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Abr.19.24

Official first studio album release

Julia Suh, violin

New Focus Recordings

12:00 am

Abr.30.24

Nueva Filarmonia releases "B-sides" for orchestra

Nueva Filarmonía, Ricardo Jaramillo, coductor

Bogotá, Colombia

TBD

Aug.17.24

La sociedad ensemble releases "a thousand white rooms in a straight line"

La Sociedad, Sonido & Sentidos Music Series

Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo

TBD

Feb.27.25

Official second studio album release

John Popham, cello

TBD

TBD

pasado

Abr.07.24

In her dream song

Mojave Trio

Claremont, CA

3:00 pm. Mabel Shaw Bridges Hall of Music

Abr.05.24

Lineas de sueños acidos

HUB New Music

Ypsilanti, MI

7:30 pm. University Musical Society

Mar.06.24

"About Mirrors"

UT New Music Ensemble, Marc Sosnowchik, director

University of Texas at Austin

7:00 pm

Feb.28.24

"mil cuartos blancos en línea recta"

Temple University's New Music Ensemble, directed by Sepehr Pirasteh

Rock Hall Auditorium, Philadelphia.

7:30 pm

Feb.24.24

"Lineas de sueños acidos"

HUB New Music

Celebrity Series of Boston

3:00 pm

Feb.23.24

"this is not America, part 2"

UNACCOMPANIED, Leo Eguchi (Cello)

Aperio, Music of the Americas, Houston, TX

7:30 pm

Feb.05.24

New York New Music Ensemble plays "Never was the way"

Clarity / Opacity works by HOLLAND, DIAZ, CARTER

Milton Resnick / Pat Passlof Foundation, 87 Eldridge St, New York, NY 10002, USA

7:00 pm

Jan.14.24

"I [am] not" for bass clarinet and electronics

“Artificial Resonances” chaos|cadence ensemble, Sophie Kockler, clarinet

ZKFL Lübeck, Germany

6:00 pm

Jan.12.24

Germany premiere: "I [am] not" for bass clarinet and electronics

“Artificial Resonances” chaos|cadence ensemble, Sophie Kockler, clarinet

Haus Eden Lübeck, Germany

8:00 pm

Nov.06.23

"this is not America, part 2"

UNACCOMPANIED, Leo Eguchi (Cello)

Utah State University

7:30 pm

Nov.02.23

"this is not America, part 2"

UNACCOMPANIED, Leo Eguchi (Cello)

University of New Mexico

7:30 pm

Oct.27.23

"mil cuartos blancos en linea recta"

La Sociedad (Bogotá), Sonidos&Sentidos' chamber music series

Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano

7:00 pm

Sep.03.23

"B-sides" for orchestra

Nueva Filarmonía, Orquesta Batuta, Acción por la Música de España

Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo

5:00 pm

Sep.01.23

"[speaking in a foreign language]" for violin, piano, and electronics

Julia Suh (violin+synths), James Díaz (piano+electronics)

Rose Hall, University of Pennsylvania

7:00 pm

Aug.24.23

"negative mercury" at Time:Spans Festival

Yarn/Wire

Mary Flagler Cary Hall, New York.

7:30 pm

May.06.23

New York Phil and Juilliard MAP premieres "and does the Moon also fall" for orchestra

New York Philharmonic's Young People’s Concert: New Voices program

David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center

2:00 pm

Apr.28.23

"In her dream song"

Longleash

Americas Society, New York, NY

8:30 pm

Mar.26.23

"B-sides" for orchestra

Nueva Filarmonīa, Ricardo Jaramillo, conducting

Sala Delia Zapata Olivella

5:00 pm

Mar.22.23

"B-sides" for orchestra

Nueva Filarmonīa, Ricardo Jaramillo, conducting

Auditorio Universidad Externado de Colombia

7:30 pm

Feb.26.23

"Lines of acid dreams"

HUB New MusicT

St. Olaf College

8:00 pm

Feb.25.23

"this is not America, part 2"

Leo Eguchi, cellist

Tufts University, Boston, MA

7:00 pm

Feb.18.23

Unheard-of//Ensemble premieres "TRACK FOUR"

"Unheard-of//Dialogues series

Opera America Hall, New York, NY

8:00 pm

Feb.06.23

The New Music Ensemble performs "Never was the way"

Clarity / Opacity

Milton Resnick / Pat Passlof Foundation, 87 Eldridge St, New York

7:00 pm

Dec.19.22

the Infrequent Seams Streamfest - "In times of passive voice"

Either/Or's, John Popham, cello

Roulette, Brooklyn

8:00 pm

Dec.16.22

"In times of passive voice"

John Popham, cello

Elebash Hall, CUNY, New York

7:00 pm

Dec.07.22

Penn Sound Collective -"In times of passive voice"

Penn Sound Collective, John Popham, cello

Rose Hall, Penn, PA

7:00 pm

Nov.18.22

"Lines of acid dreams"

Hub New Music

Southern Exposure New Music Series

7:00 pm

Nov.16.22

"Lines of acid dreams"

Hub New Music

Black Mountain College Museum and Arts Center

7:00 pm

Nov.14.22

"Lines of acid dreams"

Hub New Music

Goucher College

TBD

Nov.11.22

"Lines of acid dreams"

Hub New Music

Culver Center for the Art, CA.

