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Ori Barel - Composer

Ori Barel is a composer who uses acoustic and electronic media. His compositions are both performed and computer generated. His music has been performed by the Ear Unit, New Century Players, The Formalist Quartet, Trio Kobayashi and Mark Menzies at venues such as: Redcat (Los Angeles), Ballhaus (Berlin), Santandler Festival (Spain), Soundwalk (Long Beach), and many others.

In 2009 he has performed his electroacoustic piece 'In A Tube' at Redcat. He earned a B.A. in Music Composition at UCLA and a Masters degree at CalArts where he studied with Michael Jon Fink, Marc Sabat and Ulrich Krieger. He is currently studying for a Ph.D. in music composition at University of California, Santa Barbara.

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WORKS

Selected Work

1 marcovaldo part2
2 marcovaldo part 3
elegy
4 disappearing objects
5 white night
6 Black White TV
7 sleepfall
8 airport
9 bars
10 automat

Listening Box Orchestral Works 1. Marcovaldo (second movement) 1:22 Calarts Orchestra conducted by Mark Menzies 2. Marcovaldo (third movement) 1:16 Calarts Orchestra conducted by Mark Menzies 3. Elegy 3:30 Calarts String Orchestra Violin, Mark Menzies Chamber Works 4. Disapperaing Objects 1:20 New Century Players 5. White Night 0:40 Solo Cello, Erika Kirkpatrick Electronic Works 6. Black & White T.V. 1:00 trumpet & tape 7. Sleepfall 1:20 bassoon & tape 8. Airport 1:00 9. Bars 1:30 10. Automat 1:00

Compositions * Recorded Marcovaldo* Orchestra Disappearing Objects* English Horn, Clarinet, Bassoon, Piano, Vibes, Violin and CelloRandom Shootings* 17 instruments Recollections '82Solo Bass ClarinetMunozTuba, Trombone and French HornCellsString QuartetElegy* String Orchestra Step Variation 1* String Quartet Step Variation 2 String Quartet Step Variation 3 String Quartet Time Clone* Flute, English Horn, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Vibraphone, Harp, Classical Guitar, Piano, Violin and Cello Pantomime* Viola and Cello White Night* Solo Cello Numberless* Laptop, Piano, Percussion and Trumpet Montevideo* Laptop and Accordion Passport* Saxophone Quartet Alpha* Bass Clarinet, Vibes and Tape For Trumpet and Tape* Trumpet and Tape Automat* Tape Shadow* Piccolo Flute, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Trumpet and Trombone Ghost Town* Flute, Tenor Saxophone, Trumpet and Trombone Walk* Solo Marimba Walk 2* Solo VIbes Dr. Mr. Electronics The Apartment That Was Sold Solo Organ Company Solo Trombone Blue Ink Solo Electric Guitar Town Flute, Clarinet, Piano, Percussion, Cello Robot Fish Solo Tuba Smog* Bassoon and Piano Sleepfall* Bassoon and Electronics The Bench* Solo Laptop Walkie Talkie * Bass and Piano Moondog* Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and BassoonIn Search Of Dark Matter (collaboration with Adam Berg)*Solo ViolinBeilim (collaboration with Adam Berg)*ElectronicsEntropic Islands (collaboration with Adam Berg)*ElectronicsIn Search Of Dark Matter#2 (text by Adam Berg)Orchestra and Narrator No Smoke Without Fire (collaboration with Adam Berg)ElectronicsHelicopter (video installation by Gil Omry Barel)ElectronicsJunction (video installation by Gil Omry Barel)Electronics
EVENTS

