Douglas Geers

Douglas Geers

Douglas Geers is a composer who uses technology in nearly all of his works, whether in the compositional process, as part of their sonic realization, or both. He has created concert music, installations, and several large multimedia theater works.  He has also performed as an improviser, playing laptop and his own custom electronic instruments.  Reviewers have described his music as "glitchy... keening... scrabbling... contemplative" (New York Times), "kaleidoscopic" (Washington Post), "fascinating...virtuosic...beautifully eerie" (Montpelier Times-Argus), "Powerful" (Neue Zuericher Zietung), "arresting... extraordinarily gratifying" (TheaterScene.net), and have praised its "virtuosic exuberance" (Computer Music Journal) and "shimmering electronic textures" (Village Voice.)  Geers completed his DMA at Columbia University, where he studied with Brad Garton, Tristan Murail, Fred Lerdahl, and Jonathan D. Kramer.  His works have been performed widely, and he has won numerous awards and grants, including from the Jerome, McKnight, Argossy, and Bush foundations, among others.  Today Geers is a Professor of Music Composition at Brooklyn College, a campus of the City University of New York (CUNY). There he is Director of the Center for Computer Music and the MFA program in Sonic Arts.  He also serves on the Ph.D. composition faculty of the CUNY Graduate Center.  www.dgeers.com  

Douglas Geers

Douglas Geers è un compositore che usa la tecnologia in quasi tutte le sue opere, sia nel processo compositivo, sia come parte della loro realizzazione sonora, o entrambe. Ha creato musica per concerti, installazioni e diverse grandi opere teatrali multimediali. Si è anche esibito come improvvisatore, “suonando” al computer portatile e i suoi strumenti elettronici personalizzati. I critici hanno descritto la sua musica come "gloriosa ... acuta ... scrabbling ... contemplativa" (New York Times), "caleidoscopico" (Washington Post), "affascinante ... virtuosistico ... meravigliosamente inquietante" (Montpelier Times -Argus), "Potente" (Neue Zuericher Zietung), "arrestando ... straordinariamente gratificante" (TheaterScene.net), e hanno elogiato la sua "esuberanza virtuosistica" (Computer Music Journal) e "trame elettroniche scintillanti" (Village Voice.) Geers ha completato il suo DMA alla Columbia University, dove ha studiato con Brad Garton, Tristan Murail, Fred Lerdahl e Jonathan D. Kramer. Le sue opere sono state eseguite ampiamente e ha vinto numerosi premi e riconoscimenti, tra cui Jerome, McKnight, Argossy e Bush, tra gli altri. Oggi Geers è un professore di composizione musicale al Brooklyn College, un campus della City University di New York (CUNY). Lì è direttore del Center for Computer Music e del programma MFA in Sonic Arts. Egli serve anche il dottorato di ricerca. facoltà di composizione del CUNY Graduate Center. www.dgeers.com