Brian Vlasak (b. 1979) was born in Binghamton, NY. He earned both his B. Mus. (2003) and M. Mus. (2004) at the Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam and studied composition with David Heinick, Paul Steinberg, and Paul Siskind. During his current Ph.D. studies at the University of Iowa, Brian has received instruction from David Gompper, Lawrence Fritts, and Ketty Nez, has served as the teaching assistant for Musicianship I - IV, and was the 2005-2006 recipient of the Henry and Parker Pelzer Composition Prize/Fellowship. In February 2007, his chamber work Three Miniatures will be presented at the SCI Region V Conference and in November 2005, his percussion quintet, Disintegrated Amalgamation, was presented at the SCI National Student Conference.
During July 2006, he served as music director for and conducted a full-scale production of Sir Arthur Sullivan’s operetta The Yeomen of the Guard with the Binghamton-based light opera company The Summer Savoyards. Brian’s music has been performed throughout both the United States and Australia.
Hufnagl, George An Excursion With BECA (2006). 17 February 2007, 15 October 2006.
Sullivan, Arthur The Yeomen of the Guard (1888). 13, 14, 15, 16 July 2006.
Vlasak, Brian Disintegrated Amalgamation (2005). 08 December 2005.
Vlasak, Brian Piano Quartet (2005). 17 February 2007, 12 November 2006.
Vlasak, Brian Three Miniatures (2006). 27 April 2006.