Bethan Morgan-Williams: Gêmdis

Bethan Morgan-Williams

Bethan Morgan-Williams (b. 1992) is a composer who writes quirky, rhythmically-intricate music. Describedas “marvellously oblique and obscure” [5against4] while being “rooted in something ancient and folky” [The Telegraph],Bethan’s music finds motivation in the apogee of musical performance. With composer-performer collaborations a keypart of Bethan’s practice, each piece is written according to the characters of those…

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Eugene Skeef: Iphupho Lasendle – Dream Of The Wilderness

Eugene Skeef (b. 1950) is a South African filmmaker, percussionist, composer, poet, educationalist & workshop leader who has lived in London since 1980. He also works in conflict resolution, acts as a consultant on cultural development, teaches creative leadership and is a broadcaster. As a young activist he worked closely with the civil rights leader…

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Malika Kishino: Concerto for Koto

Malika Kishino

Malika Kishino, born in Kyoto in 1971, studied Law in Kyoto (diploma in 1994). She came to France in 1995, where she studied composition with Yoshihisa Taira (École Normale de Musique, Paris), Robert Pascal (Conservatoire National Supérieur Musique et Danse, Lyon) and Philippe Leroux (IRCAM, Paris). She has received grants from the major studios for…

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Zoran Eric: Oberon

Zoran Erić

(Submitted by ISCM – SERBIAN SECTION) Zoran Erić (b. 1950, Serbia) acquired his BA and MA degrees in composition at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade. For a short time, he also studied at the Orff Institute in Salzburg and in Witold Lutosławski’s master-class in Grožnjan, Croatia. His works have been performed in almost every country…

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Georgina Palmer: A Music Everywhere

Georgina Palmer

(Submitted by ISCM – NEW ZEALAND SECTION) Georgina Palmer began playing the piano in 2008 at the age of six. During her first year of piano studies she also began to compose, entering and performing her first solo piano work in a competition at the age of seven. Throughout school Georgina was actively involved in music—since…

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Heng Chen: WhyOuch

Heng Chen

(Submitted by ISCM – TAIPEI SECTION) Heng Chen (陳珩) was born in Taipei in 1990. He started learning piano and violin at the age of five and in high school studied composition and music theory under Prof. Hsiao Ching-Yu. He received his Bachelor of composition at the National University of Arts Taipei (TNUA) with Prof.…

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Diana Rotaru: Hannya

Diana Rotaru

(Submitted by ARFA) Romanian composer Diana Rotaru (b. 1981) has written from chamber and orchestral music to chamber opera and soundtracks for multimedia or dance shows and short films. Her music explores different expressive directions, from hypnagogia or pre-oneiric aesthetics, feminine psyche, humor or imaginary folklore. She is also active as a promoter of new…

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Kenta MASUDA: tOtEtSU

Kenta Masuda

(Submitted by ISCM – JAPANESE SECTION) Kenta Masuda was born in Japan in 1990. He has received prizes from the 20th Sogakudo Japanese Song Competition, the 4th International Antonín Dvořák Composition Competition, the 2014 PARMA student composer competition, and the Hirosaki Sakuranosono Composition Competition 2017 as well as the 33rd JSCM Award for Composers. His pieces…

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