Recorded on May 17, 2019 – Woodside, California This week our guest is Nick Virzi, an American composer based in Woodside, California. Nick has participated in a number of top festivals and residencies such as Impuls, the Cortona Sessions, and soundSCAPE. Similarly, his works have been premiered by several leading artists and ensembles today including Séverine Ballon, soprano Tony Arnold, the Los Angeles Percussion Quartet, the JACK Quartet, the Spektral Quartet, Splinter Reeds, Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble, Ensemble Liminar, Distractfold, the Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble, the TAK Ensemble, and Ensemble Dal Niente. Nick began his university education in composition at the SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Du Yun, Huang Ruo, and Suzanne Farrin. He completed his doctorate at Stanford University where he studied with Mark Applebaum and Brian Ferneyhough. Currently, Nick teaches an original course entitled Wild Sound Explorers at the Stanford Summer Arts Institute and International Institutes. Aux Imagistes II: Wide Arc – Low in the Northern Sky (2016): https://soundcloud.com/nickvirzi/auximagistes2 Evening Chorus of Redwinged Blackbirds (2019): https://soundcloud.com/wildsoundexplorer/evening-chorus-of-the-redwinged-blackbirds Phoenix (2019): https://soundcloud.com/nickvirzi/phoenix https://www.nickvirzi.com/ https://soundcloud.com/nickvirzi https://soundcloud.com/wildsoundexplorer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ComposerOT/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Composer_OT/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/Composer_OT

Recorded on May 10, 2019 – Los Angeles, California This week our guest is Kevin Zhang, an American composer based in Los Angeles, California. Kevin has participated in a number of top festivals and residencies such as Darmstadt, Royaumont, and the Electroacoustic Barn Dance. Similarly, his works have been premiered by several leading ensembles today including the Contemporary Consort, Palimpsest Ensemble, Radnofsky Quartet, SO Percussion, Trio SurPlus, La Jolla Symphony and Chorus, flutist Ine Vanoeveren, and conductor Steven Schick. Kevin began his university education in composition at the New England Conservatory, and later earned an MFA from the Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and Technology program at the University of California, Irvine and a PhD from the Department of Music at the University of California, San Diego. Currently he teaches Music Technology at Chapman University through the College of Performing Arts; Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music. while twigs make minor adjustments (2015): https://soundcloud.com/kzaudio/while-twigs-make-minor-adjustments-for-soprano-and-ensemble https://kevinzhangcomposer.com/ https://soundcloud.com/kzaudio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ComposerOT/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Composer_OT/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/Composer_OT

Recorded on May 8, 2019 – Los Angeles, California This week our guest is Carolyn Chen, an American composer based in Los Angeles, California. Carolyn has participated in a number of top festivals and residencies such as Impuls, Darmstadt, the Wellesley Composer Conference, MATA, the Harvard Composition Summer Institute, the Young Composers Meeting, Academie Schloss Solitude, and Ostrava New Music Days. Similarly, her works have been premiered by several leading ensembles today including Klangforum Wien, the LA Phil New Music Group, SurPlus, Southland, San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, Pamplemousse, Mocrep, red fish blue fish, and Wild Rumpus. Carolyn began her university education in music at Stanford University, also earning a masters. in Modern Thought and Literature there. Later she undertook Graduate Studies, as Fulbright Scholar, at the China Academy of Art. She has worked closely Katharina Rosenberger, Anthony Burr, and Charles Curtis - all major figures in the field. Carolyn completed her doctorate in composition at the University of California, San Diego. This is a Scream (2018): https://www.indexical.org/posts/carolyn-chen-on-this-is-a-scream https://soundcloud.com/carolyn-chen https://walkingmango.wordpress.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ComposerOT/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Composer_OT/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/Composer_OT

