Thank you for your birthday wishes! I could not ask for a more humbling way to look back on what my 43 years of life have amounted to than with the gift of a touching and poignantly written jury report for the Open Ear Prize bestowed on me—a prize that… Continue reading
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I won the “Open Ear” Prize!
I am exhilarated to share the stupefying news that I won the Dutch composer prize, OPEN OOR (Open Ear)! I am beholden to the voices in the colonial sound archives that I had the privilege of hearing and meeting in my sonic disentanglement expeditions. Through them, I realize that the… Continue reading
Ultima Context: Music Curation and Decolonisation
Dahlia BorschemeLê yamomoRob Young – moderator Friday, 16 September 2022, at 11:30–14:30 | Sentralen What are the best strategies to build an inclusive culture from the perspectives of arrangers and practitioners? A seminar with a strong participation element that aims to raise questns and suggest solutions in the current debate around diversity… Continue reading
TIMEZONES: Ears on/of Makiling
I am excited to share with you this TIMEZONES podcast episode entitled »Ears on/of Makiling« — a collection of stories about the mountain we call our artistic home. Put on your headphones and listen to the tapestry of soundscapes from the mountain and of the sonic lives of Ibarangs across… Continue reading
“Eigenschwinungen – Forces of Overtones” premieres next week
On Thursday, Eigenschwinungen – Forces of Overtones will conclude the Autumn 2021 edition of »Decolonial Frequencies« Festival. Come join us at Ballhaus Naunynstrasse. In this piece, I worked with cellist Eurico Ferreira Mathias to listen to the social compositions of fundamental and over tones that resound in our communal lives…. Continue reading