Kyle Brenders is a young Canadian composer and saxophonist. His compositions are boundless, containing a broad range of idiomatic allusions. As a saxophonist, Kyle is comfortable in all forms of musical experiences ranging from solo improvised works to large ensemble compositions. His current compositional output explores the interaction of intentionality and surprise, the liminality of notation and improvisation, and the experience of duration.

He has studied composition and improvisation with Anthony Braxton, Alvin Lucier, Ron Kuivila, Peter Hatch, David Mott, and Malcolm Goldstein. Kyle has recently completed his Masters in Experimental Music and Composition at Wesleyan University. Kyle attended the inaugural Vancouver Creative Music Institute where he worked with George Lewis, Francois Houle, Miya Masaoka, Evan Parker, Mark Dresser, Nicole Mitchell, and Giorgio Magnanensi. He has performed with Guillermo Gregorio, The Anthony Braxton Sextet, the Diamond Curtain Wall Trio, and with Alvin Lucier. Kyle has had pieces performed by the FLUX quartet, The BSC, sfSound and the Windsor and Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. He has performed in the Vancouver Jazz Festival, the Winnipeg Jazz Festival, the Open Ears Festival of Music and Sound, the Guelph Jazz Festival, and with NUMUS concerts. Kyle is an active member of the Association of Improvising Musicians, Toronto (AIMT) were his is Artistic Director of the AIM Toronto Orchestra.