7:00 pm

Oct.28.22

HUB New Music premieres "Lines of acid dreams"

Hub New Music

Clemens Fine Arts Center, KY

7:30 pm

Oct.22.22

"this is not America, part 2" Premiere

Leo Eguchi, cellist

Premiere and commissioned by Leo Eguchi

Pao Arts Center, Boston

Oct.04.22

"In her dream song"

Rocket City New Music's Outside the Box

UAH Constellations Concert Series

7:30 pm

Aug.14.22

"In her dream song"

"Far from shore" by Longleash

Louisville, KY

7 pm WUOL Classical

May.05.22

"negative mercury"

Yarn/Wire + Penn Sound Collective

Philadelphia, PA

Annenberg Center, Prince Hall

Feb.27.22

"In her dream song"

LONGLEASH

Hahn Hall at the Music Academy of the West

TBD.

Feb.16.22

"In her dream song"

LONGLEASH

Outpost concert series, UC Riverside

7:00 pm, Culver Center of the Arts.

Jan.2022

"Enero, not snow" video release

Sö Percussion + Penn Sound Collective

University of Pennsylvania

Recorded at Rose hall

Jan.27.22

"B-sides" premiere

National Symphony of Colombia, Carlos Ágreda conducting

Bogotá

7:30 pm, Teatro Colón

Dec.04.21

Resonant Refractions performs "In her dream song"

NYsoundCircuit 2021-22 Season

Queens, NY 11377

7:30pm, The Secret Theatre

Oct.02.21

Basel Sinfonietta performs "Detrás de un muro de ilusiones"

Basel Sinfonietta, Pablo Rus Broseta, conducting

Swiss Premiere

Stadtcasino Basel, Musiksaal, Konzertgasse 1, Basel

May.8.20

WDR Symphony Orchestra performs "Detrás de un muro de ilusiones"

WDR Symphony Orchestra, Baldur Brönnimann, conducting

Köln, Germany [EU Premiere]

2 PM EST Kölner Phihlarmonie [Livestream]

Abr.21.21

"La música de James Diaz" 

Quartet121, Julia Suh, Tyler Neidermayer, Carolina Diazgranados

Bogotá, Colombia

7 Pm EST Luis Angel Arango Hall's Digital Concert Series

Mar.27.21

"Radical Self" [premiere] 

Diego Matallana, double bass - Guillermo Ospina, percussion

Miami, FL

11 am. Frost School of Music at the University of Miami

Mar.08.21

"Colombian Violin Music" 

Diana Sánchez, violin

Florida

7 pm. Florida State University

Feb.09.21

"Inflexiones siderales"

Kexin Li, percussion

Wueqi Li, multimedia artist

Paul Jouty, trumpet

May.29.20

"in times of passive voice" (postponed)

Arcana New Music Ensemble - Carolina Diazgranados, cello

Philadelphia, PA

7 pm, Fidget Space

May.8.20

"Frack[in]g"  (premiere) (postponed)

Bogotá Philharmonic - Alfredo Rugeles, conducting

Bogotá, Colombia

7 pm, Mario Laserna Auditorium

May.9.20

"Frack[in]g" (postponed)

Bogotá Philharmonic - Alfredo Rugeles, conducting

Bogotá, Colombia

7 pm, TBD

Apr.18.20

"Enero, not snow"  (premiere) (postponed)

Sō Percussion + Penn Sound Collective

Philadelphia. PA

7:30 pm. Annenberg Center

Dec.6.19

"Only what we remember"

Apply Triangle, Penn Sound Collective

Philadelphia, PA

7:30 PM, Rose Hall, UPENN

Nov.30.19

"Frack[in]g" (postponed)

Bogotá Philharmonic - Luke Dollman, conducting

Bogotá, Colombia

4 pm, Leon the Greiff Auditorium

Nov.29.19

"Frack[in]g"  (postponed premiere)

