d a v i d b r y n j a r f r a n z s o n
d a v i d . b r y n j a r @ g m a i l . c o m
C u r r e n t W o r k
a new piece commissioned by the Arditti quartett.
on sameness and similarities, for flute, saxophone, cello and percussion, commissioned by Internationaler Ferienkurse Darmstadt.
You can hear a recording of the piece right
here.
u p c o m i n g
a Guide for the Dead through the Underworld,
an evening of maps, monsters, found sounds and instrumental music performed by Ensemble Adapter was recently performed and broadcast by the Icelandic National Radio and Deutschlandradio Kultur.
a text about the project can be found here.
a recording from the Icelandic National Radio can be found here.
• January 24th, 2010: Dark Days of Music, Reykjavik
• January 24th, 2010: live broadcast on the Icelandic National Radio
• January 29th, 2010: Ultrashall Festival 2010, Berlin
• February 11th, 2010: Broadcast on Deutschlandradio Kultur at 00:05
• February, 2010: Broadcast on the Danish National Radio website
• June 14th, 2010: Broadcast on kulturradio - rbb at 21:04 Monday Morning,
for live electronics.
• February 3rd 2010: Kunsthallen, Nordkraft, Aalborg, Denmark
the Negotiation of Context - B,
for two pianos and two percussion.
• February 18th, 2010: Yarn / Wire, New York
the Failure of Surface,
for piccolo and bass flutes.
• April 22nd, 2010: Berglind Maria Tomasdottir, UCSD, CA
the Elimination of Metaphysics - B,
for solo Bass Clarinet
• May 9th, 2010: Ingolfur Vilhjalmsson, Reykjavik
Hamar, Stedji, Istak: a Symposium on Modern Music and Visual Art
• June 1st, 2010: Reykjavik Arts Festival
• June 3rd, 2010: broadcast on the Icelandic National Radio
a new collaborative performance work
• June 26th: ENPARTS - International Art Workshop
at the Bitef theater, Belgrade
on sameness and similarities,
for flute, saxophone, cello and percussion.
• July 2010: Internationaler Ferienkurse Darmstadt
the Principals of Order,
for bass clarinet, guitar and percussion.
• July 2010: Internationaler Ferienkurse Darmstadt
Either/Or's Lachenman - Franzson pairing:
Il Dolce Far Niente
the Closeness of Materials
on Sameness and Similarities
• November 22nd, 2010: the tank, NYC
o n g o i n g
this is not music, an exploratory website dealing with reductionism as a compositional tool. Created for the raflost festival in Reykjavik, Iceland, May, 2009.
r e c e n t
saxGM,
a generative score for two saxophonists, Griffin Campbell, Michael Straus.
• November 5 2009: Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA
• November 4 2009: Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
• November 3 2009: Open Ears Music Series at The Blue Nile,
New Orleans, LA
• November 2 2009: Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA
• November 1 2009:, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
October 17th 2009: the Negotiation of Context - A,
for piano and pedal organ, Frank Aarnink, Tinna Thorsteinsdottir, Slaturtid, Reykjavik, Iceland
Untitled,
a generative score for open instrumentation, S.L.A.T.U.R.
• September 5th: Reykjavik, Iceland
• August 26th 2009: Malmo, Sweden
• August 25th 2009: Copenhagen, Denmark
• August 24th 2009: Aalborg, Denmark
• August 21st 2009: Nordic Music Days, Oslo, Norway
August 22nd 2009: the principals of order (a guide for the dead through the underworld),
for bass clarinet, guitar and percussion, Ensemble Surplus, Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, Germany
August 21st 2009: Untitled,
for open instrumentation, S.L.A.T.U.R., Nordic Music Days, Oslo, Norway
July 3rd, 2009: il Dolce Fare Niente,
for clarinet, violin and cello, eight blackbird, Music 09 Festival, Blonay, Switzerland.
May 23rd 2009: the Negotiation of Context - A,
for piano and pedal-organ, either or, Tenri Cultural Institute, New York
May 18th 2009: the Failure of Surface,
for piccolo and bass flute, Berglind Maria Tomasdottir, UCSD spring festival, San Diego
May 5th 2009: Lecture and performance of
this is not music,
for live electronics, Raflost festival, Reykjavik, Iceland
April 18th 2009: Sick Puppy, Sad Puppy, (Bad Puppy, Dead Puppy),
for alto saxophone, Michael Straus, Gaudeamus Interpreters Competition, Amsterdam, Netherlands
April 3rd 2009: S-Be2,
a live electronic installation, NYCEMF festival, New York City