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Piano Sextet in D, I. MonolithicPiano Sextet in D, I. Monolithic
2025Piano SextetI began composing this piano sextet around the year 2000, intrigued by the expressive potential of the octatonic scale—an eight-note collection alternating whole and half steps. ...
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Piano Sextet in D II. Hipnotik
Piano Sextet in D II. Hipnotik
2025Piano Sextet I began composing this piano sextet around the year 2000, intrigued by the possibilities of octatonic scales—eight-note collections that alternate whole and half steps. From ...
2 Violins, Viola, 2 Cellos, PianoVia Nova InstrumentalistsSteven Phillips -
Piano Sextet in D III. Tarantella Blues
Piano Sextet in D III. Tarantella Blues
2025Piano Sextet I began composing this piano sextet around the year 2000, intrigued by the possibilities of octatonic scales—eight-note collections that alternate whole and half steps. From ...
2 Violins, Viola, 2 Cellos, PianoVia Nova InstrumentalistsSteven Phillips -
2 Childish Sea Songs - Pirate Don Durk of Dowdy
2 Childish Sea Songs - Pirate Don Durk of Dowdy
2025Don Bryn’s setting of The Pirate Don Durk of Dowdee is a playful, theatrical romp through the high seas of imagination. Bursting with rhythmic swagger and colorful flair, the music captures ...
Choir and PianoVia Nova ChoraleSteven Phillips -
2 Childish Sea Songs - Moon Song
2 Childish Sea Songs - Moon Song
2025With words by Mildred Plew Meigs and music that gently mimics the lapping of waves, Moon Song is a lullaby that invites listeners into a dreamlike seascape. The poem offers fanciful, whimsic...
Choir and PianoVia Nova ChoraleSteven Phillips -
Costa Rica Piano Festival!
Costa Rica Piano Festival!
2022Finally, after 2 years of Covid and missing the festival, I was able to attend the Costa Rica Piano Festival in San Jose, Costa Rica. I also finally got to meet Lanzo Luconi, the founder of ...
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Interstellar - Arrival (Video)
Interstellar - Arrival (Video)
2022The brief for this scene was to choose a video from the database of available clips that could support the use of a 52-piece orchestra, preferably a romantic comedy, drama, horror, or fantas...
52-Piece OrchestraEast West Symphonic Orchestra (Mockup)Nikola Petrov -
Interstellar - Arrival (Music)
Interstellar - Arrival (Music)
2022The brief for this scene was to choose a video from the database of available clips that could support the use of a 52-piece orchestra, preferably a romantic comedy, drama, horror, or fantas...
52-Piece OrchestraEast West Symphonic Orchestra (Mockup)Nikola Petrov -
Fireworks! (Video)
Fireworks! (Video)
2022In 2022, when the Sarasota Orchestra performed the “Iconic Songs of the 70’s” show that I had orchestrated back in 2015, I was asked to create an overture for the fireworks...
Brass Section and OrchestraEast West Symphonic Orchestra (Mockup)Nikola Petrov -
Fireworks! (Music)
Fireworks! (Music)
2022In 2022, when the Sarasota Orchestra performed the “Iconic Songs of the 70’s” show that I had orchestrated back in 2015, I was asked to create an overture for the fireworks...
Brass Section and OrchestraEast West Symphonic Orchestra (Mockup)Nikola Petrov -
At Eternity's Gate (Music)
At Eternity's Gate (Music)
2022The goal of this assignment was to describe a particular historic period using the color of the woodwind section. Many of the examples we saw were from older time periods from the Middle Ag...
Woodwind Section and OrchestraEast West Symphonic Orchestra (Mockup)Derek Gleeson -
At Eternity's Gate (Video)
At Eternity's Gate (Video)
2022The goal of this assignment was to describe a particular historic period using the color of the woodwind section. Many of the examples we saw were from older time periods from the Middle Ag...
Woodwind Section and OrchestraEast West Symphonic Orchestra (Mockup)Derek Gleeson -
SCF Music Instructor Authors New Textbook on Biased Resistance to Unfamiliar Music
SCF Music Instructor Authors New Textbook on Biased Resistance to...