Bogotá Philharmonic - Luke Dollman, conducting

Bogotá, Colombia

7 pm, Mario Laserna Auditorium

Nov.23.19

"RETRO - concerto for orchestra and electronics"  (premiere)

Medellín Philharmonic - Juan Pablo Valencia, conducting

Medellín, Colombia

6 pm, Teatro Metropolitano de Medellín

Nov.14.19

"INFRASTRUCTURES" for string quartet

Medellín Philharmonic

Medellín, Colombia

6 pm, Museo de Antioquia

Nov.13.19

"In her dream song" for amplified piano trio

LONGLEASH

Louisville, KT

TBD, University of Louisville New Music Festival

Oct.30.19

"Only what we remember"

Apply Triangle

Dresden, Germany

7:30 pm, Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden

Oct.29.19

"Only what we remember"

Apply Triangle

Leipzig, Germany

4;00 pm, Hochschule für Musik und Theater Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Oct.28.19

"Only what we remember"

Apply Triangle

Weimar, Germany

7:00 pm, Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt

Oct.26.19

"Only what we remember"

Apply Triangle

Magdeburg, Germany

7:30pm, sinusTON Magdeburg Electronic Music Festival 

Oct. 24.1

"In her dream song" for amplified piano trio

LONGLEASH

New York, NY

12 pm, Bronx Community College Rotunda

Oct.22.19

"Only what we remember" (premiere)

Apply Triangle

New York, NY

7:30 pm, Ades Hall, Manhattan School of Music

Oct.10.19

"Detrás de un muro de ilusiones"

Medellin Philharmonic - Juan Pablo Valencia, conducting

Medellín, Colombia

6 pm, Museo de Antioquia

Sep.26.19

"Reflections of a radioactive sky"  (premiere)

National Symphony of Colombia - Leo Warinski, conducting

Bogotá, Colombia

8 pm, Teatro Colón

Sep.21.19

"in times of passive voice" for amplified cello  (premiere)

Colombian Composers Collective [c3] debut concert

Austin, TX

8 pm, First Street Dance Studio

Aug.03.19

"RETRO - concerto for orchestra and electronics - I mov." 

Medellín Philharmonic - Juan Pablo Valencia, conducting

Medellín, Colombia

7 pm. Teatro Metropolitano de Medellín

Jul.19.19

"Detrás de un muro de ilusiones" (premiere)

Orchestra of St. Luke's - Ben Gernon, conducting

New York, NY

7 pm, The DiMenna Center

Jun.01.19

"Cadenza" 

Medellín Philharmonic - Alexandra Arrieche, conducting

Medelliín, Colombia

6 pm. Teatro Metropolitano de Medellín

May.09.19

"Track one: Intro" 

Chromic duo

New York, NY

7 pm. MISE-EN_PLACE

Apr.23.19

"I [am] not" (premiere) 

Tyler Niedermayer, bass clarinet and electronics.

New York, NY

7 pm. Spectrum

Apr.5.19

"Mirrors in the void"  (Mexican premiere]

Xalapa Symphony - Eduardo Leandro, conducting

Xalapa, Mexico

8 pm, Tlaqná, Centro Cultural

Mar.16.19

"Never was the way" (premiere)

TAK ensemble, PSC Concert

Philadelphia, PA

8 pm. The ARCH,

Mar.12.19

"Track one: Intro" 

THROUGH THE NOISE, Concert series III

New York, NY

8 pm. Merkin Concert Hall 

Feb.15.19

"In her dream song" (Ireland Premiere)

Longleash  

Ireland

1 pm. Aula Maxima.

Jan.19.19

"INFRASTRUCTURES" 

Quartet121

New York, NY

7 pm. TENRI

Dec.12.18

"Watching her fade away" 

Neil Beckmann, guitar

Pennsylvania, PA.

7 pm. PENN Sound Collective,

Dec.2.18 

"In her dream song" 

Longleash,

Brooklyn, NY

7 pm. Spectrum

Dec.1.18

"Dynamics of a meteorite" (US premiere) 

Efferus,string quartet

Kent, OH

Kent State University

Nov.18.18

"Watching her fade away" 

Neil Beckmann, guitar

Cincinnati, OH

7 pm. Cincinnati Soundbox

Nov.10.18

"Track one - Intro" (premiere)

ZOFO, piano four-hands

Boonville, CA.

