Born in Minnesota in 1977, Christopher Brakel is a composer of acoustic and electro-acoustic music, an educator, and a music engraver. He holds advanced degrees in composition from the Eastman School of Music (Ph.D.) and the University of Iowa (M.A.), and a B.A. in Music from the University of Minnesota. Dr. Brakel is currently on the faculty at Chapman University’s Conservatory of Music, where he teaches in the music theory and composition department. | [...continue...]Publisher: Firnspiegel Music (ASCAP)
Current and Upcoming Projects/Performances:-Performance of Speechwalls by oboist Laura Medisky at the University of Wisconsin, Madison (April 21, 2010)
-Lecture on "In iij. Noct." 3rd String Quartet by Georg Friedrich Haas for Monday Evening Concerts (April 18, 2010)
-That which you see is not... [Music for solo percussion] (for Nick Terry)
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What Others Are Saying:"...Brakel's music is forceful, lively and engaging..."
"...a rapprochement between post-tonality and more direct gestural rhythms..." (Splendid e-zine) | [...more...]