RYAN BROWN composer, performer

1194 Ocean Ave.

Oakland, CA 94608 415.407.9794

ryan@ryanbrownmusic.com www.ryanbrownmusic.com

EDUCATION Princeton Universi ty, Princeton, NJ

Ph.D., Music Composition Dissertation: Metrical Dissonance in the Music of Battles

Advisor: Dmitri Tymoczko Second Reader: Steven Mackey

Master of Fine Arts, Music Composition (2010) San Francisco Conserva tory o f Music, San Francisco, CA

Master of Music, Composition (2005) Cali fornia S tate University , Long Beach, Long Beach, CA

Bachelor of Music, Composition (2002)

RECENT AWARDS 2013: Winner, Renee B. F isher Composers Competi tion 2012: Hoefer Prize, San Francisco Conservatory o f Music 2012: Honorable Mention, Renegade Ensemble Composers Competi tion

2012: Finalis t, Carlsbad Music Festiva l Composers Competi tion 2011: Semi-Final ist , Areon F lutes Composi tion Competit ion

RECENT RECORDINGS

Four Short Pieces for Solo Piano, performed by Michael Mizrahi The Bright Motion (New Amsterdam Records), May 2012

Ornament, performed by Lara Downes 13 Ways of Looking at the Goldberg (Tritone Records), September 2011

The Light By Which She May Have Ascended, performed by Jody Redhage Of Minutiae and Memory (New Amsterdam Records), August 2011

Under the Rug, performed by Janus I Am Not (New Amsterdam Records), October 2010

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES

April 12, 2013: (Unt it led) (world premiere) Kronos Quartet

Switchboard Music Festival Brava Theater

San Francisco, CA June 3, 2013: Four Pieces for Solo piano

NY Phil Biennial New York, NY