George Brunner is an American composer and performer born in

Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

. He has founded the International Electroacoustic Music Festival at

Brooklyn College Brooklyn College is a public university in Brooklyn in New York City, United States. It is part of the City University of New York system and enrolls nearly 14,000 students on a campus in the Midwood and Flatbush sections of Brooklyn as of fall ...

in 1995 where he has produced renowned composers such as

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and Noah Creshevsky. He is also the founder of the Brooklyn College Electroacoustic Music Ensemble. Currently, he is the Director of the Music Technology Program for the Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College and on the faculty of the Brooklyn College Center for Computer Music (BC-CCM). George Brunner has presented his lecture, "Text Sound: Interlingua, Intermedia, Electronica", at the Spark festival. His works have been performed around the world festivals and concerts including the Spark Festival, the

Electronic Music Midwest Electronic Music Midwest (EMM) is a festival of new electroacoustic music. History EMM is the result of a consortium formed between Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC), Lewis University, and the University of Missouri–Kansas City. Thi ...

Festival (EMM), Experimental Intermedia, Compendium International - Bourges (2003), and the

60x60 60x60 is a collection of 60 electroacoustic or acousmatic works from 60 different composers/artists, each work 60 seconds or less in duration. 60x60 project showcases sixty new works, each sixty seconds or less, by sixty composers in a continuo ...

project in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006. George Brunner is also a sound engineer who has recorded well known composers such as

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. and

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Reviews and articles

"''Ingenuity and madness?''"
Malcolm Miller, "Music & Vision Daily", December 24, 2005

John Rockwell, "New York Times" May 21, 1990

Discography

*''From Pianalan'
60x60 (2004-2005)

Vox Novus Vox Novus is a New York City-based organization consisting of composers, musicians, and music enthusiasts which presents and supports new music. Vox Novus was founded by Robert Voisey to promote contemporary composers in 2000. This organization w ...

VN-001 *''Within/Without'' "Chrysopée électronique" Vol.25 : Compendium International 2003 Bourges (LCD 2781131/32) *''Radio Play'
60x60 (2003)
Capstone Records CPS-8744

References

External links

Biography in French

Brooklyn College Center for Computer Music (BC-CCM)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brunner, George Living people American male composers 21st-century American composers Musicians from Philadelphia 21st-century American male musicians Year of birth missing (living people) Brooklyn College faculty