Collin researches French musical thought in the Third Republic, examining how musicians and writers turned to surprising texts, histories, and contexts—particularly related to the Symbolist and phenomenology movements—as alternatives to the musical thought circulating in Parisian institutions...Read more about Collin Ziegler
The music of Curtis Rumrill explores the intersection of literary form and modern chamber music. His works with writer, naturalist and visual artist Zachary Webber tell darkly comic stories of animals in desperate or violent predicaments.
Danniel Ribeiro is a Brazilian composer born in Bahia. Recently, Danniel’s practice has explored instrumental music, developing ways to expand the use of instruments by way of bespoke techniques, preparations, practical sculptural (and found) objects, amplification, and
Dion Nataraja is a composer, experimental vocalist, and scholar from Indonesia. He graduated from Bennington College and is currently pursuing a PhD in music composition at UC Berkeley. His musical and scholarly works have been focusing on the intersection of areas such as Javanese gamelan,...Read more about Dionysius Arya Nataraja
Ceyda Çekmeci is a PhD candidate in Musicology, whose research lies at the intersection of music studies and sociology. Her dissertation focuses on music, hegemony, and the aesthetics of authoritarian neoliberalism in contemporary Turkey. More broadly, Ceyda’s research interests include
Eda Er is a composer, multimedia artist, and vocalist whose work integrates storytelling, sound, and visual media to explore themes of identity, belonging, trauma, and cultural heritage. She combines electronic music, classical composition, traditional Turkish visual arts, and installation...Read more about Eda Er
Everardo “Ever” Reyes (Rarámuri descent and Chicanx) is a PhD candidate in Ethnomusicology at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on the intersections between music, social movements, and Indigenous self-determination. His dissertation focuses on the contemporary...Read more about Everardo Reyes
Flannery McIntyre is a PhD student in Musicology and Medieval Studies. She focuses on late antique and early medieval music, history, and material culture. Her master’s research was on the early medieval lyre.
Hallie Smith (b. 1995) is a musician based in Berkeley, California. Her research is oriented towards building soft circuits/sensors, coding, installations, and emotional music. Hallie’s music has been featured in festivals such as the Yellow Barn Young Artists’ Program, Summer...Read more about Hallie Smith