Recorded on June 6, 2019 – Woodside, California This week our guest is Brian Baumbusch, an American composer living in Alameda, California. Brian has lectured on composition and world music at the University of Maryland, The Smithsonian Institution, CalArts, Union College, Holy Cross, Bard College, Mills College, University of Nevada, Reno, and the Escuela TAI of Madrid. He has additionally presented electronic music performances and lectures at UCSD, UCSB, CalArts, UNR and Mills College. Brian began his university education at Bard College, where he studied microtonal composition with Kyle Gann, and later received his M.A. in composition from Mills College, where he studied with Chris Brown, Fred Frith, Roscoe Mitchell, and Zeena Parkins. From 2016-2018, he taught composition, music theory, and music history on the faculty at Santa Clara University where he also directed the Balinese Gamelan ensemble. Since 2014, Baumbusch has directed the U.C. Santa Cruz Balinese Gamelan ensemble, where he continues to teach while pursuing his D.M.A. Hamsa (2016): https://soundcloud.com/brianbaumbusch/hamsa-2016-iii-broadcast-performed-by-the-lightbulb-ensemble Hydrogen(2)Oxygen (2015): https://soundcloud.com/brianbaumbusch/hydrogen2oxygen-2015-iii-oxygen-performed-by-the-jack-quartet-and-the-lightbulb-ensemble Three Elements For String Quartet (2016): https://soundcloud.com/brianbaumbusch/three-elements-for-string-quartet-2016-iii-mercury-performed-by-the-friction-quartet https://soundcloud.com/brianbaumbusch Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ComposerOT/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Composer_OT/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/Composer_OT

Recorded on February 20, 2019 – Impuls Festival in Graz, Austria This week our guest is Stylianos Dimou, a Greek composer based in Graz, Austria. Stylianos has participated in a number of top festivals and residencies such as Impuls, Gaudeamus, Manifeste, Royaumont, Tactus, June in Buffalo, and Delian Academy. Similarly, his works have been premiered by several leading ensembles today, including Ensemble InterContemporain, Ensemble Modern, Exaudi Vocal Ensemble, Brussels Philharmonic, Talea Ensemble, Mivos Quartet, Ensemble Nikel, Alea III, and Alarm Will Sound. Stylianos began his university education in composition at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, later undertook graduate studies as a Fullbright Scholar at the Eastman School of Music, and studied electronic music at IRCAM in Paris through the CURSUS program. He has worked closely with Georg Friedrich Haas, George Lewis, Fred Lerdahl, and Beat Furrer. Currently, Stylianos is completing his doctorate in composition at Columbia University in New York City. Machine Learning (2018): https://soundcloud.com/stylianos-dimou/machine-learning-2018-for-amplified-baritone-saxophone-and-diffused-electronics questioning the "un..-": in discomfort (2016): https://soundcloud.com/stylianos-dimou/questioning-the-un-in-discomfort-2016 https://stylianosdimou.com/ https://soundcloud.com/stylianos-dimou SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/composer_ot

Recorded on February 16, 2019 – Impuls Festival in Graz, Austria This week our guest is Clara Iannotta, an Italian composer living in Berlin, Germany. Clara has participated in a number of top residencies, such as the DAAD and the Villa Médicis in Rome. Similarly, her work has been premiered by several leading ensembles today, such as Ensemble InterContemporain, Trio Catch, Klangforum Wien, and Ensemble Nikel. Clara began her university education at the conservatories of Milan and Paris, and later studied at IRCAM with Alessandro Solbiati and Frédéric Durieux. She completed her doctorate in composition at Harvard with Chaya Czernowin. Since 2014, Clara has been the artistic director of the Bludenzer Tage zeitgemäßer Musik. Paw-marks in wet cement: https://soundcloud.com/claraiannotta/clara-iannotta-paw-marks-in-wet-cement-201517-for-piano-2-percussionists-and-ensemble Troglodyte Angels Clank By: https://soundcloud.com/claraiannotta/clara-iannotta-troglodyte-angels-clank-by-2015 http://claraiannotta.com/ https://soundcloud.com/claraiannotta Time: Fridays, 2:00 pm Location: KZSU 90.1 FM http://kzsu.stanford.edu/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/composer_ot

Recorded on December 18, 2018 – Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA), Stanford University This week our guest is Eoin Callery, an Irish composer living in Mountain View, California. His works have been premiered by several leading musicians today, including Severine Ballon, the JACK Quartet, Splinter Reeds, Now Hear Ensemble, Ensemble Pamplemousse, Radical 2, Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble, Ensemble Liminar, Rage Thrombones, and Ensemble Retrodisco. Eoin began his university education in composition at University College Cork, and later received his masters at Wesleyan University, as well as his doctorate from Stanford University. He is currently a lecturer at the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) at Stanford University. Eoin’s creative practice and research focuses on electro-acoustic systems relating to chamber music, performance space augmentation, and sound installation. He is interested in exploring acoustic phenomena – often feedback derived from both real and virtual systems – in live situations, and embedding sounds or gestures into layers of automated live electronic processes. https://eoincallerysound.com/portfolio/ Time: Fridays, 2:00 pm Location: KZSU 90.1 FM http://kzsu.stanford.edu/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/composer_ot

