Birth Name:

Rhys Chatham

Male

Birth Date:

Fri, Sep 19, 1952

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

New York, New York, United States

Age:

71

Zodiac Sign:

Virgo

Astrology Data:

Sun

26°

Vir

38'

About Rhys Chatham

Rhys Chatham (born September 19, 1952) is an American composer, guitarist, trumpet player, multi-instrumentalist (flutes in C, alto and bass, keyboard), primarily active in avant-garde and minimalist music. He is best known for his "guitar orchestra" compositions. He has lived in France since 1987.

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• The official Rhys Chatham web site

• "Composer's Notebook" section of personal site

• Rhys Chatham at AllMusic

• Rhys Chatham discography at Discogs

• Trouser Press entry ( not comprehensive)

• Audio excerpt from XS: The Opera Opus published at Tellus Audio Cassette Magazine

• Reve Parisien excerpt from Primary Information

• Review of Guitar Trio Is My Life on Pitchfork Media

• New York Times article about the American premiere of A Crimson Grail, published on the New York Times website, July 22, 2009

• Golden, Barbara. "Conversation with Rhys Chatham." eContact! 12.2 — Interviews (2) (April 2010). Montréal: CEC.

• 2008 Bomb Magazine interview of Rhys Chatham by Alan Licht

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Rhys Chatham: Sun 26 Virgo, Moon 0 Libra, Mercury 22 Virgo, Venus 20 Libra, Mars 14 Sagittarius, Jupiter 20 Taurus, Saturn 15 Libra, Uranus 17 Cancer, Neptune 20 Libra, Pluto 22 Leo, Sun Conjunct Mercury, Mercury Trine Jupiter, Mercury Semi Sextile Neptune, Mercury Semi Sextile Pluto, Venus Quincunx Jupiter, Venus Conjunct Saturn, Venus Square Uranus, Venus Conjunct Neptune, Venus Sextile Pluto, Mars Sextile Saturn, Jupiter Sextile Uranus, Jupiter Quincunx Neptune, Jupiter Square Pluto, Saturn Square Uranus, Saturn Conjunct Neptune, Uranus Square Neptune, Neptune Sextile Pluto

Categories related to Rhys Chatham: Living people, Musicians from New York City, 20th-century American composers, 20th-century American male musicians, 21st-century American male musicians, 20th-century classical composers, 21st-century classical composers, 1952 births, September 19 births, 21st-century American composers, American expatriates in France, Experimental composers, American classical composers, American male classical composers, American experimental musicians, Classical musicians from New York (state), No wave musicians, Postmodern composers, Northern Spy Records artists, Microtonal musicians, Moers Music artists, Pupils of Pran Nath (musician), Pupils of La Monte Young

Photo attribution: I did (Rhys Chatham), self-portrait