About soundSCAPE
soundSCAPE Composition and Performance Exchange gathers early-career participants and world-class faculty artists to support young composers through the commissioning and performance of their works, to broaden young performers’ musical experiences by engaging in lessons, coachings, workshops, and concerts that promote creativity and blur traditional performer-composer roles, and to connect participants with their global peers while exploring the language and practice of contemporary music.
Aiyun Huang, Artistic Director
Aiyun Huang enjoys a musical life as a soloist, chamber musician, teacher, researcher and producer. Globally recognized since winning the 2002 First Prize and Audience Prize of the Geneva International Music Competition (awarded in Percussion only three times since 1939), Huang has commissioned and premiered over two hundred works in her two decades as a soloist and chamber musician. She currently leads the percussion program at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto. She joined soundSCAPE in 2009.
Nathanael May, Founder
As a festival producer, concert organizer, recording artist, consultant, educator, and pianist, Nathanael May seeks to open doors for musicians in today’s competitive marketplace.
Dr. May was appointed Chair of the School of Fine Arts at Missouri Western State University in 2020, where he also lectures as a Professor of Piano. His students are winners of local and international competitions, and have been accepted with full scholarship for graduate study in performance at institutions throughout the United States and the United Kingdom. Dr. May has received faculty awards for Teaching Excellence, Outstanding Scholarship, and Service Leadership in recognition of his achievements at Missouri Western.
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.
soundSCAPE is a non-profit, 501c(3) public charity as designated by the Internal Revenue Service. Selection to participate in the festival is based solely on artistic merit; evaluation of application/audition materials as to levels of individual achievement and artistry. soundSCAPE does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring and release of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, participants, visitors and guests.