Anthony Bannach

To see audio and video of my work please check out : My Youtube Channel My Website Bio: Anthony (Tony) Bannach was born in Milwaukee, WI on Sept. 10, 1991. He grew up in the small town of Lomira, WI, where he was raised in a household and community that valued music. he was involved in the area school’s band (concert, jazz, and marching) system from middle school to high school, while at the same time playing with friends in rock groups or experimental projects. From there he went to the University of Minnesota-Morris and graduated with as a Music and German Studies B.A. in 2014. He has also studied composition in Vienna with renowned composer Gabriel Proy. In the spring of 2011 he received a commission for the University of Minnesota-Morris’ Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, in which he presented a lecture and short compositional examples for his Studies of Electronic Instrumentation within a Standard Orchestral Score. This led to his introduction to and collaboration with Peter Hurd, whose film The Control Group, starring Brad Dourif ( of One flew over Cuckoo’s Nest, Child’s Play (series), and The Lord of The Rings fame), Anthony created the score for. Anthony is currently based in Beijing, composing and all the while trying to attain fluency in Chinese. In 2017 he conducted the Ark Children’s Choir, a youth choir in Beijing. In 2018 he premiered String Quartet No. 1 at the Beijing based music and cultural venue Aotuspace. Anthony continues to develop his music and foster relationships in the musical and artistic circles of the city.