2022(Bradenton, Fla., Feb. 24, 2022) — State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF) recognized Don Bryn, instructor of music, for the publication of his new textbook, “Now Hear This.” The 13...
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Chimera Strain (Music)
Chimera Strain (Music)
2022The brief for this assignment was to write for the brass section to create suspension and tension. We were to use clusters, extended harmonies, soft dynamics, and swells to “put us on...
Brass Section and OrchestraEast West Symphonic Orchestra (Mockup)Derek Gleeson -
Chimera Strain (Video)
Chimera Strain (Video)
2022The brief for this assignment was to write for the brass section to create suspension and tension. We were to use clusters, extended harmonies, soft dynamics, and swells to “put us on...
Brass Section and OrchestraEast West Symphonic Orchestra (Mockup)Derek Gleeson -
Whiplash Breakup (Video)
Whiplash Breakup (Video)
2022This video is a film scoring project fulfilling an assignment to score for strings under dialog for the Film Scoring Academy of Europe by Don Bryn. Don does not presume any ownership or righ...
Strings and solo saxophoneFilm Scoring Academy of Europe StringsDerek Gleeson -
Whiplash Breakup (Music)
Whiplash Breakup (Music)
2022Film Scoring Academy of Europe by Don Bryn. Don does not presume any ownership or rights related to this video clip and is thankful to have the opportunity to practice film scoring using suc...
Strings and Solo SaxophoneFilm Scoring Academy of Europe StringsDerek Gleeson -
Carpathians (Video)
Carpathians (Video)
2022This project used live studio woodwinds to depict a setting or location. I chose the Balkan region and Carpathian mountains and was so thankful to find this video clip on The Cue Tube....
Woodwind Section with Percussion, Accordion, and stringsTzveta Palikarova, Flute; Valentin Metodiev, Oboe; Mihail Zhivkov, Clarinet; Hristo Zahariev, Basson; Zheko Zhekov & Encho Yanchev, HornsDerek Gleeson -
Carpathians (Music)
Carpathians (Music)
2022This project used live studio woodwinds to depict a setting or location. I chose the Balkan region and Carpathian mountains and was so thankful to find this video clip on The Cue Tube....
Woodwind Section with Percussion, Accordion, and stringsTzveta Palikarova, Flute; Valentin Metodiev, Oboe; Mihail Zhivkov, Clarinet; Hristo Zahariev, Basson; Zheko Zhekov & Encho Yanchev, HornsDerek Gleeson -
The 100 - Clark Injects Herself (Video)
The 100 - Clark Injects Herself (Video)
2022The brief for this assignment was to use violin, cello, and piano as “characters” and follow the contours of the actors and emotional states of the scene. I chose this scene ...
Piano, Violin, CelloNegina Stoyanova, Violin; Teodora Atanassova, Cello; Margarita Ilieva, PianoNikola Petrov -
The 100 - Clark Injects Herself (Music)
The 100 - Clark Injects Herself (Music)
2022The brief for this assignment was to use violin, cello, and piano as “characters” and follow the contours of the actors and emotional states of the scene. I chose this scene ...
Piano, Violin, CelloNegina Stoyanova, Violin; Teodora Atanassova, Cello; Margarita Ilieva, PianoNikola Petrov -
Hole in the Middle (Music)
Hole in the Middle (Music)
2021I was tasked with writing a film cue using piano and synth pads and atmospheres in a minimalist style. This style is not to be confused with the minimalist or neo-minimalist styles of ...
Felt Piano and SynthsDon Bryn -
Hole in the Middle (Video)
Hole in the Middle (Video)
2021I was tasked with writing a film cue using piano and synth pads and atmospheres in a minimalist style. This style is not to be confused with the minimalist or neo-minimalist styles of ...
Felt Piano and SynthsDon Bryn -
Piano Grand V
Piano Grand V
2021Another popular concert featuring four pianos on the Sarasota Opera House Stage! Joe Holt, Susan Woodruff, Don Bryn, Tom Purviance PROGRAM Magic Flute Overture, Mozart Slavonic Da...
