Hee Yun Kim
(b. 1971) is a composer of a wide variety of music including orchestra, chamber ensemble, chorus, and solo instruments. Her compositions have been performed by diverse ensembles across the globe, including Ensemble Calliopée, L’Orchestre de la Francophonie, University of Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Seoul Metropolitan Chorus, Dallas Asian Winds, New York New Music Ensemble, Alea III, Composers’ Ensemble of Northern New York, Juventas Ensemble, Loop 38, Euterpe Quintet, and HET trio. Her music has been reviewed as being “fully convincing” and “masterfully orchestrated” (Paris: La Lettre du Musicien).

She was awarded the Pablo Casals International Composition Competition first prize in France, Tokyo International Chamber Music Composition Competition second prize, Verdigris Ensemble Composition Competition winner, Utah Arts Festival National Commissioning Program finalist, National Arts Centre Orchestra’s Young Composers Programme in Canada, and ALEA III International Composition Competition finalist. Her honors include a jury for Salvatore Martirano International Composition Award and a composition review committee for the College Music Society International Conference, and grants from ArtsActivate and Seoul Cultural Foundation.

Kim holds degrees in music composition from the Seoul National University, Korea (B.M. and M.M.), Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow, Poland (doctoral diploma), and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (D.M.A.)

Darryl Friesen
has given acclaimed performances as a soloist and collaborative artist across Canada, the United States, Europe, China, and Brazil. He has performed as soloist with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, and as a collaborator and recitalist with many distinguished artists, including Elliot Madore, Andrew Wan, Allen Harrington, Catherine Daniel, Millicent Scarlett, Valdine Anderson, the Adaskin String Trio, and the Martha Graham Dance Company. Friesen’s debut album, CURLICUE: The Solo Piano Works of Karen Sunabacka, was released by Ravello Records in September 2022.

Stephanie Key
is co-founder and Artistic Director of SOLI Chamber Ensemble, which focuses on performing the works of living composers and has commissioned or premiered over 100 new chamber works. Key recorded John Cage’s Sonata for Clarinet under the composer’s supervision and performed Steve Reich’s New York Counterpoint with the composer at the controls at the South By Southwest™️ Conference.

Bronwyn White
is a graduate of Young Artist programs at Fort Worth Opera, Utah Festival Opera, Natchez Festival of Music, Opera San Antonio, and the iSing! International Festival in China. She has recently appeared as a soloist in concert with SOLI Chamber Ensemble, EnsembleNewSRQ, Fort Worth Symphony, Suzhou Symphony, Fort Worth Opera Frontiers, Utah Festival Opera Orchestra, Verdigris Ensemble, Purchase Symphony, and the Atlantic Music Festival Orchestra. Continue Reading

Garrison Gerard
is a conductor with a particular focus on advocating for and performing contemporary music. He served as the conductor for the NOVA New Music Ensemble, the Nu Atmospheres Ensemble, and guest director of the University of North Texas Percussion Ensemble. Gerard has worked with many composers to premiere and perform their work including Jason Eckardt, Kirsten Soriano Broberg, Gerhard Stäbler, Joseph Klein, and others. He has also served as an orchestral and wind band conductor, leading multiple groups including the Harding University Wind Symphony and UNT Symphony Orchestra in performances and readings. Gerard earned his Ph.D. and Master’s of Arts in composition from the University of North Texas, and his Bachelor’s in Music from Harding University.

Elizabeth McNutt
is internationally recognized for her performances of innovative contemporary and electroacoustic music. She has premiered countless works and performed in Europe, Asia, and throughout the United States. Her playing has been described as “commanding” (LA Times), “fearless and astounding” (Flute Talk), “high-octane” (Musicworks), and “spell-binding” (Computer Music Journal).

Colleen Potter Thorburn
Thorburn’s playing, acclaimed as “full of spirit and sensitivity,” “engrossing,” and “winning,” has earned her national recognition as a winner of the American Harp Society’s Anne Adams competition. Her playing has been featured on recordings of new chamber music including harp by composers Zack Stanton, Aaron Price, Michael Weinstein-Roman, Naftali Schindler, Russell Nadel, Michael Winter, and others. Together with horn player Emily Boyer as the duo Apple Orange Pair, Thorburn has also premiered over 18 new works for harp and horn. Thorburn has performed as a concerto soloist with the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra and Symphony Nova, and has taught on the music faculties of Bluefield College, Liberty University, and Virginia Commonwealth University.

Jean-Philippe Tremblay
is artistic director and principal conductor of the Orchestre de la francophonie, which he co-founded in 2001. Under his leadership, the OF has given more than 350 concerts across Canada, in China, Germany and in the United States. In recent seasons, he has conducted in Europe: l’Orchestre National de France, the Rotterdam Philharmonic, the Wiener Kammer Orchester, the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Orchestre National d’Asturias.

Alea III
is the contemporary music ensemble in residence at Boston University, a group devoted to promoting, playing, and teaching music of the 20th and 21st centuries. Founded in 1978, Alea III is the third such group organized by Theodore Antoniou. The ensemble is consistent with the music it embraces — flexible in size, open to experiments and to exploration. Over the years, Alea III has offered world-premiere opportunities for dozens of contemporary composers, often under the composer’s direction, and with extended program notes or comments.