Events

2010Fabien Fryns Fine Art Gallery, Los AngelesLaptop performance - original compositions with video art by Gil Omry BarelSoundWalk Festival, Long BeachLaptop performance - original compositions Dog Star Music Festival, Los AngelesElectric guitar for piece by Lely.Barbur Gallery, Jerusalem.Laptop performance - original compositions Additional music for Wii Game 'Boot Camp Academy' - Zoo GamesBarbur Gallery, Jerusalem.Sound work for video installation by Adam Berg.Trio Kobayashi performs works by Ori Barel, Larry Polansky and Ulrich Kriegerat the Wild Beast, Los Angeles, CA2009 Redcat Studio Series'In a Tube' - for volin and electronicswith Andrew Thollat Redcat, Los Angeles, CANew Music Sundays Original works performed by Trio Kobayashi, Nathan Smith and Philippe Brunnetat Redcat Lounge, Los Angeles, CASoundwalk Festival'Bars' - Sound and video installation with Gil Omry-BarelSoundwalk Festival, Long Beach, CAComposer for the film 'Out Of Sight Out of Mind'by Indivision films narrated by Juliet Stevenson The Experimental Music YearbookPerformed with Experimental music ensembleat Roy O. Disney Hall, Calarts, Valencia, CA 2008'Marcovaldo' - For OrchestraCalarts Orchestra conducted by Mark Menziesat Roy O. Disney Hall, Calarts, Valencia, CA'Random Shootings', New Centrury PlayersFor mixed ensembleat Roy O. Disney Hall, Calarts, Valencia, CA'Disappearing Objects', New Centrury PlayersFor mixed ensembleat Roy O. Disney Hall, Calarts, Valencia, CA'Pantomime', Guthrie & Streb For Cello and violaat Armory Center For The Arts, Los Angeles, CA'Paradox' , with Daren Burns and Eric KlerksFor electronics bass and electric guitarat Soundwalk, Long Beach, CA'Florescent', composed and performed by Ori BarelFor solo laptopat Sea And Space Explorations, Los Angeles, CAAdam Berg art exhibition, Tel Aviv Museum, IsraelCollaborative sound works for video installations by Adam Berg'4'33 and Beyond', Performed with The Experimental Ensemble led by Michael PisaroSaxophone and Laptopat Redcat, Los Angeles, CA'Alpha' (original work), Laptop Improvisation at Sounwalk, Long Beach, CAPerformed with ICU, Guitar (with Ulirich Krieger)at Donald R. Wright Auditorium, Pasadena, CA2007'Step Variation', Formalist Quartet with Mark Menzies, For string quartetat MOSA, New York'Town', The Ear UnitFor flute, violin, cello, piano and percussion at Roy O. Disney Hall, Calarts, Valencia, CA'Hyde', AracanumFor Laptop and amplified woodwindswith Alan Lechuszaat Sage Hill School, Newpoart Coast, CA'Montevideo', duoFor accordion and electronicswith Daniel Corralat Roy O. Disney Hall, Calarts, Valencia, CA'Step Variation', Formalist Quartet with Mark Menzies, For string quartetat Princeton University'Numberless', trioFor electronics, piano, trumpet and percussionat Roy O. Disney Hall, Calarts, Valencia, CA'Seer/Seen', Hyper Opera under the guidance of Anne LeBaronFor voice and small ensemble at Roy O. Disney Hall, Calarts, Valencia, CA'The Bench', solo pieceFor laptop at Roy O. Disney Hall, Calarts, Valencia, CA'Dr. Mr.', sound installation at Telic Arts Exchange, Los Angeles, CA Performed with Butch Morris Creative Ensemble, Saxophone at Redcat, Los Angeles, CAPerformed with Daren Burns Ensemble (with Leo Smith)at Roy O. Disney Hall, Calarts, Valencia, CA Arcanum, Laptop improvisation (collaboration with Alan Lechusza)at Soundwalk Festival, Long Beach, CAPerformed with Experimental Ensembleat Roy O. Disney Hall, Calarts, Valencia, CAPerformed with SEER/SEEN hyper opera project (with Anne Lebaron), Saxophone at Roy O. Disney Hall, Calarts, Valencia, CA2006 'Step Variation', Formalist Quartet with Mark Menzies, For string quartetat Roy O. Disney Hall, Calarts, Valencia, CA'Time-Clone', New Centrury PlayersFor chamber Groupat Roy O. Disney Hall, Calarts, Valencia, CA'Walkie-Talkie', with Eran Borovich (played with Ensemble Modern)For contrabass and pianoat Levontin 7, Tel Aviv, Israel'Moondog', Synchromy PlayersFor woodwind quartetat Greystone Mansion, Los Angeles, CA'Spy Elevator' with Max HembdFor trumpet and electronicsat Empty Stage, Los Angeles, CA'Automat', with Alan LechuszaFor electronics, soprano saxophone and bass clarinetat Beyond Baroque, Venice, CAPerformed with Leo Smith Advanced Improv., Laptop improvisation at Roy O. Disney Hall, Calarts, Valencia, CAPerformed with Daren Burns, Laptop improvisationat Nova Express, Los Angeles, CAPerformed with Onibaba, Saxophoneat Main Gallery, Calarts, Valencia, CAArcanum, Laptop Improvisation (collaboration with Alan Lechusza)at Palis Ideal, Chico, CAArcanum, Laptop Improvisation (collaboration with Alan Lechusza)at Luggage Store, San Francisco, CAArcanum, Laptop improvisation (collaboration with Alan Lechusza)at SoundWalk Festival, Long Beach, CAPerformed at James Tenney Festival, Saxophoneat Main Gallery, Calarts, Valencia, CA2005'Walkie Talkie', with Eran Borovich For contrabass and pianoat Santandler Festival, Spain'Walkie Talkie', Cornucopia Ensembleat Performed at Ballhaus, Berlin, Germany2004'Hellicopter', music for Video Installation by Gil Omry-Barelat Mint Gallery, Calarts, Valencia, CA'Junction', music for Video Installation by Gil Omry-Barelat Mint Gallery, Calarts, Valencia, CA
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Ori Barel

Los Angeles, CA

ori_oribarel.com

213-484-4086

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