Gavin Bryars

One of the most important British post-minimalist composers, Gavin Bryars mixes classical, jazz, and modern influences in his intellectually engaging (yet still emotionally moving) music. Though his style has varied substantially since his first major piece, 1969's The Sinking of the Titanic, Bryars, a onetime student of John Cage, has remained a provocative yet accessible composer capable of working in a variety of settings. He premiered his first opera, Medea, in 1982; collaborated with choreographer Merce Cunningham on the 1999's BIPED (the inaugural release on his own GB R...