Creative Composition - with Dr Dylan Rynhart
Gain the skills to compose & workshop your music with musicians

Each Wednesday (6:30-8pm) the 11th of May, for 9 weeks
in the Centre for Creative practices, 15 Pembroke Street Lower, Dublin 2.

Now in its fourth year, this unique course is geared towards helping
composers achieve their potential, by providing them with the skills
to compose music for professional musicians.

Over the nine weeks, the course looks at various forms of music and
methods of composition, but is primarily participant led, meaning that
the focus is tailored to the aesthetics and talents of the participants.
The participants are given exercises through the term and their compositions
are workshopped so that they can get as much practical advice as possible.

At the end of the term, each participant will be offered the opportunity to write
music for a small group of musicians and have their compositions performed
and professionally recorded which they can use to promote their work.

This is a unique opportunity for any composer, one that shouldn't be missed.

While participants are not required to play an instrument, they do need to
be able to present their music to the class, either as a recording / mock-up
or in notation. A good understanding of musical notation is recommended.

A fee of €250 will cover all tuition and musicians fees for the term

To book please click here or email dylan@dylanrynhart.com
for more info goto: http://dylanrynhart.com/education.html

DATE: 27TH JULY 2010
TIME: 8.30pm, pre-concert talk 8pm
VENUE: Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall, Dublin

This JULY 27th the Irish Composers’ Collective will premiere the exciting Rynhart Speakers. These ‘spinning’ speakers will perform the new works of Matthew Whiteside, Ian Mc Donnell, Francis Heery, Piaras Hoban,Adam McCartney, Dylan Rynhart and D. E. McCarthy in the beautiful setting of the Kevin Barry Room in the National Concert Hall.

This Concert will feature my piece Spin Cycle, the music I composed for my Masters Thesis submission. This work is designed to highlight the many cool and wonderful effects that these unique speakers can achieve. I built these speakers in 2006 and they are very rarely used, so this concert should not be missed !

For more info on their construction and use you can check-out my thesis here

The Irish Composers’ Collective is a non-profit organisation that aims to provide Irish composers with a community for information, education and the pooling of resources in order to create concerts of their music with professional musicians.

Tickets €12 and €10 (student ID must be presented to obtain discount) may be purchased from the National Concert Hall Box Office online at www.nch.ie , in person or by telephone +353 (0)1 4170000.

This event is in association with The National Concert Hall and supported by the Arts Council

The Components Series is now complete, all the music from this unique concert series are up on the components website: http://components.ie

This was a super project involving :
Paul Roe [Clarinets], Colm O'Hara [Trombone] Dan Bodwell [Double Bass], Kate Ellis [Cello], David Bremner [Fender Rhodes Piano] and Cathal Roche [Saxophones]

And New Music from :
Roy Carroll, Justin Carroll, David Bremner, Ian Mc Donnell, Emma O'Halloran, Francis Heery, Piaras Hoban, Natasa Paterson and Myself.

The New FUZZYLOGICENSEMBLE album "Mouthpiece" is now available for purchase on fuzzylogicensemble.com just goto:
http://fuzzylogicensemble.com/discography.html
or Click Here !

Here's what the Irish Times said:

Ray Comiskey - The Irish Times
FUZZYLOGICENSEMBLE Mouthpiece ****
On this second CD by composer/ keyboardist Dylan Rynhart's Fuzzy Logic, his writing, though clearly by the same hand (six pieces are his, two by ensemble members Brian Wynne and Nick Roth), is an obvious advance on his fine debut. The voicings are richer and more varied and there's a particularly deft sense of proportion to the development of texture and counterpoint. Replacing cello, French horn and clarinet with tenor, soprano and electric bass has enhanced the ensemble, while solo options are increased not only by Joe O'Callaghan (guitar) and the brilliant Tom Arthurs (guesting on trumpet and flugelhorn), but also by Wynne (tenor) and Cathal Roche (soprano). And the complex ensembles, thanks to conductor Florian Ross, are among the best executed by an Irish jazz ensemble. Standout examples of a uniquely conceived project include Flip Shuffle, Dusty Time and The Difference between Light and Hard.

Thanks and enjoy the music !
Dylan

Creative Music Composition
Learn to write the music you hear and have it performed
(A unique class in composition, where your pieces are performed live at the end of the term)

This is a very special class offering participants the opportunity to learn about many different kinds of composers and their techniques, in a practical way. In this class we will look at many different styles and genres of music, and their different considerations. We will also look at practical music theory and the specifics of writing music for acoustic instruments and objects you might find lying around your house!

At the end of the term each class member will be given the opportunity to write music for a small group of professional musicians and have their music performed and recorded. This is a unique opportunity for any aspiring composer and one that shouldn't be missed.

While participants are not required to play an instrument, access to a keyboard instrument is recommended. A basic understanding of musical notation is required.

You can sign-up for this class by contacting Dylan here
for more info click:
www.dylanrynhart.com/education.html

In the latest July-August issue of the JMI, Kevin Stevens has written a great article reviewing the Bray Jazz Festival:
" Think Global, Play Local "

Below is the review he gave of FuzzyLogicEnsemble's performance in the Royal Hotel:

"Fuzzy Logic's afternoon gig at the Royal, where the band was joined by British trumpeter Tom Arthurs, was a tight, engaging display of challenging pieces by leader and composer Dylan Rynhart. Rynhart prefers the term 'orchestral jazz' to describe the band's music, reflecting his investigation of a sound range outside the big-band tradition. Tunes like 'Reflected Reasoning' and 'Spin Cycle' are extended, segmented pieces that offer intriguing textures - a unison line of voice and guitar, say, against a march of horns and Hammond organ - that constantly surprise and yet are always organic to the structure of the piece. The band was powerful and well-rehearsed, with notable contributions from all, especially Arthurs and alto saxophonist Nick Roth. Guitarist Joe O'Callaghan, drafted late to replace Lee Tobin, played superbly."

This is only a small part of an excellent article, to subscribe to the JMI,
simply goto: www.thejmi.com

Last Friday the 20th of June I received notice that FuzzyLogicEnsemble were awarded a "Project New Work" award from the Arts Council.
This is huge, as it will go towards funding the mammoth recording project that we have planned for the latter end of this year.
Following the huge success of our Mouthpiece tour last May, this coming project will be a landmark in our development as an ensemble, specifically documenting our enormous work through the last four years and the seven years since our conception.

You can expect an exceptional piece of work sometime early in 2009, I can't wait!

FuzzyLogicEnsemble's Mouthpiece tour took place between the 1st and the 8th of May.

It was a resounding success, a huge thanks to all the performers, to Roy Carroll for doing sound, especially to Joe O'Callaghan for taking over from Lee Tobin at the last minute and also a huge thanks to Tom Arthurs. It was wonderful playing with you all, the music has never sounded better in the last seven years since the band's been together!.

I have recordings from all the performances and I'm sorting through them as we speak, I'll be mixing some of the best stuff and putting it up in the various places on dylanrynhart.com and also fuzzylogicensemble.com and the myspaces. Though be patient, there is so much good music it's going to take ages to make that selection.

Thanks also to the I.M.C , Music Network and the Arts council for all the help and support!

We have just received funding from the Arts council of Ireland, to record a second Fuzzy Logic Ensemble album. This will probably take place in September / October 2008 and will be an extensive project as we will be recording in the region of 16 extended compositions that the group have been performing over the past three years. It's really exciting! and I'm busy planning as we speak.