Kyle Brenders

Kyle Brenders (b. 1981) is a Canadian experiemental composer and saxophonist. His compositions are boundless, containing a broad range of idiomatic allusions. As a saxophonist, Brenders is comfortable in all forms of musical experiences ranging from solo improvised works to large ensemble compositions. His current compositional output explores the interaction of intentionality and surprise, the liminality of notation and improvisation, and the experience of duration. He has studied composition and improvisation with Peter Hatch, David Mott, Malcolm Goldstein, Jean Derome, Alvin Lucier, Ron Kuivila and Anthony Braxton.
In 2005, Brenders attended the inaugural Vancouver Creative Music Institute where he worked with George Lewis, Francois Houle, Miya Masaoka, Evan Parker, Mark Dresser, Nicole Mitchell, and Giorgio Magnanensi. He has performed with Guillermo Gregorio, The Anthony Braxton Sextet, and Alvin Lucier. Brenders has had pieces performed by the FLUX quartet, The BSC, sfSound and the Windsor and Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. He has performed in the Vancouver Jazz Festival, the Winnipeg Jazz Festival, the Open Ears Festival of Music and Sound, the Guelph Jazz Festival, and with NUMUS concerts.
In 2007, Brenders released his first solo saxophone album flows and intensities. It is recording of compositions which focus on extended saxophone techniques such as circular breathing, multiphonics, and multiple articulations. Brenders followed this album with the collaborative recording Toronto Duets 2007 with Anthony Braxton.
Brenders holds Masters in Experimental Music and Composition at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. He is currently completing his Phd. at York University in Toronto, Ontario.
Brenders is the artistic director of the Association of Improvising Musicians, Toronto (AIMT).

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