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Piano Grand IV Concert - Holiday Edition
Piano Grand IV Concert - Holiday Edition
2019Piano Grand IV is destined to be popular as a holiday concert! Again we had another sold-out performance at the Sarasota Opera House. ‘Piano Grand IV: The Holiday Edition’ You...
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Performance: Student Recital, Josh Adler Composition
Performance: Student Recital, Josh Adler Composition
2019I performed jazz piano with a student combo for Joshua Adler’s jazz composition. This performance was part of a student recital during recital seminar class.
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Piano Masterclass - Gloria Cooke from Rollins College
Piano Masterclass - Gloria Cooke from Rollins College
2019My connection with Sylvia Eckes of the Sarasota Music Archive and the International Grieg Society produced another connection with Gloria Cook at Rollins College. Gloria was invited to pres...
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Wonder Years with Florida Studio Theater
Wonder Years with Florida Studio Theater
2019I played a run of around 20 performances of “The Wonder Years” for Florida Studio Theater with this wonderful cast of performers and technicians. I have been asked to play for sh...
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Tea with President Probsfelt
Tea with President Probsfelt
2019What a great way to keep open communication. I enjoyed the talk and observing the etiquette for l informal academic meetings such as this.
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2019 FCSAA Winter Music Symposium
2019 FCSAA Winter Music Symposium
2019We made our annual 3-Day trip to the annual student symposium. Drive to and from Lakeland checking everyone into hotel and delivering keys checking out of hotel Managing piano students and ...
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Jazz Performance for Student Recital
Jazz Performance for Student Recital
2019I performed with the student jazz combo to support Luca Stine’s preparations for the student artist competition. The students enjoy the opportunity to play with jazz piano. I was als...
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2018 Fall Piano Recital
2018 Fall Piano Recital
201820 piano students, 85 people, 1 piano, 1 program, 3 piano faculty, and a student-planned reception! The recital was again a great success. Without any sort of advertising, just from student...
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scfMusic.info Website Update - Node, Gulp, Foundation
scfMusic.info Website Update - Node, Gulp, Foundation
2018This task is becoming exponentially more involved. After much more reading and trying to determine if my coding architecture was efficient and fast, I realized that using a framework woul...
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scfMusic.info Website Update - SASS!
scfMusic.info Website Update - SASS!
2018This is a big week in terms of website development. While I’m not convinced there are no issues with the current state of the website, I have begun work on version 2. I s...
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SCFMusic.info Website Update - Moodle, Theory Test Grades,
SCFMusic.info Website Update - Moodle, Theory Test Grades,
2018Finished work on Moodle Connect. Completed login function. Finished checks for which type of user is registering so only new prospective students are registered into moodle and t...
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scfMusic.info Website Update - Moodle API, streamlined login
scfMusic.info Website Update - Moodle API, streamlined login
2018Prospective student directory: Converted notes to an object holding note, author, and time stamp for storage in the database and manipulation in PHP.Made sure dates are converted to us...
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scfMusic.info Website Update - Login Fixes, Scholarship Planning
scfMusic.info Website Update - Login Fixes, Scholarship Planning
2018Completely replaced the login path for the website. We have been having problems with some users unable to login and being redirected to the registration page. Other times users are logg...
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MTNA Meeting and Recital Hour Accompaniment Workshop
MTNA Meeting and Recital Hour Accompaniment Workshop
2018This year I again hosted the local MTNA chapter for their monthly meeting and a musical workshop during our Student Recital Hour. I arranged a meeting room and drink service for the group....
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Piano Grand III Concert
Piano Grand III Concert
201810 Pianists this year! What an excellent opportunity to collaborate with new co-performers. This year’s Piano Grand was another sell-out hit at the Sarasota Opera House. 10 ...
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scfMusic.info Website Update - Minor updates
scfMusic.info Website Update - Minor updates
2018Created a new function allowing students to edit recital hour signups later. This was necessary to allow students to reserve a time-slot without know all of the details about their perform...
