A composer and theorist with a specialty in computer music, Reginald Bain (b. 1963) holds degrees from Northwestern University and the University of Notre Dame where he studied mathematics, computer science and music composition with Gary Greenberg, Paul Johnson, M. William Karlins and Alan Stout. As a Salter Fellow in composition at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, he studied with Robert Linn, David Raksin and Leonard Stein. He is currently Professor of Composition and Theory at the University of South Carolina where he serves as coordinator of the composition and theory programs and director of the Experimental Music Studio (xMUSE).

Dr. Bain has composed over 50 works for a wide variety of instrumental and vocal ensembles that have been performed by leading artists across the U.S. and Europe. He has written extensively for the theatre and is an accomplished electro-acoustic composer whose works employ unique tuning systems, algorithmic approaches, and real-time interactive techniques. His music is available on the Equilibrium, Innova, and Red Clay labels.

Dr. Bain's work as a theorist includes serving as editorial consultant for the fifth and sixth editions of "An Introduction to Twentieth-Century Music," the final unit of McGraw Hill’s widely acclaimed textbook Tonal Harmony: With An Introduction to Twentieth-Century Music by Stephan Kostka and Dorothy Payne. He is also the author of a number of pedagogically-oriented software applications including Atonal Assistant, The Harmonic Series, SLAPI, and Twelve-Tone Assistant.

Professor
Composition and Theory

School of Music
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208 USA
Phone: (803) 777-8183
Music Building, Room 227
E-mail: rbain@mozart.sc.edu