May 23, The Hillside Club, Berkeley, CA. With pianist/composer Larry Karush and percussionist Scott Amendola. May 31, North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center, North San Juan, CA. Opening solo set for the Pacific Northwest rock band Floater. June 5, 2:30pm, Sound Check with host John Shaefer, on WNYC. June 6, Engelman Recital Hall, New York City Classical Guitar Society. Solo concert. June 21, Chapel of the Chimes, Berkeley, CA. Solo performance. Aug. 2, Café Coda, Chico CA. Solo show. Aug. 10, noon, San Francisco, CA. Solo concert for the GFA Convention Aug. 14, The Starry Plough, Berkeley, CA. Gyan Riley Trio. Featuring bass clarinet quartet Edmund Welles. Sept. 19-20, Artaud Theater, San Francisco, CA. World Premiere of Minor Distractions, performed by the Paul Dresher Ensemble. Oct. 10, Fulkerson Hall, Humboldt State University. Arcata, CA. Gyan Riley Trio. Oct. 11, Freight and Salvage, Berkeley, CA. Gyan Riley Trio. 2009 Feb. 14, Naperville, IL. With the Falla Guitar Trio. Feb. 17-Mar. 3, Tour of Ireland, Gyan Riley Trio. Details coming soon. Mar. 12, Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida. Solo concert. Mar. 21, St. Louis, Missouri. With the Falla Guitar Trio. Mar. 23, Young Harris, GA. With the Falla Guitar Trio. Mar. 27, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA. Solo concert for the LMU Guitar Festival. April 25, Carnegie Hall, NY. Performance (and recording) of Terry Riley's In C, with the Kronos Quartet, Dennis Russell Davies, and many others. SCORES Gyan Riley’s original scores are now available for purchase! Click the “email gyan” button at the bottom of the page and send a detailed request of which scores/parts you desire and the quantity of each, as well as your mailing address (in order to calculate shipping charges). Payable with Paypal, check, or money order. Solo guitar: Four Etudes for the Right Hand (2008) Score: $15 The Changes Stay the Same (2006) – Commissioned by the New York Guitar Festival. Score: $15 Zonata (2005) - Composed for Zoran Dukic, in 3 movements. Score: $20 Sonata Quasifantokastica (2001)– Composed for Andrew Hull, in 3 movements. Score: $20 Food for the Bearded (1999) – Commissioned by the Elaine Kaufman Cultural Center. Score: $8 Spiralysis (2001) Score: $5 Happychap (1998) Score: $5 Guitar Ensemble: Herbie Moonshine’s Last Dance (2005) – for 9 guitars (5 nylon string guitars, 1 steel string guitar, 2 electric guitars, 1 bass guitar). Score: $25, Score and parts: $40 Mobettabutta (2003) - for 8 guitars (5 nylon string guitars, 1 steel string guitar, 1 electric guitar, 1 bass guitar). Composed for the World Guitar Ensemble. Score: $25, Score and parts: $40 Other: The Wane of More (2007) – A song cycle, commissioned by the Carnegie Hall Corporation. For soprano/whistle, guitar/electric guitar, B-flat clarinet, marimba/percussion, violin, viola, cello, contrabass. Score: $25, Score and parts: $40 Minor Distractions (2008) – Commissioned by the Paul Dresher Ensemble. For electric guitar, Marimba Lumina, piano/synthesizer, B-flat/bass clarinet, violin, drums. **Score, parts, samples- not yet publicly available Past Performances 2007 Sept. 7, Columbus State University, GA. River Center Legacy Hall. Solo concert. Sept. 8, 10AM, Columbus State University, Master class. Sept. 10, Georgia Perimeter College, Atlanta, GA. Cole Auditorium, Fine Arts Building. Solo Concert. Sept. 11, 9:30AM, Georgia Perimeter College (same location). Master Class. Oct. 8, San Francisco Jewish Community Center, Kanbar Hall. With the Feinsmith Quartet plus special guest percussionist Scott Amendola Oct. 26, Shubert Theater, New Haven, CT. Falla Guitar Trio with the New Haven Symphony Oct. 28, 3pmShelton Intermediate School, New Haven, CT. Falla Guitar Trio with the New Haven Symphony with Viviana Guzman Nov. 2, 7:30pm, San Luis Obispo, CA Nov. 3, afternoon concert, Lompoc, CA Nov. 3, 7:30pm, Lompoc Nov. 6, 7:30pm, Coos Bay, OR Nov. 8, 7:30pm, Pendelton, WA Nov. 9, afternoon concert, Chehalis, WA Nov. 10, 8pm, Chehalis 2008 Jan. 18, The Monkey, NY. The New York Guitar Festival presents the CD release party for Melismantra, with Tracy Silverman on electric violin and Scott Amendola on drums Jan. 19, Merkin Hall, NY. With the Feinsmith Quartet and percussionist Scott Amendola Jan. 31, 10pm-midnight, on Hear and Now, KPFA 94.1FM, performing live with Scott Amendola. Listen to archived show. Feb. 3, 8-10pm, on Then and Now, KALW 91.7FM, Gyan talks about new CD, Melismantra, Listen live. Feb. 21, Freight and Salvage, Berkeley, CA. West Coast CD release concert for Melismantra, with Tracy Silverman (violin) and Scott Amendola (drums). Tickets Feb. 23, The Odd Fellows Hall, Nevada City, CA. Riley Silverman Amendola. Mar. 1, Kansas City, MI. With the Falla Guitar Trio. Presented by the Kansas City Guitar Society Mar. 7, Long Island Guitar Festival, NY. Solo concert. Mar. 10, Madrid, Spain. Duo concert with Terry Riley Mar. 30-31, Philadelphia, PA. World premiere of Terry Riley’s triple concerto for two guitars and violin. Gyan Riley, David Tanenbaum, and Krista Bennion Feeney, soloists with the Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra e-mail gyan site by steve psomas and King Tet®

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