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scfMusic.info Website Update - Major Admin Cleanup
scfMusic.info Website Update - Major Admin Cleanup
2018The past couple weeks have been spent creating options pages for my own plugin. It is time to go back and make sure I have documented, organized, and generally cleaned up some code. &...
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scfMusic.info Website Update - Recitals & Signups
scfMusic.info Website Update - Recitals & Signups
2018Altered all signup lists to include cancelled signups. They are also colored with a red semi-opaque background. Unfortunately because Events manager does not record the date the ...
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scfMusic.info Website Update - Email Functions
scfMusic.info Website Update - Email Functions
2018This update is a lot about email functions. Because Mailchimp charges (and a lot) for transaction emails, I spent time researching a better service provider and ended up with Elastic email...
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SCF Music Program Scholarship Auditions
SCF Music Program Scholarship Auditions
2018Another successful year of scholarship auditions. This day is a day of recruitment, providing incoming students a boost to accomplish many of the steps needed to enter the music progr...
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2018 Annual Music Service at UUCS
2018 Annual Music Service at UUCS
2018This is the 2nd Annual Music Service at UUCS of this magnitude. While there have been other music services at UUCS, last year’s was the biggest event, including many musicians wh...
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MTNA National Conference, Presenting
MTNA National Conference, Presenting
2018I was asked to present alongside the developers of Piano Marvel, a curricular technology I instituted for Class Piano I and II. I have been in a lot of contact with the developers, giv...
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Music Website: Converting Events to Signups
Music Website: Converting Events to Signups
2018This is another complicated behind-the scenes section of design and implementation. Overall I’ve been dealing with Events_manager and redesigning the plugin to function as a signup ...
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SCF Music Website: Further Developments
SCF Music Website: Further Developments
2018Hours and hours of coding and design have moved the website closer to production. This was some complicated coding because I’m basically writing our own child-theme template as w...
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SCF Website: Initial Installation and Beginning Design/Coding
SCF Website: Initial Installation and Beginning Design/Coding
2018While a quick mockup was completed last year, the actual implementation has begun. I had about 3 weeks over break to begin, including the following initial steps: Researched hosting...
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Fall 2017 Successes
Fall 2017 Successes
2017The addition of theory scholarships to provide theory tutors has been one of the most successful additions to the department and one I am most proud of. Immediately after theory class,...
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Brunetti Workshop at the Asolo Conservatory 2017
Brunetti Workshop at the Asolo Conservatory 2017
2017The annual Brunetti Workshop at the FSU Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training was one of the best yet. The program at the Asolo Conservatory is a graduate acting program, however for this...
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First Piano Department Recital
First Piano Department Recital
2017Thanks to Ms. Torshkoeva’s idea, we held the first ever all-piano-department recital. The recital was casual, with quite a full audience in room 189 of the music building. Bec...
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SCF Holiday Joy Concert
SCF Holiday Joy Concert
2017What a fun holiday concert! I am so happy I was able to attend this concert that featured all of the SCF Music ensembles. I took upon myself the task of gathering media for the u...
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Musica Viva: Holiday/Dreamscapes Concert
Musica Viva: Holiday/Dreamscapes Concert
2017Duet performance with Linda Bento-Rei on flute at Art Avenue in Sarasota. This was a great outreach holiday event. In addition to pieces from the Dreamscapes recital, we performe...
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Hosting MTA regional Conference at SCF
Hosting MTA regional Conference at SCF
2017Today I hosted the Manatee Music Teacher’s Association’s (MTA) regional conference for the south west region. This involved: Scheduling and maintaining contact beginning in the ...
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Solo Classical Piano Concert for Piano Dedication
Solo Classical Piano Concert for Piano Dedication
2017Piano Dedication Concert (Solo) for Roser Memorial Community Church Roser Memorial Community Church recently raised money to purchase a new piano. After a successful purchase, they wante...
