TESSELAT Composers Collective

FRIENDS OF METROPOLIS

Sunday, October 21, 2018
1 Rivington Street / 2nd Floor (Buzzer #1) / New York, NY
6:30pm (doors) / 7:00pm (event)
Tickets: $15 general / $10 students

In this concert, performers Clara Kim and Joann Whang (members of the Argus Quartet) return to Metropolis Ensemble @ 1 Rivington with Jocelin Pan (viola), Adda Kridler (violin), and guest clarinetist, Phillip Solomon.

They will perform works by composers of the TESSELAT collective. TESSELAT was founded by Jean-Patrick Besingrand and Chatori Shimizu in 2018. The newly formed composers’ collective aims to promote diverse styles in the music of today, to deliver accessible new music to audiences around the world, and engage with composers and ensembles around the world.

TESSELAT is proud to have composers from eight different countries, currently based in nine different cities across Asia, Europe, and North America. The concert will feature works by Ramin Akhavijou, Jean-Patrick Besingrand, Amy Brandon, He He, Daphné Hejebri, Piyawat Louilarpprasert, Yukari Misawa, Chatori Shimizu, Tomasz Skweres and Sam Wu, and will include several world and US premieres.

on the program

Ramin Akjavijou: String Quartet No 2*

Jean-Patrick Besingrand: Hoshi no koe*

Amy Brandon: Aperture*

He He: Dreamland*

Daphne Hejebri: Systema*

Piyawat Louillarpprasert: pizz...off*

Yukari Misawa: Sonata of a little Jungle*

Chatori Shimizu: Silichin Vallet*

Tomasz Skweres: Elusive Thoughts*

*US Premiere

CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS

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RAMIN AKHAVIJOU / COMPOSER

Ramin Akhavijou (1986) was born in Iran. Having completed B.Mus., ranked first, he pursued a Master’s degree in music composition at Art University of Tehran and graduated with rank 1 in 2015. He has received some awards for his… READ MORE

JEAN-PATRICK BESINGRAND / COMPOSER

Jean-Patrick Besingrand (b. 1985) is a composer and musicologist. His music plays on tone colors and explores different conceptions of temporality. The incorporation of natural elements such as air sound is also at the center of his interests… READ MORE

AMY BRANDON / COMPOSER

Holding degrees in jazz guitar performance and composition, guitarist Amy Brandon is currently completing an interdisciplinary PhD in music cognition at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She has performed in… READ MORE

HE HE / COMPOSER

He He was born in Luoyang (China) in 1992. She began to play piano when she was 8 years old and started learning composition when she was 12. She received her bachelor’s degree from Guangxi Art University in China and is now… READ MORE

DAPHNÉ HEJEBRI / COMPOSER

Daphné Hejebri is a French composer born in 1994. At 15, while she was studying the violin, she entered Arnaud Petit’s Composition class at the Grenoble Music Academy. She got a 1st Prize with Honours in Composition which was… READ MORE

CLARA KIM / VIOLIN

Adventure and collaboration are at the heart of violinist Clara Kim’s multi-faceted career as new music performer, chamber musician, and educator. By commissioning, premiering, and championing works from living composers… READ MORE

ADDA KRIDLER / VIOLIN

Described as “lyrical and precise” in the New York Times and lauded in the Miami Herald for her "incisive energy and lovely tone," Adda Kridler has established herself as a musician and educator with a unique and versatile voice… READ MORE

PIYAWAT LOUILARPPRASERT / COMPOSER

Bangkok-born composer, Piyawat Louilarpprasert works largely within the realm of classical-contemporary music, electroacoustic music and Thai traditional instruments. His compositions have been performed in festivals such as… READ MORE

YUKARI MISAWA / COMPOSER

Yukari Miswa is a Japanese composer, hichiriki player, performer, and Buddhist monk. Born in 1987 in Tomioka, Misawa studied in Tokyo at Kunitachi College of Music and graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor of music and composition… READ MORE

JOCELIN PAN / VIOLA

Versed in an eclectic array of repertoire, violist Jocelin Pan engages the community as both a performer and teaching artist. As a co-founder of Ensemble Échappé, Jocelin has assembled a team of new music visionaries, committed to… READ MORE

CHATORI SHIMIZU / COMPOSER

Chatori Shimizu (b. 1990) is a Berlin based composer and sound artist, who constructs his works for a wide range of mediums concerning sound and space. Shimizu's works have been performed and exhibited in concerts and… READ MORE

TOMASZ SKWERES / COMPOSER

Tomasz Skweres - born on April 3, 1984 - is a Polish-Austrian composer, who lives and works in Vienna in Austria and Regensburg in Germany. He studied composition with Chaya Czernowin and Detlev Müller-Siemens and… READ MORE

PHILLIP SOLOMON / CLARINET

21 year-old Phillip Solomon of Westchester, N.Y. is currently entering his fourth year at The Juilliard School, studying with Jon Manasse. As an orchestral clarinetist, he has performed with the New World Symphony, American Ballet Theatre… READ MORE

JOANN WHANG / CELLO

First and Audience Prize winner at the Amsterdam Cello Biennale Competition, Joann Whang has performed as a soloist with the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, NJO New Music Ensemble, and the Dutch Youth String Orchestra, as well as… READ MORE

SAM WU / COMPOSER

Sam Wu's music deals with the beauty of blurred boundaries. From Shanghai, China, Sam attends The Juilliard School for his masters, after receiving his A.B., with honors, from Harvard University. His teachers include Tan Dun… READ MORE