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C.R. KASPRZYK is a musician, vegan, and avid “bring your own bag” grocery shopper, specializing in composition, electronics, classical saxophone, and free-improvisation. Working toward an intangible parallel between a cognizance of one’s surrounding and music transcribed from (or inspired by) that environment, his acoustic and electronic works often defer to the musical path of his observed surroundings, acknowledging the interconnectivity of our fragile planet.

Kasprzyk’s work has garnered performance credits including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Steinway Hall, the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC,) and others throughout the United States, Canada, The Netherlands, England and Belgium. Alongside informal study with Alvin Lucier, Tristan Murail, Kaija Saariaho, and Hans Tutschku, he holds degrees from Grand Valley State University and the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University. A former faculty member of Morgan State University and Bluefield College, Kasprzyk is currently pursuing his doctorate at Bowling Green State University where he studies with Elainie Lillios.



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C.R. KASPRZYK (k o ɹ y  k ɑ s p – ʃ I k) is a musician, vegan, and avid “bring your own bag” grocery shopper, specializing in composition, electronics, classical saxophone, and free-improvisation. Working toward an intangible parallel between a cognizance of one’s surrounding and music transcribed from (or inspired by) that environment, his acoustic and electronic works often defer to the musical path of his observed surroundings, acknowledging the interconnectivity of our fragile planet. Praised for music that is “timbrally striking” (HurdAudio) and “full of wind, height and velocity” (Baltimore City Paper), he explores beyond the physical reach of our daily perception through, for example, the audification of data, hydroacoustics, and those sounds beyond our range of hearing.

Kasprzyk’s work has garnered performance credits including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Steinway Hall, the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC,) and others throughout the United States, Canada, The Netherlands, England and Belgium. His work has also been presented at Baltimore’s Red Room, Charlottesville’s Bridge PAI, Ghent’s Logos Foundation, Los Angeles’ Hammer Museum, Miami’s Carnival Center, Minneapolis’ Weisman Museum, New York’s St. Peter’s Church, Philadelphia’s Bowerbird, Stanford University’s CCRMA, the Athens, HBO/New York International Latino, and Tribeca Film Festivals, as well as the Electronic Music Midwest, High Zero, International Computer Music Conference, MusicX and Spark Festivals. He has also been heard on radio and online installations including Columbia University, Endless Possibilities, Foldover, Kalvos and Damian, Martian Gardens, Radius, Sound Is Art, and WCLV Cleveland.

His work has been supported by The Brannen-Cooper Fund, Northwestern University’s Midwest Graduate Music Consortium, Pro Musica, the Randolph S. Rothschild and Ada Arens Morawetz Memorial Awards, two Peabody Career Development Grants, an Encore Grant (American Composers’ Forum) and Grand Valley State University, where he was an artist-in-residence in 2006. A versatile musician, he has collaborated with the 60×60 project, the Cleveland Winds, Duke and Towson New Music Ensembles, New World Symphony, Ghetto Film School, Joel Grip, Peter Jacquemyn, Dana Jessen, Conor Nelson, Michael Sheppard, Daniel Spiegel, Karisa Werdon, John Berndt, Griffin Campbell, Gary Louie, The Mana Duo, James McCain, Brian Sacawa, Michael Straus, Per Bloland, Matthew Burtner, Andrew Cole, Robert Hamilton, Elizabeth Hoffman, George Lam, Asha Srinivasan, human beatboxer Shodekeh, and dry ice improviser Catherine Pancake.

Kasprzyk has participated in informal study and masterclasses with Alvin Lucier, Tristan Murail, Kaija Saariaho, and Hans Tutschku. He holds a Bachelor of Music from Grand Valley State University, as well two masters degrees, obtained in two years, from the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University. He is a former site coordinator for the Creative Access Outreach Group and has served on the faculties of Morgan State University (MD) and Bluefield College (VA). He currently works with Elainie Lillios, as well as Mikel Kuehn and Bonnie Mitchell at Bowling Green State University where he is pursuing his doctorate, specializing in music composition and digital media.

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