Franklin Cox

Franklin Cox (born Charleston, Illinois, United States, 1961) is an American composer and cellist. He composes music in the school of New Complexity and his performances range from new music to classical chamber works.

Cox studied with Brian Ferneyhough at the University of California, San Diego, and at the Darmstädter Ferienkurse (Pace 1995, 37).

He is currently an Assistant Professor at Wright State University, heading Music Theory classes and the cello studio in the Department of Music. His ongoing concert series, The New Cello, features his work in addition to other composers that explore new possibilities on the instrument through extended techniques and microtonality.

The New Cello Concert tour, Germany June, 2005 —Twelve presentations of solo cello recital, The New Cello, throughout Germany

The Courier's Tragedy Pynchon Cycle March 6, 2005 Berliner Festspiel, Germany —World première of C.-S. Mahnkopf's The Courier's Tragedy as part of evening-length cycle based on the works of Thomas Pynchon.

Unknown Skills Nov. 22, 2004 —Invited soloist: world première of work for cello and tape by Ignacio Baca-Lobera at bludenzer tage

Faculty Concert Series, UMBC April 18, 2004 —World première of Erik Ulman's Deuxième Extase and Maryland premières of works by Stuart Smith and Christopher Burns. Première presentation of Bach's G major Cello Suite in extended just intonation

Stanford Concert Series Feb. 1, 2004 Stanford, California —World première of works by Christopher Burns and Justin Yang

2003 ars (in)humana? festival Nov. 22, 2003 Atelier Neue Musik, Bremen, Germany —Presentation of two solo works (Mahnkopf, Cox) and one chamber work for opening concert of ars(in)humana? international conference.

Schloss Wiepersdorf performance series Aug. 7, 2003 Wiepersdorf, Germany —Invited concert of works by Franklin Cox and world première of work by Stuart Smith as part of stipendium-residence award.

Faculty Concert Series March 1, 2003 UMBC —World premières of The Courier's Tragedy, by Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf and Transparent Wave V by Tom DeLio. Première presentation of Bach's D minor Cello Suite in extended just intonation.

The New Cello: Raum-Zeit Jan. 2002 Böblingen, Germany

2001 Concert Tour: Feb.-March 2001 University of Maryland, College Park University of Maryland, Baltimore County Salisbury State Clark University New England Conservatory Frankfürter Musikhochschule

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