Alex Burtzos
Alex Burtzos is an American composer based in New York City and Orlando, Florida.
Life and career
Alex Burtzos was born in Denver, Colorado, and grew up in nearby Colorado Springs. He studied music at Loyola University New Orleans before moving to New York City in 2010, where he earned his doctorate in composition from Manhattan School of Music in 2016. His primary teachers include James Paton Walsh, J. Mark Stambaugh, and Reiko Fueting. Burtzos' music has been performed across four continents, and has received awards from numerous organizations within the United States. He has received particular attention for his compositions for authentic baroque-era instruments. Other of Burtzos' compositions utilize rappers, metal guitar, and other sounds drawn from popular music.
Burtzos is the founder of ICEBERG New Music, a composers collective based in New York City. In 2018, he was named the Endowed Chair of Composition Studies at The University of Central Florida.
Compositions
Solo
pWr for Cello SoloPerforation for Piano SoloShould the Wide World Roll Away for Piano SoloWilfred Owen at the Gates for Piano SoloHe Never Heard That Fleshless Chant for Oboe SoloFootball in Marja for Piano SoloBaroque Fantasy on 'Go Down, Moses' for Organ Solo
Chamber
Sin City for big bandWhat We Wish to Remember of Ourselves for woodwind quartet and pianoRelativity for three bassoonsSEA for two vibraphonistsAtoms for electric guitar and drum kitPIPES for 10 flutesKing | Cawdor for violin, bass clarinet, cello, and pianoMāyā for woodwind quintetR A G E for ensemblepOwer trIo for saxophone, piano, percussionThe Birth of Dangun for piano triowe ain't got no $$$ honey but DAMN we got _____ for percussion quartetMegalopolis for saxophone ensembleThe Hourglass Equation for flute, violin, bassoon, and harpsichordThe F Word for amplified ensemble with MCSONATA/SONARE for trio sonataThe Rembrandt of Avenue A for amplified ensemble with MCX Codes for violin, clarinet, and pianoAlice and Zoltan 4ever for saxophone, bass trombone, and pianoOne Final Gyre for two saxophonesOMAHA for string quartetThe Impossible Object for violin and pianoSXTG >;-) for clarinet, cello, and guitarTeach the Torches to Burn Bright for violin, clarinet, and piano12.14.12 for ensemblesPrince Prospero for soprano, flute, oboe, saxophone, guitar, piano, and percussionA Country of Vast Designs for string quartetThe Revivalist for saxophone quartetMarch the Twenty-Fifth for woodwind quartetThe Outlaw in the Gilded Age for violin, clarinet, saxophone, horn and piano
Choral and vocal
Sky for soprano, baritone, and pianoFive Arias from 'HE Who Gets Slapped for five vocal soloists with pianoWooden Woman for singing cellist with chamber orchestraMIRABILIS for SSAATTBB chorus with string sextetMany Worlds I for baritone, trumpet, bass clarinet, and tromboneThe Explosion, and Other Tales for mezzo-soprano and pianoGursky Songs for baritone and piano trioLove and Loss and Loathing and Lizards ' for soprano, MC, and amplified ensembleCome Away Death for Countertenor and Harp with SATB chorusThe Hill Wife for mezzo-soprano with ensembleDays Into Days'' for soprano with large ensemble
The Turing Test for two guitars and fixed mediaLEGION for flute, piano, and fixed mediaWhen He First Appears for soprano, viola, harp, and fixed mediaMASKS for baritone, guitar, piano, and tapeIn a Cool, Green Hall for mixed media
dedy, concerto for piano and wind ensembleArias and Interludes from 'HE Who Gets Slapped' for five vocal soloists and orchestraEcho Chamber for wind ensemblePulse for orchestraThe Black Riders for orchestraSky Above Clouds for orchestraIn Search of a Bird for chamber orchestraThe Conqueror for wind ensemblePsyche for wind ensembleColorado arranged for wind ensembleColorado for orchestra
Opera
HE Who Gets Slapped, opera in two acts