As a composer, pianist, programmer, and sound artist with a wide range of interests, Brad Robin composes and perform in numerous genres including classical, jazz, electroacoustic, contemporary, and popular mediums, as well as traditional and experimental intermedia theatre. His music has been performed at national and international festivals including the International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), SEAMUS, and the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival. His recent work Spread for piano and live electronics received 2nd place in the Golden Key National Piano Composition Competition, has been performed in Vienna at the awards ceremony and Electronic Music Midwest, and appears RMN Classical's Call of Piano Works 2020. His live piano improvisations album, Release, is available through Naxos on the Centaur label. He currently teaches at DePaul and Northwestern Universities in Chicago, Illinois, where he resides with his wife Nicole, and daughter Bridget.
About the music
Traditional and experimental, acoustic and electronic, and often merging media into the world of theater, dance, and video, Brad Robin's music creates visceral experiences integrating music with naturally occurring sounds and images, weaving fabrics of image and sound, streams of water and glass, striking and scraping of objects earthen, metallic, and wooden, and natural and electronic air. His music swirls, bites, and caresses, creating immersive experiences for performers and audiences.
Shimmer
Shimmer is the sequel to Spread. I take favorite moments from Spread and transform between them, providing musical commentary as desired. I love this piece; I wrote it while in Vienna in August of 2022 when I came to perform at the Golden Key Piano Composition Competition awards ceremony. It was then that I fell in love with Vienna, and had the vision to join Universal Edition.
Photo credits
Jon Christopher Nelson
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