After studying at La Trobe University in Melbourne, in 1993 he moved to New York on a Fulbright scholarship to study music composition with Fred Lerdahl and Jonathan Kramer at Columbia University.
Since
graduating with a Doctor of Musical Arts in 1998, he has divided his time
between New York and Melbourne, teaching at various universities in the
U.S. and Australia, as well as working in concert production. He has organized
the Synagogue Space Music Series in New York with John Zorn, the Michael
Gordon Ensemble among others; Opera Raw for Chamber Made Opera in Melbourne;
Speculum Musicae in New York; and most recently at Carnegie Hall.
In 1999 he established the electric ensemble the ByrneBand to perform the intricate polyrhythms found in his music. In 2001 the ByrneBand’s first CD In These Great Times was released.
Byrne’s music has also been performed by many other groups—in the U.S. and Europe by Speculum Musicae (NY), the Riverside Symphony (NY), Chamber Metal (NY), the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble (Colorado), Open Systems Festival (Germany), Teclas (Italy). And in Australia by Astra Music Society, Michael Kieran Harvey, the Team of Pianists, DanceWorks, Seduction Opera, Australian Virtuosi, among others.
Recent commissions include the Speculum Musicae for Six Dances for Solo Piano, Potter Foundation for New Australia: A Trans-Pacific Journey, Seduction Opera for his "federation opera" cantata. Shadow-Show, and Astra for Force.
Others activities include teaching at La Trobe University and Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, and Columbia and Fordham universities in New York.
Below is a bio of Andrew Byrne and a summary of his doctorate thesis on polyrhythmic music. Also download acrobat reader files of his resume and programme bio, as well as the complete thesis.
In 1999 he established the electric ensemble the ByrneBand to perform the intricate polyrhythms found in his music. In 2001 the ByrneBand’s first CD In These Great Times was released.
Byrne’s music has also been performed by many other groups—in the U.S. and Europe by Speculum Musicae (NY), the Riverside Symphony (NY), Chamber Metal (NY), the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble (Colorado), Open Systems Festival (Germany), Teclas (Italy). And in Australia by Astra Music Society, Michael Kieran Harvey, the Team of Pianists, DanceWorks, Seduction Opera, Australian Virtuosi, among others.
Recent commissions include the Speculum Musicae for Six Dances for Solo Piano, Potter Foundation for New Australia: A Trans-Pacific Journey, Seduction Opera for his "federation opera" cantata. Shadow-Show, and Astra for Force.
Others activities include teaching at La Trobe University and Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, and Columbia and Fordham universities in New York.
Below is a bio of Andrew Byrne and a summary of his doctorate thesis on polyrhythmic music. Also download acrobat reader files of his resume and programme bio, as well as the complete thesis.
| Program Bio.pdf | Resume.pdf | Thesis Summary.pdf | Thesis.pdf |
