Istvan studied composition, electronic music, and conducting at the Hartt School of Music, piano at the Yale School of Music, Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest Hungary (awarded a Fulbright Grant), composition and piano at the Oberlin Conservatory, Neighborhood Music School (NMS), and the Educational Center for the Arts (ECA). 

He taught piano and composition as well as music technology at CCSU, as well as at ECA and NMS. Currently, he teaches piano, composition and ear-training at NMS, piano at UNH (New Haven), and Composition/Audio Production at ECA. He also records, edits, and produces works of his own and others in his extremely fun project-studio “The DUNGEON” in CT.

Istvan Peter B’Racz’s works have been performed/played in many venues throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and on the airwaves. He especially enjoys working with other artists, and was the Artistic Director/founder of the “NMS Faculty Worx", “NMS Students Worx", “NMS Three C’s Composition Challenge”, “New Haven Worx” and “SOUNDunderGROUND” concert series in New Haven, CT, throughout the years.

For him, the essence of composing is creating large-scale blue-prints/structures, then delighting in the details. Often an aesthetic/philosophy/dream/process/game operates as structural glue in his works- not outwardly obvious in many cases. His sound ranges from purely tonal writing, to atonal- varying styles to fit the venue and piece itself.

Influences: electronic, avant garde, electronica, orchestral, break-core, traditional classical, sound mass, tonal, atonal, soundtracks, ambient, “popular” music (1900 to present), folk-music, Aboriginal music, Himalayan music, sounds of nature and space, glitch, hard-core, pre 1600, ancient music, punk, etc. He enjoys performing new works for the keyboard (and various controllers) mixing elements, traditions and influences.

Currently streaming weekly (or more) Live on Twitch, he has been a member of “Sub-Verse”, as well as an honorary member of “Loop2.4.3” in NYC, and composer/music director for the “Projects for a New Millennium” group (www.projects2k.org) which produces large outdoor spectacles (see Quarry shows in Stony Creek, CT).

www.istvanpeterbracz.com http://istvanpeterbracz.bandcamp.com