Guitar
Flute
Shakuhachi
Composition
Guitar
Flute
Shakuhachi
Composition
Barry Seroff
Bio
At 6, I banged the low keys of my mother’s piano and turned the lights on and off as my friend tinkled the highest keys. We were making a thunderstorm.
The piano was promptly sold.
In high school I discovered John Cage’s number pieces and sat in awe of the silence, listening intently as the rattle of my air conditioner became the music. I did not understand, while playing the music for a friend, why he looked at me with bewilderment.
At the Aaron Copland School of Music, I wrote a wind quintet that was too difficult for the young, inexperienced players. The climax wheeled out of control, as the players tried to keep up in a frenzy. It was wonderful.
In the 2000’s, grand premieres would come and go. Spontaneous music occurred with luminaries known and unknown to sparse audiences. I joined the progressive rock group Edensong as the flautist, with whom I perform to this day. With lofty intent and stars in my eyes, I released a large scale piece called ‘Democracy’ on Ravello records. Few were paying attention, but those that did declared it a masterpiece.
In the 2010’s my marriage came to a disastrous end, my mind broke under the weight of bi-polar disorder, and my alcoholism drove me to commit acts I never dreamed I was capable of. A complete halt in compositional output occurred, replaced by songs designed to process the pain and re-form my shattered psyche. This act played no small part in finding sobriety, a new partner, and inconceivable joy.
It is 2026 and we are all still here. My large ensemble improvised pieces are recieving attention. A re-release of Democracy and an album of songs written in the last 15 years are on the horizon. I hope you are reading this anticipating music, and I hope that music brings you to a better place.
Shows
Sunday, July 26th
A COMA Benefit for ABC No-Rio @ The P.I.T. (improvised music)
5:00-9:00 PM
411 South 5th St. Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY 11211
Saturday, August 8th
No Sleep Till Brookfield Festival
3:40 PM with Atom Rush Pulse
4:40 PM with the Barry Seroff Large Ensemble
Twins BBQ Co.
401 Federal Rd, Brookfield, CT 06804, United States
Sunday August 9th
Empathy is the Cure
3 PM solo acoustic set
Raising money for Been Beautiful
Molten Java
213 Greenwood Ave
Bethel, CT
Thursday, August 20th
EDENSONG
8 PM
Concié beach in Saint-Palais-sur-mer, Charente-Maritime, France
Saturday September 12th,
Atom Rush Pulse
Arts In the Plaza
11AM-4PM
Kennedy Plaza
1 W Chester St.
Long Beach, NY
Sunday. September 13th
Empathy is the Cure
3 PM solo acoustic set
Molten Java
213 Greenwood Ave.
Bethel, CT
Friday October 2nd-Saturday Oct 3rd
Drumming retreat
Details TBA
Social Media
Contact
barryseroff at gmail.com
Here's some Music
