Richard O. Burdick

Richard Burdick is an American horn player and prolific composer of chamber music and concertos for horn and other instruments. Inspired by the I Ching, many of his compositions utilize a sophisticated 64-step microtonal system. He was born in El Cerrito, California in 1961 and began playing the horn in the mid-'70s at El Cerrito High School. Later, he attended California State University, East Bay Campus where he studied composition with Earl Saxton. After graduating, Burdick worked as a freelance horn player, concert producer, and composer. From 1984 to 2003, he managed the ...