REGAN RYZUK, ASCAP - Composer
28 Sunset Terrace #1, Mt. Arlington, NJ 07856
Ph: 212-268-7747 or 973-601-0028 Fax: 973-334-6773
Composer in Residence - Darress Theatre - Boonton, NJ
1980 Kean College Jazz Composition and Performance Award Winner
Manhattan School of Music
Juilliard School of Music
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
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Musical Theatre Composer Jack the Ripper - 1999 Alley - Off-Broadway Musical Play - 1988 The Fifth Wife - The Broadway Dozen - National Music Theatre Network - 1998 Richey Suncoast Theatre - New Port Richey, FL - 1999 The Barn Theatre Guild, Boonton, NJ - 1990 The Dover Theatre, Dover, NJ - 1990 Rapunzel* - Darress Theatre The Devil & The Three Golden Hairs* - Darress Theatre Hansel & Gretel* - Darress Theatre The Sleeping Beauty* - Darress Theatre Little Red Riding Hood* - Darress Theatre Rumpelstiltskin* - Darress Theatre Snow White & Rose Red* - Darress Theatre The Pied Piper - A Mini-Musical* - Darress Theatre Holiday Magic - A Mini-Musical* - Darress Theatre * Additional Performances - The Paper Mill Playhouse, Milburn, NJ The Westbeth Theatre, New York, NY The Bickford Theatre, Morristown, NJ 1st Night, Morristown, NJ Townsquare Playhouse, Rockaway, NJ Numerous Northern New Jersey Schools Television - Composer for Zomba Music, NYC Gov. George Pataki Campaign Ads - Underscoring - 1998 Ongoing contributor to the following:
Performances of Original Works Carnegie Recital Hall Cami Hall Riverside Church The Joyce Theatre Switzerland Italy Guatemala Isreal Germany Recordings Oboe Trios - 2001 The Pied Piper (All children's mini-musical) - 2001 Jack The Ripper (Full length musical) - 1999 Cindy Lee - Lee Music - 1999 Fortune's Favorite (Full length musical) - 1996 48 Preludes and Fugues - 1995 - Yamaha Pianos Co., NY Grand Grand Concert Live - 2 pianos - Etnemelc Productions - 1993 Rapunzel (Full length musical) - 1988 Fusion Quartet Comprovisations - Happening Records Arsis Atmosphere - Happening Records Duologues fo Piano and Drums - Happening Records Regan Ryzuk & John Hvasta - Live - 1979 Trio Comprovisations - Happening Records Grover Kemble & Blow Daddyo - Utopia Productions Theatre Midnight in New York - Corner Loft Theatre - 1992 The Trial of Mary Todd Lincoln - Pace University - 1994 Ballets S-x And Other Four Letter Words - Ballet Icarus - Montreal, Canada - 1974 Concerto For Two Pianos Veil of Dawn - Riverside Church Dance Festival - 1986 - Choreography by Igal Perry Mujeres - Choreography - Graciela Kozak Orchestral Concert Pieces Lyric Setting for Winds and Strings-Eclectix Orchestra - 1985 Fugue For String Symphony - 1981 Veil of Dawn - Cami Hall Children's Chorus & Orchestra Fantasy for Flute and Piano Films Stuffed Dolls - Original Filmscore - Matonti Films - 2001 Joey Pork Chops - Original Filmscore - TAK Prods. - 2000 Alvin Ailey Documentary - Original Filmscore - Educational Films CDs for Zomba Music, NYC Dramatic Trailers #1 Dramatic Trailers #2 Swing Time Live Personal profiles Reflective profiles Cocktails Big Band Swing Swing Time Fun N.Y. Holiday Cocktail Education Manhattan School of Music Juilliard School of Music Studied under Jaki Byard, Steven Citron, Sir Roland Hanna, Robert Helps, Henry Rauch, Ernst Ulmer and Stanley Wolfe The New Contrapuntal Piano: Preludes and Fugues ". . . quite a bit more than a tribute to J.S. Bach, whose Well-Tempered Clavier, an exploration of all the major and minor keys, serves as his model. Mr. Ryzuk has so perfectly absorbed the intricate craft of Bach that he has undertaken to compose his own set of preludes and fugues and has developed them with great ingenuity and invention as well as a mastery of Bachian counterpoint. Altogether, this is a daring undertaking for the 1990's and one richly realized in the composer's own piano performance." "Regan