Todd Reynolds

Todd Reynolds is an American violinist, composer, and conductor well-known for his work with amplified violin and electronics. A student of Jascha Heifetz and former principle of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Reynolds entered into the contemporary music scene in New York as a member of Bang on a Can and Steve Reich and Musicians. Reynolds co-founded the string quartet Ethel as an attempt to take a classical ensemble format into the technological age by collaborating with a series of avant-garde and experimental composers, musicians, and artists to expand the string quartet repertoire to include electronic and interactivecite web
url = http://www.americancomposers.org/chadabe_interview.htm
title = iFiddle Therefore I Am...
accessmonthday = October 14
accessyear = 2006
author = Joel Chadabe
publisher = ACO
year = 2005] works.

Reynolds' playing has been critically acclaimed both in his career as a repertoire violinist and as an improviser. He has collaborated and recordedcite web
url = http://www.amazon.com/s/?search-alias=classical&field-keywords=Todd%20Reynolds
title = Todd Reynolds Discography
accessmonthday = October 14
accessyear = 2006] with a wide range of artists, most notably Anthony Braxton, John Cale, Steve Coleman, Yo-Yo Ma, and Todd Rundgren. Reynolds produces and curates a number of events centered around his playing, including "Nuove Uova" and "Still Life With Microphone," both featuring long-term collaborators of Reynolds such as Michael Lowenstern and R. Luke DuBois. Reynolds has been the recipient of a number of grants and awards for his work, including ASCAP awards and a 2003 Meet the Composer Commissioning Award.

References

External links

* [http://toddreynolds.com Home Page]
* [http://www.blogtalkradio.com/runt/2007/10/11/special-guest-prairie-prince Todd Reynolds radio interview on Rundgren Radio]