Roman Stolyar

Roman Stolyar
Background information
Birth name Roman Solomonovich Stolyar
Born December 6, 1967 (1967-12-06) (age 44)
Origin Novosibirsk, Russia
Genres Free improvisation, Jazz, Free jazz, Art music
Occupations Composer, improviser
Instruments Piano, keyboards, flutes
Website rstmusic.narod.ru

Roman Stolyar (b. December 6, 1967) is a Russian composer, piano improviser and educator.

Career

Born in Novosibirsk, Siberia, in a family of engineers, Stolyar graduated from Novosibirsk College of Music as a jazz pianist and from Novosibirsk State Concervatoire as a composer of contemporary and electronic music.

As an improviser, he has collaborated with Dominic Duval, Vinny Golia, Stephen Nachmanovitch, Susan Allen,[1][2] Tanya Kalmanovitch, Oliver Lake, Thomas Buckner,[3] Martin Kuchen, Ed Sarath, Jin Hi Kim, Ilia Belorukov[4], Sergey Letov and others.

His music has been released on labels Electroshock Records,[5] SoLyd, Ayler Records,[6] NewFolder2, and Ermatell Records[7].

He is currently employed as an educator at Novosibirsk College of Music, and music director of Novosibirsk State Theatre "Globe". He is a member of the Russian Composers Union and member of the Advisory Council of International Society for Improvised Music.[8]

His book Modern Improvisation: A Practical Guide for Piano was published in Russia in 2010.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Announcement of Stolyar-Allen-Chase comncert at REDCAT, April 27, 2007". http://www.sequenza21.com/calendar/2007/04/april-27-roman-stolyar-susan-allen-nicholas-chase-multi-media-music-at-redcat/. 
  2. ^ Stephen Nachmanovitch. "Equals, Snapshots, Presence: ISIM – the International Society for Improvised Music". http://www.newmusicbox.org/articles/equals-snapshots-presence/. 
  3. ^ Michael G. Nastos. "ISIM Returns to A2 for Year V". http://www.semja.org/jan2011/isim.html. 
  4. ^ "Review on the CD Dots & Lines (Ermatell Records, 2007)". http://freejazz-stef.blogspot.com/2008/11/ilia-belorukov-dots-lines-ermatell.html. 
  5. ^ Steve Mecca. "Review on Roman Stolyar's Missa Apocryph". http://www.chaindlk.com/reviews/?id=5881. 
  6. ^ Grego Edwards. "Review on New Generation Quartet - Dances". http://www.ayler.com/ngq-dances-review-2.html. 
  7. ^ "Review on the CD Dots & Lines (Ermatell Records, 2007)". http://freejazz-stef.blogspot.com/2008/11/ilia-belorukov-dots-lines-ermatell.html. 
  8. ^ "International Society for Improvised Music - Advisory Council". http://www.isimprov.org/advisoryCouncil.html. 
  9. ^ Roman Stolyar. Modern Improvisation: A Practical Guide for Piano. Planeta Musyki, St. Petersburg. ISBN 978-5-8114-1077-4.