged” (New York Times). The dynamic and inventive force of Mr. Francis's piano music was recently the focus of David Dubal's radio show "Reflections from the Keyboard", and in April 2008 Metropolis Ensemble premiered his new piano concerto with Anna Polonsky as soloist. This past summer, Mr. Francis’s collaboration with fellow composer Ricardo Romaniero of an electro-acoustic remix of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring was featured on NPR and at Celebrate Brooklyn.
Mr. Francis has received commissions from Metropolis Ensemble, the Wordless Music Series, the New York Choreographic Institute, the Columbia Symphony of Portland, New Juilliard Ensemble, Axiom, FearNoMusic Ensemble and the New York Youth Symphony, and his works have been performed in such venues as Carnegie Hall, New York Times Hall and Alice Tully Hall of Lincoln Center. His work is available on New Dynamic Records and on an upcoming Tzadik release of his complete piano works.
Mr. Francis is currently a C.V. Starr Doctoral Fellow at The Juilliard School, where he also received his M.M. in composition. He also holds a B.M. in composition from the University of Michigan. He the only composer to twice receive the Juilliard School’s top compositional honor, the Palmer-Dixon Prize (2005, 2008), as well as the prestigious Charles Ives scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His teachers have included Robert Beaser, Bright Sheng, George Tsontakis, Steven Stucky, Susan Botti, Erik Santos and Evan Chambers. A native of Portland, Oregon, Mr. Francis now resides in Brooklyn.
Hello,Ryan!I'm really impressive of your
beautiful,magic orchestral compositions!
They are as flowly as a nature.
At the same time you show a wonderful sense of sharp rhytm and energy in your Remix.
I feel that your musical mind is very close to mine,even as regards instrumental choice:bells,flutes...
Wonderful.
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