User:Smilebeset/Adil Bestybaev

Adil Bestybaev was born in Kazakhstan in 1959. He attended the specialized Zhubanov Republican musical school, the Kurmangazy Almaty State Conservatory, and the national P.I. Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory. He taught at the State Conservatory in Kazakhstan from 1982-1997, and was Resident Composer for the Kazakhstan State Wind Orchestra from 1998-2001. Renowned as one of the most prominent composers in Kazakhstan, Bestybaev has composed for the state wind band, most famously for his Voice of Asia, a piece which often represents Kazakhstan at international and state events. Bestybaev’s interest lies in exploring the national Kazakh subject, and he employs Kazakh folk intonations in a novel style that often incorporates jazz and rock influences. He has composed for symphonic, chamber and traditional folk orchestra, theatre, cinema and television. His music is published and performed in Europe, Taiwan, Russia, the US and Canada. He currently resides in British Columbia.