Composition
Recipient of a 2018 Guggenheim Fellowship, Tonia Ko has been commissioned by leading soloists and ensembles from a broad range of the music scene. She recently collaborated with Riot Ensemble, Tangram Collective, Grossman Ensemble, and Spektral Quartet. Her work has been performed at prominent venues such as Walt Disney Concert Hall, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, LSO St. Luke’s, and featured at the Hertzbreakerz Sound Spaces Festival and Thailand International Composition Festival. READ MORE
JUDITH RING, Guest Composer In Residence
Judith Ring is a composer/musician/performer/artist based in Dublin, Ireland. Her music stems from the electro-acoustic world and its core technique is based on the practices of musique concrète. She has written for theatre (OFF PLAN by Simon Doyle), putting together a multidisciplinary festival called Sensorium, and is a band member of Clang Sayne and vocal trio Silver Kites. READ MORE
Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez was born in Mexico City in 1964 and now lives in the New York tundra, where he is a Professor of Composition at the Eastman School of Music. He has received many of the standard awards in the field (e.g. Barlow Prize, Guggenheim, Fulbright, Koussevitzky, Fromm, American Academy of Arts and Letters.) READ MORE
Music Technology
DENIS MARTIN, audio engineer
Denis Martin is an Assistant Professor of Music Technology and Production at York University. Previously, he taught courses at McGill University and The State University of New York in Potsdam. He is known for his compassionate approach, dedication to his students, and research-based methods of instruction. READ MORE
JOSHUA RUBIN, Technology for Creativity
Joshua Nathan Rubin is a founding clarinetist, current board member, and served as the co-Artistic Director of the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICEensemble) from 2014-2018, where he oversaw the creative direction of more than one hundred concerts per season in the United States and abroad. READ MORE
Performance
TONY ARNOLD, soprano
Celebrated as a “luminary in the world of chamber music and art song” (Huffington Post), Tony Arnold is internationally acclaimed as a leading proponent of contemporary music in concert and recording. READ MORE
LISA CELLA, flute
A champion of contemporary music, Lisa Cella is a full professor of music and department chair at UMBC, and a founding member of its faculty contemporary music ensemble, Ruckus. Lisa Cella performs throughout the United States and abroad. READ MORE
FELIX FAN, cello
Felix Fan, is a rare talent in the world of contemporary music. Described by Gramophone as “particularly sublime”, he is one of the most acclaimed, renowned, and respected cellists performing today. READ MORE
MARK FEWER, violin
Described as “genre-bending” by the National Post, and “intrepid” by the Globe and Mail, Mark Fewer has performed around the world to critical acclaim in virtually every role asked of a violinist – and then some. READ MORE
AIYUN HUANG, percussion
The ever-evolving Aiyun Huang enjoys a musical life as soloist, chamber musician, researcher, teacher and producer. She was the First Prize and the Audience Award winner at the Geneva International Music Competition in 2002. READ MORE
THOMAS ROSENKRANZ, piano
Thomas Rosenkranz has charted a career that breaks through the conventional boundaries of solo piano, chamber music and the art of improvisation. He has established himself as one of the most innovative pianists of his generation. READ MORE
Joshua Nathan Rubin is a founding clarinetist, current board member, and served as the co-Artistic Director of the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICEensemble) from 2014-2018, where he oversaw the creative direction of more than one hundred concerts per season in the United States and abroad. READ MORE
Staff
AIYUN HUANG, artistic director
Aiyun Huang enjoys a musical life as soloist, chamber musician, researcher, teacher and producer. READ MORE
NIKKI JOSHI, executive director
Nikki Joshi is a percussionist and arts administrator based in Boston, MA. She completed the 2018 Rebanks Family Fellowship at the Glenn Gould School in Toronto, ON. Nikki holds a Master’s Degree from McGill University, and a Bachelor’s Degree, Performer’s Certificate, and Arts Leadership Certificate from the Eastman School of Music.
NATHANAEL MAY, founder
Inspired by the music of our time, pianist Nathanael May seeks to enlighten audiences around the world with innovative performances, initiatives, and outreach. READ MORE
CURTIS RUMRILL, web design
The music of Curtis Rumrill explores the intersection of literary form and modern chamber music. READ MORE