Adam Crystal Explained

Adam Akio Crystal
Birth Place:California, United States
Occupation:composer
Genre:Film score, contemporary classical music
Instrument:violin, piano, keyboards

Adam Akio Crystal (born in Oakland California, US) is an American composer, violinist, and keyboardist known for his work in film score and contemporary classical music composition for modern dance and ballet.

Music career

Crystal is a prolific composer of contemporary classical music for modern dance and ballet. His commissioned work has been performed at The Guggenheim's Works & Process[1] ", the Vail International Dance Festival,[2] and the Royal New Zealand Ballet[3] In 2016 Crystal's orchestral piece "Rush Hour[4] " premiered at Lincoln Center with choreography by Larry Keigwin and performed by Orchestra of St. Luke's and Paul Taylor Dance Company. In 2017 Crystal was commissioned to create a work with choreographer Ethan Stiefel for the Washington Ballet entitled "Frontier[5] " as part of the JFK centennial celebration. It premiered in May 2017 at the Kennedy Center.

Crystal, originally trained as classical violinist, began playing keyboards for the NYC band Dopo Yume and later was the keyboardist for electroclash band Fischerspooner.[6]

Music

Ballets

Film and television

Discography

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Album details
Bonding: Music from the Original Netflix Series[18]
  • Released: July 26, 2019
  • Label: Lakeshore Records
  • Formats: Digital download
Frontier
  • Released: May 15, 2017
  • Label: Paper Drum Music
  • Formats: Digital download
Those People (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • Released: July 10, 2016
  • Label: Paper Drum Music
  • Formats: Digital download
Flesh and Bone: Ballet Music From The Starz original Series[19]
Canvas
  • Released: September 1, 2014
  • Label: Paper Drum Music
  • Formats: Digital download
Final Dress
  • Released: April 10, 2013
  • Label: Paper Drum Music
  • Formats: Digital download

Awards

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Keigwin + Company.
  2. News: A Whirl of Premieres, from Jookin to Jetés. The New York Times. 7 August 2013. MacAulay. Alastair.
  3. Web site: NYC. Royal New Zealand Ballet. 23 March 2012.
  4. News: Review: A Program of Premieres by Paul Taylor's American Modern Dance. The New York Times. 18 March 2016. MacAulay. Alastair.
  5. Web site: Washington Ballet stages Moon Shot dance for JFK Centennial in 'Frontier'. 18 May 2017.
  6. Web site: altopedia.com.
  7. Web site: Keigwin + Company.
  8. Web site: Brian Brooks Moving Company presents the World Premiere of Descent. 30 May 2011.
  9. Web site: NYC Three Short Ballets from The Big Apple - An exhilarating ensemble to watch.
  10. News: A Whirl of Premieres, from Jookin to Jetés. The New York Times. 7 August 2013. MacAulay. Alastair.
  11. News: In 'Flesh and Bone,' Moira Walley-Beckett Leaps Darkly into Ballet. The New York Times. 30 October 2015. Kourlas. Gia.
  12. http://www.greenboxarts.org/arts-festival/calendar/artdesk-conversation-larry-keigwin-adam-crystal/
  13. Web site: Tudor, Ashton, World Premiere | the Washington Ballet . 2018-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181110080259/https://www.washingtonballet.org/performance/2016-2017-season/tudor-ashton-world-premiere . 2018-11-10 . dead .
  14. Web site: Slumming It: Myth and Culture on the Bowery (2002) - IMDb. IMDb.
  15. News: Putting Philippine Justice on Trial. The New York Times. 30 September 2012. Rapold. Nicolas.
  16. News: With Some Selfies, the Uglier the Better. The New York Times. 21 February 2014. Bennett. Jessica.
  17. Web site: The Institute (2017) - IMDb. IMDb.
  18. Web site: Bonding Soundtrack (2019).
  19. Web site: Flesh and Bone: Ballet Music from the Series Soundtrack (2015).
  20. Web site: AXS.

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