composer | performer | educator
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Roman Baranskiy is a Bay Area based composer, teacher, and instrumentalist. Born and raised in Ukraine, he moved to California at the age of 16 after his love for lyricism was formed by Ukrainian folklore and landscapes. He studied Music Composition at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he won the International Shanghai Chamber Competition for his string quartet, “Amphithymia”. Here he learned the art of fusing his whimsical Ukrainian roots with Western innovation, drawing inspiration from visual arts, literature, science, pop culture, and other mediums. Combining the latest trends with age old techniques, his music explores the constant tension present in nature and humanity. His latest piece, “Birds Landing”, which won the 2020 CAPMT Commissioned Composer competition, explores the murmurations of birds as they ebb and flow, caught between the unknown of space and time, and the groundedness of earth. |
video | audio
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World Premiere! Amphithymia, string quartet #1 (mov. I) 2015 Shanghai International Chamber Music Festival March 27, 2015 Fenyang Quartet: Chen Jiayi, violin Hua Hui, violin Cao Yibo, viola Li Zhenqi, cello |
Birds Landing - tone poem for a large orchestra
(mock-up MIDI recording by Ravel Virtual Studios) |
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Lethe, piano trio (theme and variations) 2015 West Coast Rapido! Contest semifinals November 9, 2015 Left Coast Ensemble: Eric Zivian, piano Anna H. Presler, violin Jerome Simas, clarinet |
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World Premiere! Amphithymia, String Quartet #1, Interlude I (mov.II) Senior Composition Recital - SFCM April 24, 2015 SFCM String Quartet Mia Nardi-Huffman - Violin I Madeline Hocking - Violin II Justine Preston - Viola Evan Kahn - Cello |
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World Premiere! Amphithymia, String Quartet #1, Fugue (mov.III) Senior Composition Recital - SFCM April 24, 2015 SFCM String Quartet Mia Nardi-Huffman - Violin I Madeline Hocking - Violin II Justine Preston - Viola Evan Kahn - Cello |
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World Premiere! Amphithymia, String Quartet #1, Interlude II (mov.IV) Senior Composition Recital - SFCM April 24, 2015 SFCM String Quartet Mia Nardi-Huffman - Violin I Madeline Hocking - Violin II Justine Preston - Viola Evan Kahn - Cello |
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Bluebird
2015 SFCM Art Song Competition April, 2015 Soprano, Meagan Rao |
contact information
For information regarding scores, commissions, availability, or just to say hello, please send me a message!
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news | events
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Amphithymia @ C4NM Wednesday, May 11, 2016 8:00pm - 9:00pm The Center For New Music 55 Taylor St. San Francisco, CA 94102 Amphitymia, string quartet - WORLD PREMIERE! Sunday, April 24, 2016 2:00pm - 3:00pm Sol Joseph Recital Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music 50 Oak St. San Francisco, CA 94102 |
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