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Roger Briggs (b.1952) is an American composer, conductor, pianist, and educator. His music has been performed by ensembles such as the London Symphony Orchestra, the Prague Symphony, the Seattle Symphony, and the Da Capo Chamber Players. His music has been described as "delicate, haunting, trance-inducing" by Perspectives In New Music. He is currently the Artistic Director of the Whatcom Symphony Orchestra in Bellingham, WA and Professor of Composition at Western Washington University.
"Delicate, Haunting, Trance-Inducing”
PERSPECTIVES OF NEW MUSIC
““In fact, the work that transcended its material was Chamber Music...
here, finally was a post -minimalism that showed some teeth”
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BUFFALO NEWS
““Briggs gets far beneath the obviousness of minimalism to reach a deeply lyrical vein. It’s honesty and naturalness of expression give it a rare power of communication.”
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ST. PETERSBURGH SUN-SENTINEL
““brilliant and expansive...soothing, timeless quality””
AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE
““The Music has an Intrinsic Appeal to the Senses”
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PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE
““Like a newly emerged translucent-winged nymph, music that coaxes the imagination to unconscious imagery...like the unhurried contemplation of
a Miro painting.”
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SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
