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Bryce David Dessner (born April 23, 1976) is an American composer [1] and guitarist based in Paris, and a member of the rock band the National. [2] Dessner's twin brother, Aaron is also a member of the group. Together, they write the music in collaboration with lead singer and lyricist Matt Berninger .
Bryce Dessner is a vital and rare force in new music. He has won Grammy Awards as a classical composer and with the band The National, of which he is founding member, guitarist, arranger, and co-principal songwriter.
4 days ago · Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. With a CV that straddles rock, classical and film soundtracks, the composer-guitarist Bryce Dessner is hard ...
2 days ago · NPR's A Martínez speaks with Bryce Dessner, a member of the rock band The National, about his classical music debut. The album -- "Solos" -- comes out Friday on Sony Classical.
Jun 27, 2023 · Bryce Dessner of The National talks classical music, First Two Pages of Frankenstein and the songwriting greatness of Taylor Swift.
Bryce Dessner – who composes “gorgeous, full-hearted music” according to National Public Radio – seamlessly blends aspects of the classical and the popular in his concert works, the compositions simultaneously alive to past and present and the potential of the future.
Jun 11, 2024 · When Bryce Dessner got a call asking to score the music for “Manhunt,” Apple TV+’s thrilling limited series about the search for John Wilkes Booth after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, it ...
2 days ago · NPR's A Martínez speaks with Bryce Dessner, a member of the rock band The National, about his classical music debut. The album -- "Solos" -- comes out Friday on Sony Classical.
May 12, 2022 · Bryce Dessner is a force in two worlds, as the guitarist of indie rock's The National and as a composer of contemporary classical works written for Pekka Kuusisto, Kronos Quartet and Jennifer Koh. “I’m the same musician no matter what room I’m in,” he said.
Nov 17, 2021 · Bryce and Aaron Dessner of The National wrote a stunningly melodic score to accompany C'mon C'mon, a moving family drama.