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Recital Hour Music Madness 01
Recital Hour Music Madness 01
2017This is the second round of interactive learning sessions designed for music students to take place in Recital Hour Attendance. The first competition was successful, but there were 2 ...
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Bay Village High Tea Piano Performance
Bay Village High Tea Piano Performance
2017Classical Piano in a formal setting. I know quite a few residents as well as the entertainment director at Bay Village and it is always a pleasure to play for them.
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Chopin Project concerts: Sponsor-paid tickets for students
Chopin Project concerts: Sponsor-paid tickets for students
2017I have been developing a professional relationship with The Chopin Project and founder Fred Slutsky. This great project has a strong interest in connecting students with classical music so ...
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Piano and Violin Masterclass in coordination with the Chopin Project
Piano and Violin Masterclass in coordination with the Chopin Project
2017I have been developing a relationship with the Chopin Project which is developing a larger presence in the Sarasota and St. Petersburg Areas. As a result of this relationship, SCF rece...
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Canvas Bulk Dates Editor (Google App)
Canvas Bulk Dates Editor (Google App)
2017This is a post I made to the Canvas community describing a google app I worked on to solve the problem of editing assignment dates in Canvas. This app was built on James Jones original...
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Mozart Kegelstatt Trio Performance
Mozart Kegelstatt Trio Performance
2017I was asked to play the first movement of the Mozart Kegelstatt Trio for Clarinet, Viola and piano for a memorial service at the UUCS church (unaffiliated with my job). Then about 5 days b...
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Piano Grand II Concert
Piano Grand II Concert
2017Another sold-out show featuring 5 Steinway Pianos and 5 great pianists. Piano Grand II is the second annual show featuring five local pianists performing popular favorite and light classi...
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Sunset Classics Chamber Music Performance
Sunset Classics Chamber Music Performance
2017“Dreamscapes” Flute and Piano Duo Chamber Music Performance,Manatee Performing Arts Center. A challenging program heavily weighted toward 20th- and 21st- century music...
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Educational Activity "Listening Competition 01"
Educational Activity "Listening Competition 01"
2017Created an interactive, online listening competition designed to expose the students to different types of music and encourage active listening. By making this a competition against both eac...
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Canvas Community Post: Time Saving Reusable Content
Canvas Community Post: Time Saving Reusable Content
2017This is copied from my post on the Canvas Community Blog about creating dynamic syllabi in Canvas: Overview: A method for minimizing the work involved in copying and creating courses&n...
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Hosting local MTNA chapter for lunch and studio class
Hosting local MTNA chapter for lunch and studio class
2017As a community outreach and recruiting effort, I hosted the local MTA (Music Teachers Association) for a light lunch and studio class. At 11:30, the local teachers began to arrive and...
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"Sport of Listening" Educational Activity
"Sport of Listening" Educational Activity
2017I created a listening competition for Recital Hour that involves teams of students listening to clips of music and then answering questions about that music. They competed against othe...
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Music Viva Community Outreach Recital
Music Viva Community Outreach Recital
2017This casual recital with flautist Linda Bento-Rei, was for invied distinguished guests. The idea was to promote chamber music in the area, especially for an audience who might be...
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Glenview at Pelican Bay Solo Piano Concert
Glenview at Pelican Bay Solo Piano Concert
2017I performed a variety of well-liked solo piano repertoire, taking the listeners on a musical tour of Europe. Program: Sonata in D Major 1770-75, Haydninvention in D Minor, BachInve...
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Solo Piano Concert at Sarasota Bay Club
Solo Piano Concert at Sarasota Bay Club
2017Solo Classical Piano Concert at the Sarasota Bay Club. The concert was well-received and featured a variety of well-known and easily accessible classical pieces. Program: Sonata ...
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Warsaw: Chopin Experience (Review)
Warsaw: Chopin Experience (Review)
2017Warsaw is a huge city. Chopin is important, but most Varsovians don’t think about him every day. Remember George Washington? He’s important to Americans, but we don’t think about him every d...
