Active Galactic Nuclei to be premiered by the Boston Pops on May 23-24
and the Brevard Music Center Orchestra on July 27
Rory Bricca (age 21) is a composer, conductor, pianist, organist, and French horn player from Tucson, AZ. After participating in the Tucson Symphony Orchestra’s Young Composers Project for five years, he is now pursuing a B.A. in Music at Yale University. He has composed five orchestral works, which have been performed by the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Brevard Music Center Orchestra, Yale Symphony Orchestra, Tucson Unified School District Faculty Orchestra, and, in May 2025, the Boston Pops. He is committed to writing music that is both novel and accessible, and enjoys drawing inspiration from concepts in astronomy, psychology, neuroscience, and linguistics. This summer, he is attending the Bowdoin International Music Festival’s composition program to focus on his chamber music writing. He is also interested in studying music cognition, unlocking the secrets of how our minds process music. Composition teachers of his include Kathryn Alexander, Konrad Kaczmarek, Natalie Dietterich, Greg Simon, and Vincent Calianno.