Ryzuk is a remarkable musician. His talents bridge the distance between inventive jazz piano and classical composition. Even as daunting a form as ‘Inventions and Fugues In All Keys,' which Bach employed to establish our tonal system, poses no apparent problem to Mr. Ryzuk's abilities. Using contemporary harmonies to bring this idiom into our times, his inherent melodic sense produces forty-eight moving pieces of music. If you have not heard Regan Ryzuk, prepare yourself for a treat. "A worthy continuation of the Baroque tradition updated . . . takes a two-handed pianist to do these . . . original insights that show Ryzuk as a genuine composer . . . " ". . . written with sincere feeling and creativity . . . beautiful to listen to . . . " "In the case of Regan Ryzuk's ‘New Contrapuntal Piano,' the patterns that emerge – especially rhythmic patterns – bring to mind Baroque models, while its harmonic colors often reflect the workings of a more contemporary sensibility. "What are we to make of the combination? Perhaps it can be seen as a kind of fugue between two worlds, the more contemporary chasing the older, as it flees farther into the past. In history, as in music, the circle continues." "Very nice. When will you write the second set like J.S. Bach?" Trio Comprovisations "Anyone familiar with the work of Paul Bley or Andrew Hill will be comfortable with Ryzuk's orientation as a pianist composer . . . Brainy, heartfelt music." "Who is this Regan Ryzuk anyway? . . . An amazingly fluent pianist with an open mind . . . Watch out for this guy." "Ryzuk states a theme and leaves it for what often turns out to be the balance of the piece, however, he seems to end up with a cohesive work nonetheless." " . . . smooth, flowing and shows a great deal of depth." "Ryzuk's pianistic style is daring and inventive with majestic sweeps and flurries inverted into an unusually rhythmic approach . . . He proves to be an imaginative artist with some rather refreshing ideas." "The Regan Ryzuk Trio performs a staggering range of original compositions with a cool professionalism and a fiery set of chops. You can hear shades of Bill Evans or Monk in Ryzuk's attack, but he is well on his way to becoming his own voice." "This young group is surprisingly polished and entertains with different varieties of jazz and often throws in a Broadway show tune." "The transitions are so smooth as to be virtually undetectable." Fusion Quartet Comprovisations "Ryzuk's fusion could be the ticket that genre needs to give it new life." "One of the more forward looking fusion groups playing fusion music at that time . . . It's a shame the four are not still playing together." "An exceptionally cohesive unit which could negotiate the most difficult meters and most complex structures with more energy, precision and aplomb than many other fusion bands who play simpler rock/funk rhythms." Duologues For Piano And Drums "Hvasta and Ryzuk have a natural empathy that allows them to breeze through changes of tempo without blinking." "I liked the changes in texture as well as the very good interplay . . . Both have very good expressive techniques." With Grover Kemble & Blow Daddyo ". . . the solo work of Regan Ryzuk . . . is exemplary jazz . . . versatile and virtuoso pianist . . ." ". . . swinging, bopping, incredible . . ." "The key member was Ryzuk a gifted pianist with a background in modern classical music and countless hours of experience in jazz piano trio . . ." ". . . keyboard master . . ." "Throughout the album, pianist Ryzuk and the rhythm section provide excellent support and some fine jazz solo moments. . ." Ballets And Concert Works "Ryzuk's Veil of Dawn display a gift for orchestral evocation and affecting melody." "Ryzuk's ability to compose in Mahleresque style demands more of the same." |
(Certain CDs and pieces are available upon request.)