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DVD Release... |
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| SoundingOut! |
| released by Everglade Records, featuring Arrival (music by Madelyn Byrne and video art by Lily Glass) |
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Premiere of Nocturne for Orchestra to be performed by the Palomar Symphony Orchestra
as part of the American Dream 2.0 Festival |
| Palomar College, San Marcos CA |
| 7 PM -- Saturday, May 1, 2010 |
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Northern Flight to be performed by Shiau-uen Ding
as part of the International Computer Music Conference. |
| Miller Theatre (near Columbia University) , New York |
| Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 8 PM |
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Newly Released CD... |
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Peter Gach, pianist created this CD to highlight contemporary piano music written by living Southern California composers. Two of Madelyn's pieces... "Northern Flight" & "The Elements" are featured.
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Composer
Madelyn Byrne |
I believe that excellent quality music and
communication with a diverse audience are attainable goals in
all genres of music. I have composed concert music, (acoustic
and electroacoustic), soundtracks, and I've scored and performed
in intermedia pieces. I enjoy writing for a wide variety of
media and my goals for excellent quality music and respect for
the audience are consistent throughout.
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| Dream Tableaux by Madelyn
Byrne was one of the pieces that left the greatest impression
on me during this conference. The piece is well structured and
was beautifully performed by Javier Olondo on acoustic guitar.
The electronics for this piece and the acoustic sounds were
equally interwoven, while the selection of the processed sounds
complemented and extended the sound of the acoustic guitar,
a true marriage between electronics and acoustic instrument. |
Silvia Matheus
Computer Music Journal
Vol.31-issue 2
MIT Press |
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| From the premiere of Traffic, at Spring Reverb
2006 in San Marcos. This is an improvisatory piece for two laptops,
piano and trombone. |
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| This photo was taken at a performance with
the SoundCommons Orchestra, at the So.Cal.Sonic Festival in
2005, conducted by Glenn Bach. |
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Brad Gardner and Madelyn with the PSW Emmy that Horse Vet won
for best health/science program. |
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| Welcome and thank
you for visiting my web page. I invite you to explore and enjoy
these music clips... |
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| Arrival |
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In this piece travel serves as a metaphor for self-discovery, or its opposite — distraction. The sounds of travel and introspection — including traffic, trains, planes, breath, rain, and voice — are juxtaposed and eventually integrated. This piece explores the ongoing and multifaceted process of self-discovery and living with integrity. |
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| Rain, Sea and Sky |
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and Computer-generated sounds and is a commission from the NOISE
ensemble. This piece was performed in the 2007-2008 season.
The clip is a short excerpt from that piece with a MIDI rendition
of the acoustic parts. |
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| Dream Tableaux |
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guitarist) |
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composition for guitar and computer commissioned by Colin McAllister.
This piece is a reflection on various dream scenes, all having
to do with various forms of travel, and on Alan Lightman's book,
Einstein's Dreams. In both the scenes and in the Lightman book,
time and reality take on fluid and poetic qualities. The reflections
may be poignant, adventurous and exciting, anxious and frustrating,
or peaceful and meditative. |
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| Northern Flight |
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| (Peter Gach, pianist) |
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composition for piano and computer generated sounds. The power
and beauty of Winter hold endless fascination for me, perhaps
because I grew up in Florida and New York. This piece is an
expression of that fascination. |
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| Horse Vet Theme
and Excerpt |
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for the Emmy award winning science documentary Horse Vet, directed
by Brad Gardner. I was asked to compose a theme with a strong
identity for the show. I also created some music to portray
the beauty, strength and freedom of horses running free. |
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"...I
was attracted to her use of electroacoustic materials and her
spacious, resonant harmonies. Out of our discussions came "Dream
Tableaux" for solo guitar and computer. I performed the
piece throughout the US in 2006 as part of my Albus/Ater tour,
where it was very well received by a variety of different audiences. |
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| Madelyn is
the kind of composer performers enjoy working with: timely,
flexible, professional, and a very pleasant person. I look forward
to collaborating on future projects." |
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Colin
McAllister, DMA
Director of Guitar Studies
University of California, San Diego
Executive Director, San Diego New Music |
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"Your
Northern Flight is a beautiful piece. It shows the wild personality
hidden in you, and leaves the pianist a space to communicate
through his/her own interpretation and character. Thank you
for including me in your music. I'm glad to have a chance to
work
with you!" |
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Shiau-uen
Ding
Pianist, NeXT Ens |
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| "Madelyn's
music perfectly captures the feeling we want for the theme for
Horse Vet, and her score heightens the dramatic scenes to the
point of bringing forth tears of both sadness and joy. Her music
so exactly creates the background for the show that I can't
imagine anyone having done a better job. Listen for yourself
and you will hear what I mean." |
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Brad
R. Gardner, producer of Horse Vet
2006 PSW Emmy Winner for health/science program
2006 CCCSAT First Place Winner |
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Flight gives pianists the possibility of combining absolute
freedom, in the interpretation of quasi improvisatory sections,
with absolute precision in order to transmit the beauty of the
score at other times. I enjoyed the fact that the tape acts
also as an instrument that responds, sometimes, to cues of the
piano. It is a powerful thing to feel that one presses a key
and a whole spectrum of sounds seem to come out of this one
sound from the piano, and vice versa. |
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Blas
Gonzalez
Pianist |
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I enjoy collaborating with a wide variety of musicians and across
disciplines. I am open and flexible with regard to commissions
and I am also sensitive to the varying budgets that many in
the arts may have. Please feel free to contact me should you
have any questions.
madelyn@madelynbyrne.com
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| You can contact
Madelyn via email at: |
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madelyn@madelynbyrne.com
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| Also visit Madelyn's Myspace page: |
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| http://www.myspace.com/madelynbyrne |
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