December 2024, redoing the entire website and releasing lats of recordings.
April 15, 2023: Hello!
My CD75: Richard O. Burdick's Chamber Music vol. 1 Is now on BandCamp!
Septet in G, for Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet, Two Horns, and Two Bassoons, Op. 315
Septet in D for Two Natural Horns, String Quartet and Piano, Op. 319
Nobo Patorale for Horn, Bass Clarinet and String Quartet, Op. 327a
Encountering (Decet) Chamber Concerto for Violin with Wind Quintet, Trumpet, Double Bass and 2 Percussions, Op. 316
Chamber Symphony No. 12 for 21 Players, Op. 255
Impressions Chamber Concerto for Viola with Wind Quintet and Percussion, Op. 309
The Open Mindset for Horn Quartet and Tape, Op. 251a
Nobo Patorale Sextet in D for Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Bass Clarinet and Two Bassoons, Op. 327
Impressions Chamber Concerto for Amplified Viola with Brass quintet and percussion, Op. 309a: I
The Open Mindset for Saxophone Quartet and Tape, Op. 251
https://richardoburdick.bandcamp.com/album/cd75-richard-o-burdicks-chamber-music-vol-1
BIG NEWS
today November 24, 2022, My CD65 is done! It's recorded at A=432 hertz.
BIG NEWS
I WILL BE TUNING ALL MY FUTURE RECORDINGS AT A=432 hertz.
Many CD's have been released. Find them on bandcamp.
A new video series of discussions about music on thinkspot has begun find it here
Many new videos are out - find them on rumble.
-CD56 Particles
Burdick, Opuses 159 The sequel to CD28 Waves
Available from BandCamp
-CD55 Burdick's Duets
Burdick, Opuses 288, 289, 290, 291, 294, 295
and older works too
Available from BandCamp
-CD57 Waves, Relentless and other piano works
Burdick, Opuses 298, 297, 142, 182 & 34
Available from BandCamp
-CD54 The 270's -
music for clarinets, horns and violoncelli
Burdick, Opuss 270-279
Music for clarinets, horns and 'celli
Available from BandCamp-CD53 Burdick & Harbison Horn Quartets
Harbison: French horn suite
Burdick: Horn Quartet's No. 6, 7, 8 & more
-CD33 More than 64 Quartets
for horns based on the I Ching
-CD34 Natural Horn Music FOUND
Natural horn music by nineteenth century composers Du Puy, Comte de Champigny, Alexandre Javault, Johann Peter Heuschekel. Released February 2013.
Available from BandCamp
-CD35 Twenty-Two Trios for Horns, Op. 156Nothing else like it for horn ensemble! These trios are full of memorable tunes interwoven in fascinating ways, with wonderful twists and turns.
Available from BandCamp
-CD36 Classical Natural Horn Music
Music By Duvernoy & Schneider
Available from Bandcamp
-CD37 Microtonal music of Richard Burdick
Earth & Moon, Op. 202
Polar Flux, Op. 204 Available from BandCamp
February 2:
cd38-matthew-locke-broken-and-flatte-consorts
January 25:
A Review from BuzzCity.ca from 2010 was found:
A new song for the old I Ching – the music of Richard Burdick
CD52 Released today: CD52 - Found These Too
January 20, 2021
CD51 Released today: CD51 I Ching Cycles
January 9, 2021:
CD50 - The Art of Richard O. Burdick
More of Burdick's Brass
CD50 on DistroKid! check out the cool page!
Horn Quartet No. 7, Op. 299 completed in Dec. 2020
Two piano solos completed Dec. 23:
Almost Relentless, Op. 297 & Waves & Relentless, Op. 298
Opus 265 Horn Quartet No. 6 completed in Dec. 2020
Opus 295 Duet for horn and ‘cello completed Nov. 2020
Opus 294 Duet for horn and piccolo completed Nov. 2020
Duet for clarinet and horn No. 2 Opus 291 completed Nov. 13
Duet for double bass and violoncello Opus 290 Oct. 14-20
Opus 289 Duet for horn and viola - completed Oct. 2020
Duet for horn and trombone. Opus 288 - completed Oct. 2020
July 28, 2020: CD49 Brass Music of Richard O. Burdick is released. Press release
Hovhaness Press release
Prolferant Press release
Jul 9, 2020: I am very excited about the Music in the Mountains concert on line tonight!
