Mr. Boyle's compositions include opera, chamber music, art songs, sacred and orchestral music.  He was commissioned by Hope College in Holland, Michigan to write a Concerto for Organ and Orchestra, which was given its premiere by organist Huw Lewis in November 2007.  The commission was part of the re-dedicatory series of the college’s historic E. M. Skinner organ after a major restoration.  Mr. Boyle’s second set of choral settings of the Lamentations of Jeremiah premiered in November 2005, and To One in Paradise, his cantata for string orchestra and vocal soloists set to texts by Edgar Allan Poe, was premiered by the Bachanalia Festival Orchestra at Merkin Concert Hall in New York in May to critical acclaim.  Other recent performances include the premiere of Ballade by pianist Magdalena Baczewska (who commissioned the work) at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall, as well as a subsequent performance of the same work by pianist Chu-Fang Huang in the Young Concert Artists Series in March 2007; and a performance of the Kreutzer Concert Variations by violinist Emil Chudnovsky at the German Embassy in Washington.

Mr. Boyle was selected as Young Concert Artists Composer-in-Residence for the years 2005-2007 and holds YCA’s William B. Butz Composer Chair.  During this time, YCA commissioned two works from Mr. Boyle, which were premiered by YCA artists in the Young Concert Artists Series.  Suite Sylvanesque for solo harp, was premiered by harpist Emmanuel Ceysson at his debut recitals at Zankel Hall and the Kennedy Center in November 2006.  His Sonata for cello and piano, was premiered by cellist Efe Baltacigil and pianist Anna Polonsky at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall in New York in December 2005 and at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC in April 2006.

Mr. Boyle holds a Ph.D. in Composition from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Music in Composition from The Peabody Conservatory, and a Bachelor of Music in Piano from the University of South Florida, where he studied with Robert Helps.  He has studied with an impressive list of renowned composers including Narcis Bonet, David del Tredici, Christopher Theofanidis, Samuel Adler, Lukas Foss, and Nicholas Maw.  He also studied for several years with Dr. Philip Lasser at the European-American Musical Alliance (EAMA) program at L'Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris, where he returns each summer as a faculty member.

Opera

A Call to Arms (28:00)
Commissioned by the Peabody Opera Company

Orchestral

Cantata: To One in Paradise for string orchestra, choir, and soloists (27:00)
Commissioned by Bachanalia Orchestra
Premiered at Merkin Hall, New York

Concerto for Organ and Orchestra (22:00)
Commissioned by Hope College, Holland, Michigan
Premiered at Dimnent Chapel, Huw Lewis, soloist, November 2, 2007

Ophelia for soprano and orchestra (8:30)
Premiered by the Curtis Orchestra, The Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia

Instrumental - Solo and Chamber

Ballade for solo piano (7:30)
Commissioned by Magdalena Baczewska
Premiered at Carnegie’s Weill Hall by Magdalena Baczewska

Fantasy for two pianos (10:30)
Premiered at The Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, 2003

Impromptus and Arabesques for solo piano (9:30)

Kreutzer Concert Variations for violin and piano (10:00)
Commissioned by the Beethoven Society of America
Premiered at the German Embassy, Washington, DC

Sonata-Fantasy for violin and piano (16:00)
Premiered at Salle Cortot, Paris

Sonata for cello and piano (13:30)
Commissioned by Young Concert Artists, Inc. for cellist Efe Baltacigil
Performed at venues including Carnegie’s Zankel Hall and the Kennedy Center

String Quartet (18:30)

Suite Sylvanesque for solo harp (12:00)
Commissioned by Young Concert Artists, Inc. for harpist Emmanuel Ceysson
Performed at venues including Carnegie’s Zankel Hall and the Kennedy Center

Three Preludes for solo piano (6:20)
Premiered at The Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, 2003

Trio No. 5 for violin, viola & piano (25:00)
Premiered at Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, 2001

Trio No. 4 for violin, viola, and piano (32:00)
Premiered at Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore

Variations on a Theme by Chopin for solo piano (11:30)
Premiered at The Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia

Vocal

Arise, Shine, for your light has come for choir and organ (6:30)
Commissioned and Premiered by St. Mark’s Church, Philadelphia, 2003

I Will Sing to the Lord for choir and organ (4:30)
Commissioned by St. Mark’s Church, Philadelphia, 2005

The Lamentations of Jeremiah for choir (18:30)
Commissioned by The Crossing Choir; Premiered at St. Mark’s Church, Philadelphia, 2003

Le Passage des Rêves for baritone and piano (12:00)
Premiered in Philadelphia, 2008

Lenoriana for baritone and piano (29:00)
Premiered in Washington's Festa dell'Arte concert series, 2002

Lo, how a rose e’er blooming for choir and organ (3:30)
Commissioned by Dr. James Snyder for The Crossing Choir
Premiered at First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia by The Crossing Choir, 2006

Mass in F for choir and organ (16:30)
Commissioned by Old Saint Paul’s Church, Baltimore, 2002

Ophelia for soprano and piano (8:30)
Premiered at Salle Franck, La Schola Cantorum, Paris, 2000

Quatre Chansons de Charles Baudelaire for soprano and piano (12:30)
Premiered at Salle Franck, La Schola Cantorum, Paris, 2000

Splendor and Honor for choir and organ (6:15)
Commissioned and Premiered by St. Mark’s Church, Philadelphia, 2004

Three Canticles for choir and organ (16:00)
Commissioned by St. Mark’s Church, Philadelphia; Premiered at St. Mark’s Church

Trois Chansons de Charles Baudelaire for soprano and piano (11:30)
Premiered at La Salle des Abeilles, Geneva, 2002

Transcriptions

Zigeunerlieder of Johannes Brahms for solo violin and string orchestra (10:00)
Commissioned by Bachanalia Orchestra; Premiered at Merkin Hall, New York, 2004

Novelettes of Francis Poulenc for string orchestra (8:30)
Commissioned by Bachanalia Orchestra; Premiered at Merkin Hall, New York, 2004

Selected Mazurkas of Frederic Chopin for string quartet (15:00)

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