Phil Kline

"One of America's most important compositional voices"
- David Patrick Stearns, Philadelphia Inquirer, June 13, 2006

Phil Kline has emerged as one of the 21st Century’s most intriguing song composers.

Mining texts found in speeches, interviews and graffiti for the unique poetry of the American vernacular, Kline’s quasi-theatrical songs are by turns intense, dark, dizzying, confrontational and funny, but always with an ear for musical beauty.

He places his voices in the multi-level sound world of an electro-acoustic chamber ensemble, mixing classical and rock instruments with electronics played by an elite group of New York’s new music specialists.