Portland-based composer Ryan Francis has cultivated a deeply personal aesthetic across a wide array of musical projects ranging from an extensive catalogue for piano solo to a series of works for diverse synthesizers. His music has been described as “shimmering,” “focused” and “warmly lyrical.” (New York Times) Recent and ongoing projects include Prophet Cycle for the Prophet-6 synthesizer with pianist Conor Hanick, The Living Fabric, a collaborative composition with violinist and composer Emily Wells, and Quartet for four monophonic synthesizers. Francis’s works for dance include two collaborations with choreographer Pontus Lidberg, SNOW(2015), and Stream (2013). Other notable performances and commissions have come from Metropolis Ensemble, the American Composers Orchestra, Fear No Music Ensemble, and Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, and his collected works for piano are available from Tzadik Records, performed by pianist Vicky Chow. Francis holds a M.M. and D.M.A in composition from the Juilliard School and a B.M. in composition from the University of Michigan. He teaches at Portland State University and Pacific University.