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Orchestration of Mně sílu dáš (You RaiseMe Up)
Orchestration of Mně sílu dáš (You RaiseMe Up)
2017What a great opportunity I have had to write some orchestrations for Lenka Graf, Czech crossover vocal artist. She is working with the Czech National Orchestra for some live performances as...
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Prague: Mozart Dinner Concert (Review)
Prague: Mozart Dinner Concert (Review)
2017Mozart Dinner – Your Private Opera in Prague ViaMusica Concert listing There are ads all over the tourist spots and the internet for the “Mozart Dinner”. After some careful study...
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Prague: Dvorak Museum (Review)
Prague: Dvorak Museum (Review)
2017The Dvorak museum is another sort-of shrine to another one of the most important Czech composers, this time located not in tourist central but in a more residential yet city neighborhood. ...
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Prague: Klementimum Mirror Chapel Concert (Review)
Prague: Klementimum Mirror Chapel Concert (Review)
2017View West on Charles Bridge. The idea of a music tour in Prague is a great idea. Just not maybe for the month of July! My friend Michael and I decided it was time to make a trip to Eur...
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Prague: Smetana Museum (Review)
Prague: Smetana Museum (Review)
2017Smetana Statue outside the museum, castle in the background. The Bedrich Smetana museum is more of a shrine, located right in the heart of tourist central at the end of the Charles Bridge...
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Music Consult at Florida Studio Theater, "Burt & Me"
Music Consult at Florida Studio Theater, "Burt & Me"
2017This was a collaborative musical direction project between FST, Melodie Dickerson, and myself. We were brought in to help balance vocal parts and make some rewrites to achieve a more authent...
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Bay Village Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon
Bay Village Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon
2017I had a great opportunity today to play for the Bay Village volunteer appreciation luncheon. It was such a nice group of appreciative people.
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Flute and Piano Recital with Jane Hoffman
Flute and Piano Recital with Jane Hoffman
2017Jane and I rehearsed and performand a classical and pops performance with a wide variety of repertoire at the Sarasota Bay Club. Le BasqueTraditional, Galway CollectionBrian Boru’s ...
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SCF Sophomore Recital (Attendance)
SCF Sophomore Recital (Attendance)
2017It was great to see how far students have come in their time with us in the SCF music program!
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SCF Music Program Awards Dinner
SCF Music Program Awards Dinner
2017This is an annual service we provide to students and the college, giving them an opportunity to celebrate a year of achievements in music. Awards I Presented: Neatest Music Handwriting...
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Compliment from the Community
Compliment from the Community
2017It was very encouraging to receive this nice compliment from Richard who was gathering information about available music courses. We answer so many questions and connect with so many people...
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Fauré for student audition
Fauré for student audition
2017Accompaniment for cello student Jack Gallahan for his audition for FSU Student orchestra summer program. His teach and a colleague of mine, Ann Alton, asked me last-minute if I could help J...
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High School Counselor's Breakfast
High School Counselor's Breakfast
2017I had a great opportunity to welcome counselors from the area high schools this morning. It was an excellent opportunity to show them our facilities and talk about what we do, specifically h...
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Piano Marvel after One Year: Review
Piano Marvel after One Year: Review
2017Background I teach Class piano for college freshmen at State College of Florida, a part of the Florida Community College system. If you are involved in teaching college in Flor...
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Sonata for Guitar Ensemble, II “el Apasionado”
Sonata for Guitar Ensemble, II “el Apasionado”
2017The second movement is complete! It features a minimalist accompaniment in arch form, quartal harmony, and melodic content influenced by Spanish flamenco. The entire piece has been pre...
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Bryn Music Library App
Bryn Music Library App
2017App is successful in First Semester of Use As we move towards making the piano lab a multi-use room, specifically centered around music technology, I made one of the first steps: &nbs...
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Sarasota Pops Performance
Sarasota Pops Performance
2017The pops performs “Out of this World”, featuring music with themes from outer space, including themes from movies such as Star Wars, Star Trek, and Apollo 13. Also featuring M...
