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Stephen Gosling (piano) and David Shively (percussion) perform excerpts from
White Bone Country at Le Poisson Rouge on Sept. 27, 2009.


Andrew Byrne is an Australian composer based in New York, who has written works for film, dance, theater, and the concert hall. His music, which always betrays a fascination with polyrhythm, is influenced by American experimental music and non-Western music traditions. more


News and Upcoming Performances:

Read Steve Smith's review of White Bone Country (Time Out New York).

Listen to excerpts from Book of Actions, performed by Peter de Jager and Peter Dumsday, Melbourne

Sunday, September 27, 2009, at 7:30 PM
White Bone Country CD release concert at Le Poisson Rouge, New York. Program included excerpts from the CD and music by John Luther Adams & Peter Garland. Featuring pianist Stephen Gosling and percussionist David Shively more info - press release

August 2009
White Bone Country is released on New World Records!!! more info - listen - buy

Brake Drum Percussion
has made a new version of Ascension. listen The original version by the Byrneband is here Brake Drum Percussion will be playing Ascension this year in Padova (oct.), Treviso (Oct.), and Trieste (Nov.Dec.)

August 6, 2009
Bach in the Barrio for soprano sax, accordion, electic guitar, cello, performed by L'arsenale, Treviso
Listen

June 6, 2009
Lines Towards Another Century performed by L'arsenale and Media Art Bath, Parco delle Rimembranze, Venice. More info on Media Art Bath website

May 30, 31, 2009
Book of Actions for solo and 2 pianos performed by Peter de Jager & Peter Dumsday, Astra, Melbourne

May 23, 2009
A Ringing World for solo percussion, Either/Or, David Shively, percussion, Tenri Gallery, New York
Read Allan Kozinn's review (New York Times)


September 28, 2009
Whispers and Cries for choir, piano and percussion, performed by Astra in Melbourne, Australia
listen

September 27, 2008
Ascension for percussion quartet, performed by Brake Drum Percussion, Sonic Fusion Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland
listen

July 8 & 22, 2008
Ascension
performed by L'Arsenale, Treviso, Italy

June 22, 2008
Lines Towards Another Century at the Holburne Museum, a collaboration with artist Tom Nicholson, with the Elysian Quartet commissioned by Media Art Bath, Bath, UK
review (Frieze magazine)

April 4, 2008

White Bone Country
performed at MATA Festival, Either/Or, Brooklyn Lyceum, New York

September 29, 2007

Dragnet
, performed by Stephen Gosling (piano), Powerhouse Pianists Festival, University of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania,

September 2007
CD release Broadway Boogie (MOVE RECORDS) featuring Michael Kieran Harvey
includes my Six Dances,


June 24, 2007
Dragnet,
As part of Ne(x)tworks 2007 festival, Stephen Gosling performed Dragnet at The Stone in the East Village, New York. Other composers featured in the program include Iannis Xenakis, Anthony Coleman, and Joan LaBarbara.
New York, USA


April 6, 2007
Cradle Song
, premiered by Either/Or, Tenri Gallery, New York. Program also included works by Richard Carrick, Xenakis, Nick Didkovsky, Beat Furrer, Christopher Fox, Michael Gordon, & Mauricio Rodriguez.

December 21, 2006
Invisible Years, a documentary by filmmaker Gideon Boaz, is now available for viewing in Israel on Yes Cable Network - Ch. 8 begining December 21.

In 2006 Invisible Years was screened in these festivals (partial list):
NEWFEST - New York
Inside Out - Toronto, Canada
Silverlake Film Festival - Los Angeles
Mix Film Festival - Brazil

September 16, 2006
23.01.1901/12.07.2005
, a collaboration between Tom Nicholson, premiered at VCA Gallery, Melb.

June 2006
When Worlds Collide
, performed by Lark Quartet and Ethos Percussion Ensemble
Scandinavia House, New York

October 11, 2005
[in]visible voices, Walter Reade Theatre, Lincoln Center, New York, US

   
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