My work: The Wind in the Woods & Fanfare for Symphony Brass and Percussion, Op. 192 Premieres; It's Absolutely HEAR-resistible
https://www.musicinthemountains.org/2020/07/08/program-mim-chorus-and-orchestra-july-9th/
CD45 is now available from BandCamp
Book 1 Attunement An interview with Alan Hovhaness publish 4-20-2020
CD48 released Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi motets and duets arr. for horn choir Released (Easter) April 12, 2020
CD47 released I Ching Rhythms, Op. 209 for four horns
Released
(Spring) April 2, 2020
CD46 released A Rainbow of I Ching Triads, Op. 186 March 22 2020
(March 3rd 2020)
My Tuba Sonata, Op. 28 (1985) is now published:
You can hear the audio on MusicaNeo:
(https://richardburdick.musicaneo.com/sheetmusic/sm-381647_tuba_sonata_op_28.html)
(March 2nd 2020)
My wind quintet:
Ramaprya, Op. 106 (1997) is now published:
You can hear the audio on MusicaNeo
(https://richardburdick.musicaneo.com/sheetmusic/sm-381597_ramaprya_for_wind_quintet_op_106.html)
Best review ever:
"Burdick . . .produced a river of beautiful sounds that seemed to come from everywhere. His forte low register was assertive, clean and flexible; his middle and upper ranges floated on a seemingly inexhaustible stream of air. His rich tone was as smooth as silk.
My newest CD is now online for digital download:
CD45 North American Horn Music
Music of Ewazen, Chavez, Plog, and Richard O. Burdick
Listen to it on BandCamp
Saturday November 2; I have delivered a recording of my I Ching Chants, opus 244 to Rap artist Dan Innes who will create some rap to go over the top of parts of my work. This is the same day President Trump tweeted about UFC244. Opus 244 and UFC 244 = same day!
I have slightly altered my video of Star Spangled Banner:
demo for a job application Schumann's Adagio & Allegro
On September 9th, I always remember Sept. 9, 1990 the day I won my first full-time job as a horn player - 4th horn Sacramento Symphony. Now 29 years latter still getting better and better.
Thank you Gillette, Wyoming for this wonderful sign! I Ching really means "Change".
A big THANK YOU to composer Andrew Imbrie (Pulitzer prize finalist in 1995) for teaching me to use Black-line printing for my compositions in the 1970's. I am proud to have had his influence.
I was very happy to see when I searched for "Handel trio clarinet horn" my demo video for my composition "Flowing Lines of Silence" came up right at the top.
The demo of Movement two of Richard Burdick's Yellowstone Suite No. 1 : II Vixen Geyser, Opus 235 No. 2 is now available on you tube for your listening a watching pleasure; enjoy, it’s my favorite geyser!
Richard has been conferred as King of the French Horn. It was a blast playing 12 shows of Mary Poppins for Rubarb Theater in Moose Jaw.
Richard's Self Improvement tip
Richard Recommends
Swanee River Whey Protein
Composer Richard Burdick talks about his inside scoops on Elvis and the Beatles
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I have been proud to be the leader of the “Music in the Mountains” summer festival horn section, my 26th year with the festival. Plaudits to Cara Jones (2nd), Frank Hammarin (3rd), Phil Richardson (4th). What great fun; 7 concerts in 12 days.*
An Interesting article on immigration to the U. S. A. in 1901 click here
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A successful run of performances for Music in the Mountains in Grass Valley, California. Seven concerts in twelve days! June 22 - July 3, 2018 my 26th year with the festival.
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The Mindset, Op. 242 nonet is complete almost the same time the U.S.A. celebrates its 242 year.
Declaration of Religion and Patriotism
Hard work on things that have not been released yet: Op. 242 The Mind Set and Op. 236 The Obvious.
Hard work on things that have not been released yet, must notably microtonal works: Opus 206 HLP Flows, Op. 207 Eternal Melody And Op. 232 I Ching Harmonic Signatures
I recorded a video with my Wagner Tuba (May 10, 2017):
Opus 231 The Woodpecker was completed April 16, 2016
Mr. Burdick performed Stratus's Horn Concerto No. 2 with the Regina Symphony Orchestra on April 8, 2017
Sunrise March 17, 2017 in Regina with a temperature of -18C or +2F
(click on the photo to see bigger size, then use your back arrow)
The Quartetto for clarinet, Eb horn (natural horn), viola and cello by Carl Stamitz is now published
CD41 "American Horn Music vol. 2" released Oct. 27 2016
CD40 "Retrospective II Horn Quartets No's 1 - 5 released Sept. 9, 2016
Received a really nice note about my performance in the show "Cinderella" this August. "Thank you Richard your majestic playing has colored this production with grandeur!"
CD39 "Bach by Popular Demand" is being release August 3rd, 2016 - A Sequel to CD15 Bach Easter Oratorio and my Favorites album - CD17.
I am please to announce that the Demo of my work “Wizard of OZ (1910) for chamber orchestra with film” is now online. The premiere will be in April.
