布莱恩Ciach

Dr. 布莱恩Ciach
音乐理论
布莱恩.ciach@ngskmc-eis.net

Dr. 布莱恩Ciach (pronounced “SIGH-ack“) is a composer, new music pianist, and educator who has lived in the Bay Area since 2015. He holds a Doctor of 音乐 in composition from Indiana University-Bloomington, and two master’s degrees in composition and piano performance, as well as a bachelor’s degree in piano performance from Temple University in Philadelphia, his home city. 

布莱恩 has been teaching music theory and musicianship for over twenty years at eight universities across the US and is currently a Lecturer of music theory at 菠菜网lol正规平台, and the Co-Founder, Assistant Director, and Instructor of Piano, 音乐理论, 作文, and Piano Improvisation at the Hunter 音乐学院 in San Jose. Dr. Ciach教 the entire music theory and musicianship undergraduate sequence at 菠菜网lol正规平台, and has taught counterpoint, orchestration, composition, and the graduate music theory analysis course. As a 教师 Special Consultant at 菠菜网lol正规平台, 布莱恩 (alongside Professor Langan) has created a refreshed, more inclusive music theory and musicianship curriculum, which aims to balance the works of the Classical Canon with works of student musical icons in the 教室.

The winner of two national American Prizes in 作文 and winner of the international American Liszt Society Bicentennial 作文 Competition, his music has been performed by the Minnesota 管弦乐队 and Alarm Will Sound, among many others. 他的首演 his seven piano sonatas, piano variation sets, and the piano works of his students and colleagues alike in concert halls across the US, including Carnegie Hall.

Recent composition projects include a completion of Bach’s unfinished Contrapunctus XIV from Art of Fugue, which he performed in lecture recitals at 菠菜网lol正规平台, as well as 24 New Preludes and Fugues for piano. 布莱恩’s compositions are published by Potenza 音乐. For more information, please visit: http://sigh-ackmusic.org/index.html