UPCOMING
2021

LATITUD 53

An exploration of remoteness, soundscapes, and identity, Latitud 53 is a series of audiovisual pieces that explore the southernmost regions of South America.

This project has been funded by the Chilean Fondo de la Música, and received additional support of the Bergen Senter for Elektronisk Kunst (BEK)

More information: Laboratorio de Arte y Tecnología

UPCOMING
OCT 21
2021

Shortlisted for the Lumen Prize for Art & Technology

“A Queda do Céu” (2020) is one of 6 finalists in the Global South category of the Lumen Prize. Winners will be announced at the 2021 Lumen Awards Ceremony at the Barbican Centre in London, on October 21.

About: The Lumen Prize celebrates the very best art created with technology through a global competition. Since it's launch in 2012, it has given away more than US$80,000 in prize money and created opportunities worldwide for the artists who have been longlisted, shortlisted or won Lumen Awards. Lumen is run by Lumen Art Projects, a not-for-profit based in Wales, UK which curates exhibitions, commissions and events for art venues, cultural institutions and public spaces globally in partnership with its community of Lumen artists.

APRIL 23
2021

BEAST FEaST CONFERENCE 2021
RECALIBRATION (APRIL 22-24)

Presentation of the Soundscape Project and the installation “A Queda do Céu” with my colleague Felipe Otondo.

Digital Programme

Nov 2020

A QUEDA DO CÉU

Documental recording session of A Queda do Céu, a sound installation related to the Soundlapse Project. The work explores the acoustic and spatial features of Valdivian wetlands.

Octaphonic system and kinectic sculptures made of water, pine wood, nylon strings, acrylic mirrors, and mechanical exciters.

Video by Francisco Rios: https://youtu.be/fhxuKwrNRW8

Support: Fondecyt project 1190722. 

More information: Laboratorio de Arte y Tecnología

SEPT 7
2019

O QUE VOS NUNCA CUIDEI A DIZER
@ THE BENDIGO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF EXPLORATORY MUSIC:

Running across seven 30-minute cycles on Saturday 7 Sept, O que vos nunca cuidei a dizer (never did I dare to tell you one thing) is a gallery work that touches on issues of modality, transhumanism and cultural archaeology. A creative imagining of a long-lost song, this solo work presents its 20-per-performance audiences with an almost private, carefully facilitated interaction with sound, movement, and lyrical materiality.

This project was funded by InnovING:2030
Know more @ the BIFEM Website

AGO 15
2019

SINGLE RELEASE:
A NEGATIVE OF KNOWLEDGE

A two-track single featuring the homonymous work for two clarinetists and electronics. As of the release date (15/08/2019) it will gradually become available for streaming in all major streaming platforms and at CD Baby.

David Angelo, clarinet
Shannon Leigh, clarinet
Wee Kiat Chia, prerecorded voice
Murat Çolak, mixing and mastering

The work was recorded at the Deep Dog Studios in Boston

APR 11
2019

5o FESTIVAL DE MÚSICA ELECTROACÚSTICA
PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Debut of the electronic duo Grimmer with the piece mess | waste for no input mixer, modular synth and live-electronics.

Performers: Aaron Smith and André Mestre

OCT 2
2018

24-1 MEMORIA

A concert featuring Taiwanese flutist Cheng-Yu Wu.
Premiere of Lovesong, for solo flute and live-electronics

Where: Aula Magna, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia

APR 30
2018

PREMIERE OF ‘A NEGATIVE OF KNOWLEDGE’

A large-scale work for two clarinets and electronics written as part of my doctoral portfolio at Boston University.

Performers:
David Angelo and Shannon Leigh
Wee Kiat Chia (pre-recorded voice)

Where: Marsh Chapel at Boston University

Jul 3-14
2017

Apr 26-May 3
2017

Parallaxis

A collaborative project between five Boston University composers and flute virtuoso Cheng-Yu Wu, culminating in the premiere and studio recording of LOVESONG, for flute, harp, cello, and electronics. 

Concert Information
Where: Marsh Chapel (735 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215)
When: May 2, 3:00PM

Guest artists: Maria Ren (harp) and Stephen Marotto (cello)

Apr 15
2017

Etude #2 at the Conservatoire de Bordeaux

Allison Balcetis plays saxophone etude #2, "The Scourging at the Pillar", at the Bordeaux Conservatoire Jacques Thibaud.

