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Lars Bröndum, PhD, is a composer, performer of live-electronics, theorist and guitarist. He was born in Bergsjö, Sweden 1961. He started his musical career in the early 1970s as a guitarist and played in local bands before pursuing a degree in classical guitar at Youngstown State University. He graduated with a Bachelors degree (cum laude) in Performance - Guitar (with a Minor in Theory/Composition) in 1986. Dr. Bröndum continued his studies and finished a Masters Degree in composition/theory at YSU and a PhD in theory/composition at Pittsburgh University 1992. Bröndum published the dissertation: Formations for Chamber Orchestra & An Analytical Study of Voice Leading and Pitch Class Set Structure in György Ligeti's Kammerkonzert für 13 Instrumentalisten as a part of his PhD degree. Bröndum moved back to Stockholm, Sweden in 1993.

Dr. Bröndum's music has been performed in Sweden, Japan, Scotland, Lithuania, Latvia, England, USA, Spain and Mexico and has been broadcast on radio and webradio in Germany, England, Sweden and USA. His music often explores the interaction between acoustic and electronic instruments and lives on the border between written music and improvisation. The compositions are structured around cyclical processes, irregular ostinatos, fragmented gestures and microtonal clusters. Lars performs live using an analog modular system, a Theremin, effect pedals and a laptop with Max/MSP. Bröndum often composes for (and plays with) the ensembles ReSurge, ExSurge and Spiral Cycle. Other projects that he is involved in are the “Ensemble SFW” and a duo with Sten-Olof Hellström. He has received composer grants from Konstnärsnämnden (Swedish Art Council), STIM (Swedish Performing Rights Society) and awards from FST (Swedish Composer´s Society). Bröndum is the founder of the independent record label MuArk. His most recent release is the cd Chain of Events on the label ElektronRecords http://www.electronrecords.com

He is an active composer at EMS (Electroacoustic Music in Sweden) and is on the Board of Fylkingen (new music & inter media art society) and SEAMS (Society of Electroacoustic Music in Sweden), and was Chairman in VEMS (Composers at EMS) 2007-2008. He has served as a board member on the Swedish Section of ICEM (International Confederation for Electronic Music). In 1992 Bröndum finished his PhD in Composition & Theory at the University of Pittsburgh. The dissertation is entitled “Formations for Chamber Orchestra” and “An Analytical Study of Voice Leading and Pitch Class Set Structure in György Ligeti’s Kammerkonzert Für 13 Instrumentalisten”. “Formations for Chamber Orchestra” is an original composition and the analytical part proposes a model for analyzing cluster music by combining set theory and linear analysis. More info about Bröndum at: http://www.brondum.se/MuArk/MuArk.html

ReSurge and ExSurge In 2004 LarsBröndum and Lisa Ullén formed the ensembles ReSurge and ExSurge. Members in ReSurge: Lisa Ullén: piano, Jonna Sandell: violin, Ulf Åkerhielm: bass, Lars Bröndum: guitar and electronics, Yann Le Nestour: contrabass clarinet, Christer Bothén: contrabass clarinet, Emil Strandberg: trumpet. The two ensembles has been actively performing in the contemporary music scene in Sweden.

'''Other projects

Spiral Cycle is an electroacoustic duo consisting of Lars Bröndum and Jamie Fawcus. SC have performed in 2010 Norbergfestivalen, in Riga at the SKAŅU MEŽS festival, Huddersfield GEM music days and at Fylkingen in Stockholm

EnsembleSFW

Ensemble SFW är ett projektet bestående av fem tonsättare, sex musiker och en videokonstnär som arbetar över gränserna mellan video performance - noterad musik – fri improv och elektroakustisk musik. Tonsättare, musiker, videokonstnärer samarbetar för att skapa ett helhetskoncept. Lars Bröndum– live elektronik & theremin, Lisa Ullén – piano, Jamie Fawcus – live elektronik, Yann Le Nestour – bas- och kontrabasklarinett, Sten-Olof Hellström – live elektronik, Magnus Alexanderson – gitarr & elektronik, Sachiko Hayashi - live video performance

As good as it gets

As good as it gets är en duo med elektronmusik veteranerna Lars Bröndum och Sten-Olof Hellström som tar oss med på en resa till outforskade ljudlandskap som ligger bortom noise och konstmusik.

