Biography:
Composer and music theorist Kyle Quarles (b.1989) received his bachelor degrees in composition and guitar performance from the Eastman School of Music in 2012, his master’s in composition from the New England Conservatory in 2021, and is currently a PhD candidate in composition at the University of Iowa. His music uses techniques from mathematics and computer science to ingest and re-cast musical languages of the ancient past. Recent highlights include performances at the International Computer Music Festival, the Studio 300 festival, and theoretical research presented at the Society for Music Theory in Minneapolis. Also a professional chorister, his recordings with the Christ Church Schola Cantorum appear on Loft Recordings, and he currently sings with Trinity Episcopal Church in Iowa City
Contact: kyle-quarles@uiowa.edu