Nov 22
2016

Talk, Panel and Workshop @
Art for Cultural Inclusion Symposium

Co-hosted by Arts Connect International and UMass Boston's School of Global Inclusion and Social Development, this innovative symposium showcases the work of ACI's artists, local artists, as well as some of the talent of the UMass Boston community. The event will feature important dialogues and different artistic workshops, all provided myriad local arts leaders, featuring over twenty-five local community partners. The day will include TEDx-Style presentations, panel discussions, artistic workshops across multiple disciplines, community yoga, and an artists' mingle for celebrations of life and inclusion (detail and registration here).

Nov 11
2016

Sound Installation @
Arts & Ideas in Action Symposium

Clarinetist David Angelo and I have prepared a sound installation for the Arts & Ideas in Action Symposium happening at Boston University's School of Visual Arts and Design. The piece made use of Bb clarinet recordings and was diffused through 3 transducers installed in air ducts.

Nov 3-5
2016

A2ru National Conference

Invited by Dr. Susan Conkling, and along with Boston University colleague's Margaret Rowley and Jessica Warren, I will be taking part in the panel "Preparing Future Faculty for New Roles in Arts and Humanities". This year's A2ru conference will take place at University of Colorado, Denver. 

Oct 10
2016

Sept 25
-Oct 6
2016

Sept 26
2016

Aug 6
2016

Chinese Premiere of 'Die Zauberflöte'

By flutist Cheng-Yu Wu as part of the Hypercube project. 
Where: Chartres Dimanche, Shanghai.

Jul 17-30
2016

Wellesley Composers Conference

This summer I'm taking part in the 72nd Composers Conference and Chamber Music Workshop at Wellesley College. "Vigília" a new work for woodwinds, two percussion sets and two string quartets will be premiered by the conference's ensemble.

Jul 16
2016

Die Zauberflöte
for bass flute and electronics

A commission from the Hypercube project, headed by composer Tak Cheung Hui and flutist Cheng-Yu Wu, receives its premiere at the Taipei Philharmonic Cultural Center in Taiwan. 

2:30PM, tickets here. 

Jul 7
2016

Omaha Under the Radar

Saxophonist and long-time collaborator Allison Balcetis is playing a concert entirely on tenor which includes a performance of Agony in the Garden, the first study of the Sorrowful Mystery series. 

When: 5PM
Where: Strauss Bridge, Joslyn Art Museum
2200 Dodge St, Omaha, NE 68102
More information here.

Apr 10
2016

Talk at Bentley University

At the invitation of Dr. Dominique Haughton, Professor of Mathmatical Sciences and Global Studies, I joined Bentley University's Music Analytics Group for an afternoon of Max-MSP, discussing it applications for the classroom, research and artistic performance.

Dec 3-4
2015

Building Inclusive Communities Conference

The Building Inclusive Communities conference, hosted by UMass Boston's School for Global Inclusion and Social Development, brings together leaders across industries and disciplines to foster new strategies for increased inclusion. Our attendees and presenters are policymakers, educators, faith leaders, and entrepreneurs–as well as self-advocates who are making inclusion a reality in underserved populations.

Arts Connect International will be present at the Conference with Marian Brown giving a TED-style talk on Thursday, 11:45AM. The talk will feature the premiere of an ACI documentary which offers the view on the organization's Artist Leaders on Inclusion. Clips from the 2 edition of Curto-Circuito will also be shown during the conference. 

Nov 18
2015
 

JACK Quartet presents: BU | CNM Composers

The miraculous JACK comes to Boston for a concert of works by the Boston University Center for New Music composers. The program includes the north american premiere of Corpo Confesso, which was revised earlier this year for the Beijing Modern Music Festival.

Where: TSAI Performance Center (map), 8PM, FREE ADMISSION

Oct 3
2015
1-6PM

Symposium on Art for Social Change at Harvard University
Invited speaker. Part of Arts Connect's Rising Artist Program

This innovative symposium and pop-up artist exhibition will showcase the work of Arts Connect International Artist Leaders; catalyzing conversations on inclusion in our Boston community and beyond. All of ACI's Artist Leaders work as change agents nationally and internationally through his/her art form. This one day symposium is designed to promote cross-sector and multi-disciplinary approaches to building and supporting inclusive environments. Environments where collaboration is paramount, where innovation is innate, and where acceptance and celebration of diversity rests at the core.