CD releases

Chain of Events (ElektronRecords EM1014) www.electronrecords.com

Solo (MuArk 034) http://www.brondum.se/MuArk/MuArk.html

Trap (MuArk 031)

ReSurge 3rd (MuArk 035)

ReSurge Sound Structures (MuArk 028)

ReSurge The Soul in the Machine (MuArk 021)

Strata (MuArk 030)

Carpe Noctem (MuArk 029)

Laocoön (MuArk 001)

Scores (selective list)

‣    Isotropy - four saxophone quartet and live electronics (2011)

‣    Second Circle - for lute, soprano, recorder, contrabass and live electronics (2011)

‣    Coincidentia Oppositorum  - for piano, trumpet, contrabass clarinet & live electronics (2011)

‣    Kuroi - Act one in the Manga Opera - for piano, soprano, recorder, contrabass and live electronics (2010)

‣    Fluttering - for guitar, live-electronics, piano, bass clarinet (2010)

‣    Stasis - for electronics, piano, trumpet, bass clarinet (2010)

‣    Subspace - for lute, piano, recorder, live electronics (2009)

‣    Clusters and Noises for arch lute (2009)

‣    C.O.R rebound - for electronics, piano, trumpet, bass clarinet (2009)

‣    Timeshift & Velocity - for electronics, piano, trumpet, bass clarinet (2009)

‣    Permutation - for electronics, piano, trumpet, bass clarinet (2009)

‣    Intersection - for soprano, cello, guitar and electronics (2009)

‣    Transmission for piano & electronics (2008)

‣    Antennae for trumpet, guitar, piano, bass clarinet (2007)

‣    Parabolae for bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet,  contrabass, piano and trumpet (2007)*

‣    Siren Trap - an electroacoustic piece (2007)

‣    Suspended on a Straight Curve for small ensemble and electronics (2006)

‣   Tender Fury Suite - for piano, violin and contrabass (2006)

‣   Vajra Circle - for violin, contrabass and piano (2005)

‣   Short Circuit - for ensemble and delay (2005)

‣   Orb 3 - for guitar and electronics (2005)

‣   Vertigo - for small ensemble and electronics (2005)

‣   Sphere for orchestra (2004)

‣   Instinkt - for piano and electronics (2004)

‣   Premonitions - for contrabass and electronics (2004)*

‣   Twittering Machines - for guitar, piano, contrabass and violin (2004)

‣   Flux #1 & #2 - for guitar, piano, contrabass and violin (2003)

‣   The Soul in the Machine - for piano and electronics (2003)

‣   String Quartet #1 (2001)

‣   Cogwheels - Three Pieces for piano (2001)

‣   Angular - A short suite for small chamber ensemble (2001)

‣   M'bira - for sax, trumpet, two pianos, marimba and vibes (2001)

‣   Ictus - for mixed ensemble (1997-2004)

‣   Funderingar #1 - for Clarinet and Piano (1995)

‣   Magnesium Variations for guitar - in memoriam F. Z. (1995)

‣   Carpe Noctem - for flute, percussion and string quartet (1995)

‣   Arches - for Chamber Ensemble (reorchestration of the last section of Formations, 1992)

‣   Formations - for Chamber Orchestra (1991-92)

‣   Consequences for Solo Guitar (1991)

‣   Conflicts for piano and DX7 (1991)

‣   Laocoön - Five pieces for Piano (1991) *

‣   Eclipse for alto recorder (1990)

‣   The Cold Wind - for fl, gtr, pno and dbl. bass (1989)

‣   Equality - A Sextet for flute, oboe, bassoon, violin, viola, and cello (1989-90)

‣   Episodes for Flute and Electronic Sounds (1989)

‣   "El Concierto" for mezzo soprano, piano, tuba (1989) [on a poem by J. Guillen]

‣   Concerto for Guitar and Chamber Ensemble (1985-89)

‣   Metamorphosis - A Symphony for String Orchestra (1988-89)

‣   Variations and Fugue - for Brass Ensemble and Percussion (1987-88)

‣   Skogs Rå - A Septet for flute, 2 trps, gtr, vla, dbl-bass, and piano (1988)

‣   Evocations for Chamber Ensemble and Electronic Sounds (1988)

‣   Trio - for flute, guitar and harp (or piano) (1987)

‣   Concerto for Six Instruments (1986-87)

‣   Suite for Guitar (1986)

‣   Nocturne and Capriccio for Guitar and oboe (or flute) (1986)

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