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Piano Lab Administration Update
Piano Lab Administration Update
2017We have finally been able to complete the purchase of Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) for the piano lab. With the tutoring of Justin Duplain, I have had a crash course in administering the multi...
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AMICCO "3 Tenors" Concert Performances
AMICCO "3 Tenors" Concert Performances
2017Performance of Piano/Harp/Organ for the Anna Maria Island Concert Choir and Orchestra, to a packed house. I am brought in for the dress rehearsal and concert only. I am sought a...
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Manatee County Music Teacher's Association Concerto Competition
Manatee County Music Teacher's Association Concerto Competition
2017Hosting and Judging the Florida Music Teachers Association Regional Concerto Competition. I hosted the competition in our music building at SCF, allowing students and parents spaces to wa...
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AMICCO Concert Performances
AMICCO Concert Performances
20172 concert performanceswith the Anna Maria Island Concert Choir and Orchestra. I played Organ (And the harp part using the harp patch on the organ). Concert: Brahms, Borodin and Youn...
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2017 Symposium Student Artist Winner Concert
2017 Symposium Student Artist Winner Concert
2017Zach McKee won in his category and Kevin Conk won Honorable Mention. This involves a performance in the Friday evening concert.
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SCF Music Student Showcase, Performance
SCF Music Student Showcase, Performance
2017SCF’s annual Music Student Showcase features the students who have been selected to compete as Student Artists at the Florida College System Activites Association Symposium. ...
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Piano Lab vision begins to develop
Piano Lab vision begins to develop
2017A vision for the Piano Lab has been developed and I have begun steps to move toward that goal. The ultimate goal is not completely formed, but I am sure it includes listening station...
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2017 Symposium
2017 Symposium
2017Music Symposium involves a trip to Jacksonville with 40 selected students from Wednesday afternoon January 25 through Saturday evening January 28. There is much preparation involv...
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Sunset Classics Concert with Musica Viva
Sunset Classics Concert with Musica Viva
2017I performed in a chamber music program for the Musica Viva series at the Manatee Performing Arts Center. The concert featured a trio of Flute, Oboe and piano with Linda Bento-Rei...
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Estudié la musica cubana de piano en le Habana, Cuba
Estudié la musica cubana de piano en le Habana, Cuba
2017Una viaje de 6 días a La Habana, Cuba para estudiar la musica cubana, especialmente por piano. Estudié en la “Havana Music School” con Odalys Villavicencio Valls (abajo). Ell...
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Brunetti Workshop at the Asolo Conservatory 2016
Brunetti Workshop at the Asolo Conservatory 2016
2016Another great year for the Brunetti workshop at the Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training! This year there was a great variety in the music, and amazing acting work by all 24 graduate stu...
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Music Advisement App
Music Advisement App
2016For many reasons, music majors do not always understand which courses they will need to take in order to complete a 4-year music degree on time. It is more confusing because there are no ma...
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Harmonic ID Question Banks and Quizzes for Theory I
Harmonic ID Question Banks and Quizzes for Theory I
2016In In order to help students practice practical concepts and achieve better understand (and better grades) in Theory I, a series of question banks and quizzes were created to allow them to s...
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"Adagio" orchestration
"Adagio" orchestration
2016This piece was orchestrated for Lenka Graf, Czech singer, for a televised Christmas concert with the Czech National Orchestra in December. I honestly do not know if they ever actually ...
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Sonata for Guitar Ensemble, III "el Fogoso" Completed
Sonata for Guitar Ensemble, III "el Fogoso" Completed
2016This third movement echoes Spanish flamenco guitar and the Paso Doble. It is quick, fun, and fiery – thus the title el Fogoso”, the fiery one! It is composed with quartal har...
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Sonata for Guitar Ensemble, I "el Clásico" completed
Sonata for Guitar Ensemble, I "el Clásico" completed
2016This piece is composed for 3-part guitar ensemble, with 3 movements planned. This first movement is ‘stolen’ from my sonata for classical guitar, which is extremely difficult a...
