"Best Music Composer" at Toronto's 2022 Fusion Awards - International Art Festival of Future, and in 2023 Nominated for that honor at the Cannes Shorts Festival.
"CHRISTABEL Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra" has won eleven FIRST-PLACE Awards in 2022 and 2023 at competitive events in London(2), Toronto (2), Las Vegas, Munich, Rome, Istanbul, and India (3).
It also earned HONORABLE MENTION (2nd place) in New York, Seoul, Zagreb, and at a second Rome event,
as well as NOMINEE in Los Angeles, FINALIST in Samobor, Croatia,
and OFFICIAL SELECTION in Warsaw, Tokyo, Madrid, Montreal, and at iHorror in Italy.
And his "QUIETUDE Jazz Rondo for Orchestra" won the award for Jazz Music at the 2023 World Music Festival,
and HONORABLE MENTION BEST FILM SCORE at the 2022 Tokyo International Short Film Festival.
President and co-founder of Romanza - St. Augustine, Inc., and EpiCentre Alliance, both 501(C)(3) nonprofits.
Both nonprofits are dedicated to bringing high quality arts and cultural events to the Nation’s Oldest City, St. Augustine, FL., creating a positive lasting-impression of America's Most Romantic City.
-"EpiCentre Alliance" is building St. Augustine's first Performing Arts Centre dedicated to the City's creative community.
-"Romanza" produces
- the annual 17-day-long "St. Augustine's Romanza Festivale of the Arts;
- the "St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival";
- and the "World's Original" St. Patrick Day Parade.
Munich New Wave Film Festival has published an interview they did with me.
His "Christabel" won Best Film Score at their event in November 2022.
https://www.newwavefilmfestival.com/post/albert-syeles
Sample Reviews of Albert's music:
Orchestral composition – “Christabel” violin rhapsody:
“Ah, what a beautifully alluring darkness. You capture the depth of the subtle yet irresistible attraction perfectly. The detail and arrangement render a cloying atmosphere rife with unspeakable horror shrouded in a dreamy mist leading one inevitably on. This is absolutely gorgeous! Bravo, sir, Bravo!” – Kevin Graves
Piano composition and performance – “Toccata”:
“Franz List came to mind. So did Rachmaninoff but from my POV migod, you have chops! Seems to blend a bit of jazz phrasing into classical which led me to consider Dave Brubeck as well as possible influences go. This is just astoundingly good. I cannot say enough” – Avery T. - Deacon-Harrie
Collaborative composition and fiddle performance “This Old Box”:
“Great job! I wasn't expecting country here! You nailed it with these guys! Trade the violin for a fiddle and give us some more great music!” - Sir Suicide Jockey