Biography
With music that “sweeps us away with its energy and liveliness,” (AM:Plified Magazin, Germany), Dylan Findley (b. 1991) writes music as a sacred act of expressing truths through emotion, intellect, and embodied physicality. As such, he enjoys the interplay between symbolism, perception of musical space and time, the exploration of interesting sounds, and the occasional wit and “light-hearted banter” (PAN M 360, Canada). For this reason, Dylan’s work spans from loosely structured improvisations to complex and meticulous allegorical works, even “from chaos to stability, from decimation to integration. . . an unforgettable experience” (Fanfare Magazine).
He is an active and enthusiastic participant in international circles for new music. The City of Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture IN FLUX project, New Art Collaboration, the Barlow Endowment, the São Paulo Contemporary Composers Festival Orchestra Commissioning Project, the Center for Latter-day Saints Arts, and other organizations have commissioned him for new works. Many of the top new music ensembles today such as Galán Trio, newEar, Transient Canvas, Quarteto L'Arianna, Ensemble Mise-En, Great Noise Ensemble, members of the Cleveland Orchestra, Frost Symphony Orchestra, and Brigham Young University's Wind Symphony among others have performed his music in numerous concerts across the United States and on three continents. He also performs his own improvisational electronic music on the clarinet and loves teaching music to fantastic students at the College of Wooster.
When not musicking, Dylan enjoys meaningful time with family and friends, experiments with video making, seeks out international cuisine (for better or for worse…), does genealogical research, and seeks to make the world a kinder place.