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Music Faculty Load Research
Music Faculty Load Research
2016Overview UPDATE: As of 2020, I learned that we are actually only being paid at a .5 variance, instead of the .6 I was told when I was hired! So we have to teach 6 hours to get 3 hours of...
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New Employee Luncheon
New Employee Luncheon
2016It was nice to be welcomed to the campus in such a formal way, as well as put some faces with names we see in email signatures. . .
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Piano Grand I Concert
Piano Grand I Concert
2016This is the first in a series of 5-piano concerts that would become one of the most popular concerts of the season in Sarasota. Five of us rehearsed practiced at home, then together at Prit...
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Lenka Graf, Arrangement for orchestra of Noc lásky mé ("Viva Tonight") With Video!
Lenka Graf, Arrangement for orchestra of Noc lásky mé ("Viva...
2016I had the honor of writing an arrangement/orchestration for orchestra for Lenka Graf, crossover Czech star. This was my first time working so remotely from the other creative personnel, so ...
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Korcheck Memorial Service
Korcheck Memorial Service
2016I was happy to be of service today and provide music for the Celebration of life service for Dr. Korcheck. While I did not know Dr. Korcheck, this celebration proved that he was an importan...
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Technology Presentation for MTA Sarasota Meeting
Technology Presentation for MTA Sarasota Meeting
2016Topic: Technology in piano teaching: Canvas & Piano Marvel Outline: Performance: Debussy, “jardins sous la pliue” Promo Piano Grand Concert Promo SCF, new tech...
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Glenview Flute/Piano Duo Performance (Naples, FL)
Glenview Flute/Piano Duo Performance (Naples, FL)
2016This is the first of many flute/piano duo concerts to come! Jane and I performed an eclectic concert featuring music from the Baroque to Broadway. We were well-received and had a wonderfu...
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Online Theory Question Banks in Canvas
Online Theory Question Banks in Canvas
2016Over the summer, I created banks of questions for as many Theory I topics as possible. The problem was: Resources for students to practice basic music theory subjects are scattered around th...
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Set up new Macs for piano lab
Set up new Macs for piano lab
2016New macs arrived about 1 week before classes. Set up all new macs and older iMacs with system, plugins, and parental controls to allow students to complete work without accessing syst...
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Three New Ear-Training Apps
Three New Ear-Training Apps
2016Part of an entire line of apps I’m developing for ear-training for Aural Theory Courses. These apps are all web-based and therefore can be run on any system that has access to hi...
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New Ear Training App: Dictation Drill & Quizzes
New Ear Training App: Dictation Drill & Quizzes
2016donbryn.com Dictation Drill (opens in a new window) I wrote a complete online app for practicing ear training intervals. This app can be embedded into Canvas for use in ear training...
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Sarasota Young Voices Summer Camp Concert Performance
Sarasota Young Voices Summer Camp Concert Performance
2016What fun performing with this great choir of young voices! And it was my first time meeting Geneviève who is such a wonderful musician and person. https://www.facebook.com/events/29914830...
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Canvas Community Feature
Canvas Community Feature
2016When I started teaching at SCF, first as an adjunct and later full-time, my first priority was to develop curriculum. I really dove in, creating music content that was unparalleled in Canva...
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Artist Series Concerts Performenace
Artist Series Concerts Performenace
2016Someone was unable to perform in a concert for the Artist Series of Sarasota so I filled in at (or near) the last minute. It was wonderful fun playing the duet with Lee Dougherty Ross on th...
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SCF Online Theory Placement Test
SCF Online Theory Placement Test
2016The theory placement test for SCF music was created in the 1980’s. The material in the test was of good quality, but the visual presentation was poor. I had been typed on a...
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Too Much of a Good Thing (Excerpt)
Too Much of a Good Thing (Excerpt)
2000I wrote this piece while on tour with “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” in 1996 and was the first piece I wrote in my head without the use of a keyboard (on the tour bus). The or...
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Psalm 42
Psalm 42
1992Recorded live at a graduate recital for a master’s degree in composition from Duquesne University.
8-part acapella choirDuquesne University Chamber ChoirDr. Brady Allred