Anthony Vine is a composer, electric guitarist, and Sunday writer based in Red Hook, Brooklyn. His work deals with the resonance of instrumental and architectural spaces; mythologizes the American Midwest; and attempts to access the ecstatic potential of tone. Now in his “gospel period,” vaguely “spiritual” things have become central concerns. Recent and upcoming projects include an illuminated collection of short essays on acoustic treatments in medieval churches, a trio for longleash based on a 13th century motet, and The Song of St. Bazetta, a hagiographic concerto.
Past work has been presented at Carnegie Hall, Gaudeamus Muziekweek, Musiikin Aika, Pioneer Works, Schloss Solitude, Transit Festival, and Ultima Festival through collaborations with Alarm Will Sound, Quatuor Alcea, AndPlay, Bearthoven, Quatuor Bozzini, Dudok Kwartet, Gareth Davis, Duo Axis, Madison Greenstone, Hotel Elefant, Mari Kawamura, The La Jolla Symphony and Chorus, David Lackner, Will Lang, Karl Larson, loadbang, The Minnesota Orchestra, Ensemble Modelo62, Palimpsest, The Rhythm Method, Steven Schick, Trio SurPlus, and Yarn/Wire. His recordings have been released on Cantaloupe, Galtta Media, and Yarn/Wire’s imprint.
In 2016, he was awarded the Gaudeamus International Composers Award. The jury noted, “Anthony Vine creates a solid, mature, beautifully crafted fragile sound world. He knows how to blur the identity of the different sources of sounds including the use of electronics in a very singular way.” Other awards and honors include the 2018 John J. Cali String Quartet Composition Award, 2015 Jerome Fund Commissioning Award, 2015 Salvatore Martirano Memorial Composition Award, and NPR/Q2 Radio Top Composers under 40 (2011).
Vine holds a teaching-artist position at The Filomen M. D’Agostino Music School through the support of an Artist Employment Program grant from Creatives Rebuild New York, and is a PhD Candidate in music composition at the University of California, San Diego.