Recorded on February 16, 2019 – Impuls Festival in Graz, Austria This week our guest is Timothy McCormack, an American composer living in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His music centers on the idea that sound has mass and is experienced as a physical object. His work also aims to create intimate social environments which prioritize communication, listening, and responsibility towards one another. Tim has participated in a number of top festivals and residencies such as Schloss Solitude. Similarly, his works have been premiered by several leading ensembles today, including the Elision Ensemble, the JACK Quartet, Klangforum Wien, Ensemble Dal Niente, Talea, Ensemble Nikel, Ensemble Surplus, Musikfabrik, and Ensemble Recherche. Tim began his university education in composition at Oberlin, and later studied at the University of Huddersfield with Aaron Cassidy and Liza Lim. He was worked closely with Steven Takasugi, Roger Renoylds, Mark Andre, Claus Steffen Mahnkopf, Amnon Wolman, Jason Eckhardt, Olga Neuwirth and Philippe Manoury – all major figured in the field.. Currently, Tim is completing his doctorate at Harvard with Chaya Czernowin and Hans Tutschku. Raw Matter: https://soundcloud.com/timothy-mccormack/raw-matter Karst: https://soundcloud.com/timothy-mccormack/karst-2015-16 http://www.timothy-mccormack.com/ https://soundcloud.com/timothy-mccormack Time: Fridays, 2:00 pm Location: KZSU 90.1 FM http://kzsu.stanford.edu/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/composer_ot

Recorded on November 16th, 2018 – Woodside, California This week our guest is Andrew Watts, an American composer living in San Francisco, California. Andrew has participated in a number of top festivals and residencies such as Composit, Darmstadt, Etchings, Impuls, Ostrava Days, Rainy Days, and the Wellesley Composer Conference. Similarly, his works have been premiered by several leading musicians today, including Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble, Proton Bern, Distractfold, Quince Vocal Ensemble, Line Upon Line, soprano Tony Arnold, and cellist Severine Ballon. Andrew began his university education in composition at the New England Conservatory, and later received his masters at Oxford University. Currently, Andrew is completing his doctorate in composition at Stanford with Brian Ferneyhough. Andrew is concerned with the compositional applications of language desemanticization, focusing on the ability to convey expression through the voice even when specific meaning is lost, augmented, or otherwise unintelligible. His writing also actively explores musical extremes through gradients of freedom and restriction, ambiguity and detail, purity and distortion, along with sound and noise. Existentialism in Sound: https://soundcloud.com/wattsmusic1/existentialism-in-sound-2016 A Spike of Resistance: https://soundcloud.com/wattsmusic1/a-spike-of-resistance-201617 http://www.andrewawatts.com/ https://soundcloud.com/wattsmusic1 Time: Fridays, 2:00 pm Location: KZSU 90.1 FM http://kzsu.stanford.edu/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/composer_ot

Recorded on February 12, 2019 – Impuls Festival in Graz, Austria This week our guest is Jon Yu, a Taiwanese-American composer from the Bay Area, currently in residence in Paris. Jon’s work explores notions of ritual, utility, and excess. He has participated in a number of top festivals and residencies such as June in Buffalo, Darmstadt, and SICPP. Similarly, his works have been premiered by several leading ensembles today, including the Mivos Quartet, Wet Ink, Ensemble Surplus, Ensemble Signal, and Earplay. Jon is currently pursuing his PhD in composition at UC Berkeley where he studies with Frank Bedrossian, Ken Ueno, and Edmund Campion. He has also participated in masterclasses and private lessons with Steven Takasugi, Rebecca Saunders, Philippe Manoury, and Klaus Lang. Pek Ti: https://soundcloud.com/sound-ant/pekti Ru: https://soundcloud.com/sound-ant/ru2017 https://jonyumusic.com/ https://soundcloud.com/sound-ant Time: Fridays, 2:00 pm Location: KZSU 90.1 FM http://kzsu.stanford.edu/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/composer_ot