I seem to get one composition (new or old) completed with published score and demo video a week. This week (Feb 6, 2016): Chamber Symphony No. 11, Op. 220
My Microtonal work: I Ching Base Tones, Op. 176a is up on youtube. There is an interview style introduction and the long video.
Thanks to the Regina Symphony Chamber Players for the Premiere of my Octet Variations, Op. 234 January 16 & 17, 2016.
CD38 released Dec. 5th, 2015: Matthew Locke's Broken and Flatte Consorts performed on three horns with Finke Triple horn
The demo of my "Little Symphony", Op. 223 for for orchestra.CD37 Microtonal music of Richard Burdick
Opus 16, Polaris Overture revision and demo are done.
Sept. 26 & 27 two performances of the Telemann Horn concerto on the Regina Symphonies Government House series.(on my classical-natural-horn) see list: of solos and concerti.
CD36 Classical Natural Horn Music By Duvernoy & Schneider
is released September 20, 2015 and can be hear on BandCamp
June 2015 - all ten of my Chamber Symphonies are published and available to be heard in demo's on youtube.
I have added five new demo's of my compositions to my youtube channel so far this year: Winter playlist.
We built our own garage with a kit from Nu-Fab
I spent 50 hours scraping and refinishing the church doors at Westminster United Church.
My newest composition: Icy Lots, Op. 208 for Clarinet, Horn, Piano, Marimba and Vibraphone Demo is available to enjoy!
Mid-December 2013, completed my "Star" window hanging sculpture, I may add more refracting spheres . . . so I get more rainbows in the morning light.
Nov. 30, 2013 I have been working on demo versions of my duets.
I have a few now in demo-video on youtube:
Duet No. 1 for clarinet and horn, Op. 35
Duo "The Holy Fountain" for horn and double bass, Op. 54
Suite in D for violin and horn, Op. 72
Thank you to Adeline Tomasone who coached the trio for the premiere of my "September Summer 2013, Op. 155b" @ Boyer College of Music and Dance. Part of Temple University. The premiere took place Nov 7, 2013 with Elisa Muzzillo, flute; Tian Ming Yang, clarinet and Kelly Larkins, horn
Mid-November 2013, completed my "Waterfall House" window hanging sculpture
October 22, Proud of my boys! (Be Open Mindid!)
October 21, I have recorded the piece "Autumn '13" by Ian MacDonald for four natural horns, Check out the recording and a free download.
October 19 & 20 Mozart Horn quintet on natural horn went very well this week-end, It was a great pleasure to be working with Van Armenian, our guest concertmaster from Montreal
Oct. 6, 2013 celebrating exactly ten years in Canada! I won the first Horn job for Regina Symphony Orchestra in August 2003
Oct. 2, completed the sample recording of QuadRhumba I & II, Op. 76
Sept. 26, the final copy of "The Peacock" Op. 82 for Flute, Vibraphone, horn and bass is done and posted to youtube.
My Horn Rondo, Op. 199b Premiered Monday September 23, 2013 as part of the Regina Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players School concert. There should be over 30 performance of this little piece this year.
Sept. 13, completed the revision and recorded a version of Opus155b
Sept. 11, Recorded Coscia Duet No. 3 and was interviewed for a concert review in the Moose Jaw Newspaper.
Sept. 8th 2013, Completed my Spiral Prism window hanger. Copper tubes and wire with glass rods and three glass prisms.
Sept. 6th 2013, Recorded Bernard Heiden Cannons for two horns No. 2 & Coscia Duet No. 1 RSOCP performed in Moose Jaw
Sept. 5th 2013, Recorded Bernard Heiden Cannons for two horns No. 3 rehearse my Horn Rondo with the RSOCP and completed my 'cleanex box" box
Sept. 4th 2013, Recorded Bernard Heiden Cannons for two horns No. 4 & 5
Sept. 3rd 2013, Recorded Bernard Heiden Cannon for two horns No. 1
August 31, we are almost done with new fence in the backyardrd. I wrote the solo for RSOCP school concerts last week. I am working on the Hovhaness interview.
My first prism window hanger is also done!
August 8, 2013, Recorded Op. 205 pt. 33
August 9, 2013, Stained test fence section, put copper on the front of my mushroom box. Bought the Cat ash tray from Thailand and two nice pillows.
August 10, 2013, Worked on website, mushroom box and Gong Hanger for the front yard. The Gong is a 55 pound gas pipe cover.
June 2013 my favorite thrift store find from Auburn California a polished rock labeled "Carlsbad Caverns N.M
May 2013: On my family vacation to Washington D. C. I saw two pieces of art that I loved. They were opposites in a way. A painting that had a round raised section and a cabinet that looked like a pile of boxes, but which was actually flat; made of wood inlay!