Where: Longfellow Hall 319/320. Harvard Graduate School of Education

Aug 14-26
2015

2nd Curto-Circuito de Música Contemporânea

Aug 14: Opening
Aug 15: Guest Lecture and Workshop (EMESP)
Aug 16: Young Composers' Concert (EMESP)
Aug 17: Workshop (UNICAMP)
Aug 18: Young Composers' Concert II (UNICAMP)
Aug 19: Improv Lecture and Lab
Aug 21: Portrait Concert I (Poços de Caldas-MG)*
Aug 22: Residency Starts
Aug 23: Portrait Concert II (Sorocaba-SP)**
Aug 25: Portrait Concert III (São Paulo-SP)**
Aug 26: Lecture-Recital (Tatuí Conservatory)**

www.CurtoCircuito.info

* premiere of Mente Sob Matéria
** additional performance of Mente Sob Matéria

Jul 5-15
2015
 

Campos do Jordão Winter Festival

Participation as a composer fellow in Brazil's most traditional classical music festival.

Premiere of Corpo Tangido, Corpo Soprado.
Onde: Sala São Paulo.

May 28
2015
1:30PM

May 18
2015
1-3PM

"Respostas de uma Arte em Desencanto"

Palestra nos tópicos de semiótica, música contemporânea e transumanismo.
Grupo de Pesquisa de Mídias, Cidades e Práticas Socioculturais. 
Mais informações: aqui.
Onde: Alfiteatro da Biblioteca, Universidade de Sorocaba-UNISO, Sorocaba, Brasil

Apr 21
2015
8PM

BU Composers' Concert

Premiere of Wooden String, for fixed media (2014)
Where: CFA Concert Hall, Boston University, Boston-MA

Mar 24
2015
8PM

Feb 4
2015
8PM

JACK Quartet Concert

Premiere of µ (2015)
Where: Tsai Performance Arts Center, Boston-MA

Dec 13
2014
8PM

Premiere of 'Diagonal Spare, Vetical Time'

As part of the Deux Ex Machina Concert
Where: Marshall Room

Aug 11-15
2014

Curto-Circuito Internacional de Saxofone Brasil/Canadá

O Curto-Circuito Internacional de Saxofone Brasil/Canadá compreende uma série de masterclasses, workshops e concertos com a solista Allison Balcetis, da Universidade de Alberta, do Canadá. Aclamada pelo seu envolvimento com o repertório contemporâneo, Allison traz ao Brasil uma seleção de obras inéditas em solo nacional, explorando os limites técnicos de seu instrumento e as mais variadas possibilidades artísticas e tecnológicas.

Para mais informações e a agenda completa do evento, por favor visite nossa página oficial. 
Contato: curtocircuito.saxofone@gmail.com

July 14
2014
 

Composers' Meeting 

As part of the Curto Circuito Internacional de Saxofone Brasil-Canadá and it's Composition Workshop, there will be a meeting with the participants in Campinas-SP to discuss the ongoing works.

Where: NICS, conference room - State University of Campinas

Jun 12
2014

With Bated Breath: Expectations and Motivations in Music Performance from Both Sides of the Music Stand

Meet in 12 WAVERLY PLACE room G08 
Dr. Allison Balcetis, University of Alberta, Canada with Amy Krosch, NYU 

Music meets neuroscience. The other Dr. Balcetis will perform on saxophone works of new music by composer André Mestre, accompanied by EEG technology. She will lead a discussion on how expectations and motivations of both the performer and the audience change our experience of music. Amy Krosch (just featured The Colbert Report) will share with us what is happening in the brain that changes the sounds that we are hearing.

Performances of:
- Mind Over Matter
- The Sorrowful Mysteries

May 26
-Apr 7
2014

Soundstreams Emerging Composer Workshop

With mentors Ye Xiaogang and Juliet Palmer. Working with the Cecilia String Quartet during a period of 11 days in Toronto.
www.soundstreams.ca/emerging-composer-workshop

Performance of:
- Corpo Confesso

Mar 22
2014

Edmontonian premiere of The Sorrowful Mysteries etudes I, II and III

The premiere took place during the 'Now Hear This', Edmonton's premiere new music festival. The concert was the debut of the Violet Collective, an ensemble devoted to the performance of new and adventurous. 

Programme:
The Sorrowful Mysteries - André Mestre
Strata - Colin Labadie
Jeu de Téléphone - Paul Steenhuisen
Ghost - Raimundo Gonzalez
Transformation No. 3 - Shawn Pinchbeck

Performer: Allison Balcetis
Where: Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 10037 - 84th Avenue

March 4
2014

Final Concert - Land's End Composers' Competition

The work "Narrow is the Road" received its premiere by the Calgary-based, Juno Award-winning, Land's End Ensemble. The public concert was part of their annual new music competition. 

The programme also contained works by Thomas Weideman and Carmen Braden.
*Narrow is the Road received the 2nd Place Award

Where: Rozsa Centre, Calgary-AB