Kyle Bruckmann's BIOGRAPHY (condensed)450 words | 350 words | 250 words |150 words With a history of conservatory training gone awry, oboist and electronic musician Kyle Bruckmann combines the rigorous discipline of a classical foundation with raucous sensibilities more indebted to punk's aftermath in a dizzying variety of artistic endeavors. He has performed throughout the U.S. and in Europe as a composer, an interpreter, and an improviser and has appeared on more than 40 albums of various genres. Long-term affiliations include the electroacoustic duo EKG and the experimental "rock" monstrosity Lozenge. Bruckmann's quintet Wrack performs original compositions drawing equally from the traditions of contemporary jazz and classical modernism, cultivating an "ability to combine turned-up flame with clear-headed attention to texture and space." As a member of the Bay Area new music collective sfSound, he has performed works by composers including Andriessen, Berio, Braxton, Cage, Carter, Feldman, Ferneyhough, Penderecki, Scelsi, Sciarrino, Stockhausen, Varese, Webern, and Xenakis. Upon moving to San Francisco in 2003, he joined forces with sfSound and the wind quintet Quinteto Latino. He has since performed with the SFSO and regional orchestras throughout the Bay Area while becoming firmly enmeshed in the vibrant local improvised music community; current working groups include Shudder (with Lance Grabmiller and Phillip Greenlief) and Pink Mountain (an outrock band with Sam Coomes, Gino Robair, Scott Rosenberg, and John Shiurba). From 1996 until his westward relocation, he was a fixture in multiple sectors of Chicago's thriving experimental music scene. While teaching and free-lancing as an orchestral musician, he collaborated regularly with many of the city's most creative improvisers and sound artists, including Jason Ajemian, Jim Baker, Jeb Bishop, Olivia Block, Tim Daisy, Guillermo Gregorio, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Robbie Hunsinger, Bob Marsh, Jen Clare Paulson, Weasel Walter, and Michael Zerang. In the course of his travels, Bruckmann has shared the stage repeatedly with a cast of improvisers including Allesandro Bosetti, Tom Carter, Audrey Chen, David Dove, Harris Eisenstadt, Anton Hatwich, Boris Hauf, Guiseppe Ielasi, James Ilgenfritz, Greg Kelley, Larry Marotta, Tatsuya Nakatani, Polwechsel, Bhob Rainey, Vic Rawlings, Steve Rush, Sara Schoenbeck, Jason Stein, and Jack Wright. He has recorded for Hat Art, New World, Musica Genera, 482 Music, Sedimental, Barely Auditable, Archive, Lucky Kitchen, Formed, Nine Winds, Rossbin, ToYo, Sickroom, Farrago, and Locust Music. Bruckmann was born in 1971 in Danbury, CT. He earned undergraduate degrees in music and psychology at Rice University in Houston, studying oboe with Robert Atherholt, serving as music director of campus radio station KTRU, and achieving academic distinction as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He completed his Masters degree in 1996 at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he studied oboe performance with Harry Sargous and contemporary improvisation with Ed Sarath.
Oboist Kyle Bruckmann's creative work spans a dizzying aesthetic range, from a traditional Western classical foundation into genre-bending gray areas encompassing free jazz, electronic music and post-punk rock. International touring and appearances on more than 40 recordings have led to his recognition as "a modern day renaissance musician" and "a seasoned improviser with impressive extended technique and peculiar artistic flair." Long-term affiliations include the electroacoustic duo EKG and the experimental "rock" monstrosity Lozenge. Bruckmann's quintet Wrack performs original compositions drawing equally from the traditions of contemporary jazz and classical modernism, cultivating an "ability to combine turned-up flame with clear-headed attention to texture and space." As a member of the Bay Area new music collective sfSound, he has performed works by composers including Andriessen, Berio, Braxton, Cage, Carter, Feldman, Ferneyhough, Penderecki, Scelsi, Sciarrino, Stockhausen, Varese, Webern, and Xenakis. Since moving to San Francisco in 2003, he has performed with the SFSO, Quinteto Latino, and regional orchestras throughout the Bay Area while becoming firmly enmeshed in the vibrant local improvised music community; current working groups include Shudder (with Lance Grabmiller and Phillip Greenlief) and Pink Mountain (an outrock band with Sam Coomes, Gino Robair, Scott Rosenberg, and John Shiurba). From 1996 until his westward relocation, he was a fixture in multiple sectors of Chicago's thriving experimental music scene. While teaching and free-lancing as an orchestral musician, he collaborated regularly with many of the city's most creative improvisers and sound artists, including Jason Ajemian, Jim Baker, Jeb Bishop, Olivia Block, Tim Daisy, Guillermo Gregorio, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Robbie Hunsinger, Bob Marsh, Jen Clare Paulson, Weasel Walter, and Michael Zerang. Bruckmann was born in 1971 in Danbury, CT. He earned undergraduate degrees in music and psychology at Rice University in Houston, studying oboe with Robert Atherholt, serving as music director of campus radio station KTRU, and achieving academic distinction as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He completed his Masters degree in 1996 at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he studied oboe performance with Harry Sargous and contemporary improvisation with Ed Sarath.
250 words: Since moving to San Francisco in 2003, he has performed with the SFSO and other ensembles throughout the region while joining forces with the Stockton Symphony, Quinteto Latino, and new music collective sfSound. From 1996 until his westward relocation, he had been a fixture in multiple sectors of Chicago's thriving experimental music underground, with frequent collaborators including Jim Baker, Jeb Bishop, Olivia Block, Guillermo Gregorio, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Robbie Hunsinger, Ernst Karel, and Michael Zerang. Ongoing affiliations include EKG, the "rock" monstrosity Lozenge, and the quintet Wrack. Bruckmann earned undergraduate degrees in music and psychology at Rice University in Houston, studying oboe with Robert Atherholt and achieving academic distinction as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He completed his Masters degree in 1996 at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he studied oboe performance with Harry Sargous and contemporary improvisation with Ed Sarath. He has attended the Bowdoin Summer Music Festival in Maine, the Chautauqua Institution in upstate New York, and the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara.
Oboist Kyle Bruckmann's creative work spans a dizzying aesthetic range, from a classical foundation into genre-bending gray areas encompassing free jazz, electronic music and post-punk rock. International touring and appearances on more than 40 recordings have led to his recognition as "a modern day renaissance musician" and "a seasoned improviser with impressive extended technique and peculiar artistic flair." Since moving to San Francisco in 2003, he has performed with ensembles including the SFSO, Quinteto Latino, and new music collective sfSound. From 1996 until his westward relocation, he had been a fixture in Chicago's experimental music underground. Ongoing affiliations include EKG, the "rock" monstrosity Lozenge, and the quintet Wrack. Bruckmann earned undergraduate degrees in music and psychology at Rice University in Houston. He completed his Masters degree in 1996 at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he studied oboe performance with Harry Sargous and contemporary improvisation with Ed Sarath. |