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. By blending styles and borrowing from other genres such as Jazz and Electonica, he creates music that is dynamic and vibrant. He is currently working on his Master’s Degree in Music Composition at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he won the International Shanghai Chamber Competition for his string quartet, “Amphithymia”. 
      His music explores varied themes in psychology, geometry, and art, including palindromes, tension, illness, structures, nature, and the human experience. His orchestral piece, “Birds Landing” which explores the murmurations of birds as they ebb and flow, has won first place in the International Conductor Union competition and the 2020 CAPMT Commissioned Composer competition, the silver medal in the Global Music Awards, and was a finalist in the Oscar Navarro International Composer Competition, as well as semifinalist in the American Prize Contest. The world premiere of Birds Landing is scheduled to take place at the Odessa National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet in February 2022. 
     His composition process is one of exploration and discovery. One such piece is Aura, commissioned by CAPMT and scored for electric guitar, flute, and vibraphone, which has received an Honorable Mention by the Tribeca New Music Board of Directors in 2020.

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AURA
Jointly Commissioned by the California Association of Professional Music Teachers and the Music Teachers National Association.
Performed by: Jessie Nucho - flute, Divesh Karamchandani - vibraphone, Timothy Sherren - electric guitar
Congregation Emanu-El, San Francisco, Oct. 10
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
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
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
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
Bluebird
2015 SFCM Art Song Competition
April, 2015
​Soprano, Meagan Rao
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