Producer: National Lutheran Choir, Innova Recordings, The WORKS Festival, Northern Voice Festival. Cellist: Paris 1919, Silent Film, Sweet Land (the musical). Arts advocate: Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, American Composers Forum, Augsburg University. Teacher: Junior Composers Summer Programs, MacPhail Center for Music. Broadcaster: tpt Twin Cities Public Television and Minnesota Public Radio.
Composer
Collaborations |
One of Randall's most significant musical partnerships is with Philip Brunelle and VocalEssence. Among his many roles, Philip is minister of music at Plymouth Congregational Church (Minneapolis), one of the founders of the Minnesota Opera, and founder and artistic director of VocalEssence who commissioned and premiered The Fourth Wiseman (text by George Sand) and A History of Evil: Bible Families with words by Garrison Keillor along with a number of other works.
Philip continues to. be a major influence on dozens of composers' careers and creations. |
Publisher
Performer
As a classically-trained cellist and self-trained improvisor with a preference for contemporary idioms and Renaissance music, Randall has recently been turning his attention to immersive arts with an ensemble, Paris 1919. The brain-child of band-leader and producer Chris Strouth, the group performs in dramatically or theatrically Randall improvises and has been developing his own approach to processed cello with this All-Star ensemble. He has been featured in regular appearances at the "Drones Not Drones" marathon festival and recent collaborations with Hans-Joachim Roedelius and singer Natalie Nowytski at the 2018 Art-A-Whirl festival.
Just to prove that he won't be pigeon-holed, he regularly performs for music-theater projects
Just to prove that he won't be pigeon-holed, he regularly performs for music-theater projects
- Spring 2022 production of "Once" by Daleko Arts
- Fall 2019 premiere production of Natalie Nowytski's "East of the Sun"
- Spring 2017 History Theater premiere production and 2018 tour of Perrin Post's "Sweet Land"
- Lorie Line's regional Christmas tours 2016-2019
- Fall 2011 production of Mel Marvin's "Joan of Arc" by Nautilus Music-Theater
- Royal Strings at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival from 1980-2004
- 1st Minnesota Moving and Storage Warehouse Band with composer/director Eric Stokes
Track 50: Paris 1919
Broadcaster
Minnesota Public Radio has been home. to most of Randall's experiences in broadcasting although he did a number of projects 1991 for tpt Twin Cities Public Television.
He partnered with Garrison Keillor in 1991-1992 to set up the American Radio Company of the Air which was taken over by the wonderful producer Christine Tschida. The nomination for a Peabody Award stated:
He partnered with Garrison Keillor in 1991-1992 to set up the American Radio Company of the Air which was taken over by the wonderful producer Christine Tschida. The nomination for a Peabody Award stated:
After ARCA went off the air, it was re-re-incarnated as A Prairie Home Companion, again again. The movie, "A Prairie Home Companion" directed by Robert Altman, featured some of the creative talents assembled in New York for ARCA. Randall's role was always incidental (if not accidental) but he was always proud to get on-board the Garrison Train for a short while.
Some of his favorite experiences at Minnesota Public Radio took place from 1987 to 1995, when Randall made weekly "Arts Man on the Street" appearances on "Take Out" with host Beth Friend. During dozens of short 5-10 segments, Randall celebrated local and national artists, production, exhibits, along with broader cultural stories that warranted attention.