Phil Fried

As a composer I am an explorer of sounds. I work with the sounds of instruments and voices to craft a story of the tones. My motto: no sonic prejudice. I explore this idea in all my music offerings. As you can see from my resume I am interested in many genres, including free improvisation, orchestral music, vocal music, solo, and chamber music. I compose both formal, and solo improvisation works; dividing my composing equally between these forms. The main difference for me between solo improvised compositions and written composition is reflection. In my written works, I spend a lot of time crafting and pruning the details. I aim for an emotional effect in my music, not purity of formal processes.