In the press kit, my lecture slides from February 27th, 2019 at the Brussels Polyphonic Performance Spaces can now be found published!
(at this moment, only in text version)
Direct link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1b6fWdupxmWmgvcjctOc0m6aMcVImpjF1
Ensemble composition selected for DYCE competition
My brand new ensemble composition was awarded and will be premiered in Tallinn by Ensemble U:
https://www.dyce-project.eu/event/DYCE%20competition%20-%20the%2012%20winners/10
Starting Doctoral Studies of Composition at HAMU
Recently I have been selected for doctoral studies of composition at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (HAMU). During my three-year long studies in Prague I will conduct research into how strategies of voice-leading function in microtonal and complex noise contexts and will compose further works embodying this topic. My studies will be mentored by doc. Michal Rataj and prof. Hanuš Bartoň starting in October 2018.
A short description of the admissions (in Czech)
A short description of the admissions (in Czech)
Rubatosis (2017), video from premiere
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DJPzWyVL-o
Performed by Alexandru Anastasiu, vibraphone, and the RTÉ ConTempo Quartet.
Conducted by composer.
Performed on July 26th, 2017 in Thalia Hall, Sibiu, Romania as part of ICon Arts Transilvania.’
Rubatosis is the concise word for the unsettling awareness of one’s own heartbeat.
Performed by Alexandru Anastasiu, vibraphone, and the RTÉ ConTempo Quartet.
Conducted by composer.
Performed on July 26th, 2017 in Thalia Hall, Sibiu, Romania as part of ICon Arts Transilvania.’
Rubatosis is the concise word for the unsettling awareness of one’s own heartbeat.
Vocal Notation Article
My article “The Seven Common Misleading Uses of Vocal Notation” has been published by the Society of Finnish Composers.
Such a concise source of information has become all the more necessary as less composers have experience with composing for voices, and here I have been able to combine my experience as a professional singer and composer.
The points I make in the article ought to be useful in facilitating the communication that takes place in notation, between singers and composers.
The article: http://composers.fi/composerswp/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/vesikkala_vocalnotation_article_2017.pdf
The figures of the article, updated: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B16jJjnmTVFIckgyaWhUZGZpSkU
Such a concise source of information has become all the more necessary as less composers have experience with composing for voices, and here I have been able to combine my experience as a professional singer and composer.
The points I make in the article ought to be useful in facilitating the communication that takes place in notation, between singers and composers.
The article: http://composers.fi/composerswp/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/vesikkala_vocalnotation_article_2017.pdf
The figures of the article, updated: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B16jJjnmTVFIckgyaWhUZGZpSkU