Austin Franklin | Composer
“…the ability to create striking effects of togetherness… and a sense of an ending.”
Frank Daykin, New York City Concert Review
“A crucial testament to Franklin’s compositional voice is his ability to unify diverse approaches… in a way that articulates a sum greater than its parts.”
Phillip Schuessler, Special to the Sybaritic Singer
Listen
Rhythmic Mosaics for marimba, vibraphone, and electronics
Small Worlds for alto sax, electric guitar, piano, and percussion
Bloom for cello and live electronics
Latest News
World Premiere
Excited for the world premiere of my most recent large scale wind ensemble work, The Clock and the Train, by Southeast Texas Winds & Percussion this Sunday. This is a new professional ensemble based in Southeast Texas and directed by Scott M Deppe, who was the Director of Bands at Lamar while I was a student…
Dissertation Drop
I’d like to announce that my doctoral dissertation has officially been approved and released on Digital Commons through LSU. You can search, find, and download it through Digital Commons, or you can find it using this link: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/6025/ You can also find it on my research page. Stay tuned to new projects, products, and research…
American Prize Competition Results
Excited to announce that Rhythmic Mosaics was awarded 2nd Place in The American Prize in Composition (instrumental chamber music). You can read more about the work and results below using the link provided, as well as look at works by the 1st and 3rd place winners. https://theamericanprize.blogspot.com/2022/09/national-winners-composers-instrumental.html