Rhys Chatham
Composer
Rhys Chatham About
Avant-garde and minimalist composer, guitarist, and trumpet player who gained acclaim for his guitar orchestra compositions. He was the first music director of the lower Manhattan experimental art space The Kitchen while in his teens.
Life Before Becoming Famous
He was a piano tuner for and student of La Monte Young, a pioneer of avant-garde music. He also worked as a harpsichord tuner for Glenn Gould and studied with electronic music pioneer Morton Subotnick.
Other Informations
He played with Young’s The Theater of Eternal Music and Tony Conrad’s The Dream Syndicate. His earliest compositions included “Two Gongs” from 1971.
Family Life
He was born and raised in New York City.
Similarities
He worked with the artist Robert Longo on “XS: The Opera Opus,” an experimental opera.
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