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Ryan Manchester

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About Me

I finally graduated from UNT and am taking it easy for a while in Hawaii! I've also completed the violin solo for Frederick McKee and will start composing again in June, once I sort my new life out. On March 1, 2008, I had my piece, Last Hope, performed and staged as part of a dance collaboration project. My senior recital was March 7, 2008 and was a huge success for me. The recordings on this site are from the recital. Recently, I won honorable mention in the Voices of Change Young Composers' Project (sponsored by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra). The pieces featured on this site were composed from early 2006 to present. Thanks for stopping by.

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Music:

Member Since: 1/9/2008
Influences: Anton Webern, Arnold Schoenberg, Bela Bartok, Luciano Berio, Bruno Maderna, Mel Powell, Igor Stravinsky, Philip Glass, Witold Lutoslowsky, Krystopf Penderecki, Gyorgy Ligeti, Kaija Saariaho, Tristan Murail, Brian Ferneyhough, Andrew May.
Sounds Like: Genius mixed with failure
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Commission!

Now that I'm finished with music school for a while, I'm trying to do some freelance work. I wasn't sure if that was a good idea or not since I'm only an "emerging composer." I saw a post by tromboni...
Posted by Ryan Manchester on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:13:00 PST