Darryl Kubian

Darryl Kubian
Born (1966-02-19) February 19, 1966 (age 58)
OriginDenver, Colorado, U.S.
GenresFilm score, contemporary classical music, post-romanticism
Occupation(s)Composer, thereminist, violinist, audio engineer, video engineer
Years active1986–present
WebsiteDarrylKubian.com, Indigo Fox Media

Darryl Kubian (born February 19, 1966) is an American composer, thereminist, violinist, and audio/video engineer. His compositions have been commissioned and performed by North American orchestras, such as the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and Omaha Symphony, and he has written soundtrack scores for the Wildlife Conservation Society, National Geographic, Discovery Channel, Pangolin Pictures, NHK, CBS, The Learning Channel, and others.[1] Darryl performs and records as a thereminist, including chamber and solo works by Herb Deutsch, Martinu, and others, and has also been a featured soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonia of New York, and the NJ Symphony on theremin.[2][3] He was the featured theremin soloist for the Lincoln Center Festival production of Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton.[4] Darryl Kubian is a member of the first violin section of the NJ Symphony, and was the principal second violinist of the Brooklyn Philharmonic.[5] Indigo Fox Media, Kubian's New Jersey–based audio/video production company, has recorded artists such as the Emerson String Quartet, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, members of the NY Philharmonic, New Jersey Symphony, and the Metropolitan Opera, among many others.[6] He is married to violinist JoAnna Farrer.

  1. ^ Gialanella, Donna (23 March 2008). "String Theorist". New Jersey Star Ledger. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Darryl Kubian Plays Theremin for NJSO". Theremin World. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  3. ^ Cohen, Alex (23 May 2013). "A Human Vibration". Alex Cohen. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Lincoln Center Festival Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton". Lincoln Center Festival. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  5. ^ "New Jersey Symphony Musician Darryl Kubian". New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Official Site. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Parlance Chamber Concerts". Parlance Chamber Concerts. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2015.