7 pm. Boonville

Nov.9.18

"Watching her fade away" (premiere)

Neil Beckmann, guitar

Brooklyn, NY

7 pm. Spectrum,

Aug.6.18

"In her dream song" (premiere)

Longleash, piano Trio

Louisville, KY

11 am. WUOL Classical

Jun.8.18

"Simulacrum" (opera premiere)

PATH New Music Production

New York, NY

7:30 pm. 3LD Arts & Technology Center

May.5.18 

James' recital

May.5.18 | James' recital

New York, NY

7:00 pm. Bossi, Manhattan School of Music

Mar.27.18

"INFRASTRUCTURES"

Molly Germer, Julia Suh, Lena Vidulich, Thea Mesirow,

New York, NY

7 pm. Greenfield Hall, MSM

Mar.05.18

"a song for..." (premiere) 

Julia Suh, violin - THROUGH THE NOISE Contemporary Concert

New York, NY

7 pm. Opera America

Feb.16.18

"CADENZA" (premiere) 

Manhattan School of Music Composers' Orchestra - George Manahan, conducting

New York, NY

7 pm. Riverside Church

Nov.14.17

"ORION III"  (US premiere) 

Fredonia Concert Band - Raymond Stewart, conducting

Fredonia, NY

 8 pm. King Concert Hall

Oct.16.17

"INFRASTRUCTURES" (premiere)

THROUGH THE NOISE Contemporary Concert - Molly Germer, Julia Suh, Jay Julio, Thea Mesirow,

New York, NY

7 pm. Riverside Church

Jun.23.17

"From Infinity"

American Composers Orchestra's Readings - George Manhan, conducting

New York, NY

7 pm. he DiMenna Center for Classical Music

Mar.24.17

"Mirrors in the void"

National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia - Jose Luis Dominguez, conducting

Bogota, Colombia

7 pm. Fabio Lozano Hall

Ableton Live Course

Week 1: Introduction to Ableton Live

  • Overview of Ableton Live: Understanding the interface and workflow

  • Setup: Setting up Ableton Live and configuring audio preferences

  • Basic Navigation: Exploring the session and arrangement view

 

Week 2: Understanding Clips and Scenes

  • MIDI Clips: Creating and editing MIDI clips

  • Audio Clips: Importing, warping, and editing audio clips

  • Scenes: Launching and arranging scenes for live performance

  • Clip Automation: Automating parameters within clips

 

Week 3: Working with MIDI Instruments

  • MIDI Instruments Overview: Introduction to Ableton’s built-in instruments

  • Instrument Rack: Creating and using instrument racks

  • Drum Racks: Programming and sequencing drums

  • External MIDI: Integrating external MIDI instruments

 

Week 4: Audio Effects and Processing

  • Introduction to Audio Effects: Overview of Ableton’s Audio Effects

  • Insert Effects: Using insert effects on tracks

  • Send and Return Tracks: Setting up and using send/return effects

  • Effect Racks: Creating and using effect racks for complex processing

 

Week 5: Sound Design and Synthesis

  • Basic Synthesis Concepts: Understanding oscillators, filters, envelopes, and LFOs

  • Analog and Operator: Exploring Ableton’s Synthesizers

  • Samplers and Simpler: Using sampling instruments for sound design

 

Week 6: Sound processing

  • EQ and Filtering: Techniques for sculpting and shaping sounds

  • Reverb and Delay: Adding depth and space to your tracks

  • Distortion and Saturation: Enhancing sound character and warmth

  • Creative Effects: Using modulation effects like chorus, flanger, and phaser

  • Resampling: Techniques for creating rich, complex sounds

 

Week 7: Mixing Fundamentals

  • Mixing Basics: Understanding levels, panning, and EQ

  • Dynamic Processing: Using compressors and limiters

  • Mixing Workflow: Tips for a productive mixing workflow

 

Week 8: Live Performance with Ableton

  • Live Performance Setup: Configuring Ableton for live performance

  • Using Controllers: Integrating MIDI controllers for live sets

  • Performance Techniques: Tips and tricks for dynamic live performances

  • Recording Live Sets: Techniques for recording live performances

 

Week 11: Advanced Live Performance Techniques

  • Advanced Live Performance Setup: Optimizing Ableton Live for complex live setups

  • Live Looping Techniques: Advanced looping methods for live improvisation

  • On-the-Fly Remixing: Techniques for real-time remixing and mashups

  • Performance Effects: Using real-time effects to enhance live performances

 

Week 12: Final Project and Review

  • Final Project: Creating a complete track or live set

  • Peer Review: Sharing and reviewing projects with classmates

  • Course Review: Recap of key concepts and techniques

Music Synthesis course

 

Week 1: Introduction - An Instrument with Multiple Bodies

  • Understanding Synthesizers: The concept of synthesizers as instruments with multiple bodies

  • History and Evolution: Overview of the development of synthesizers

  • Types of Synthesizers: Analog, digital, semi-modular, and modular synthesizers

  • Basic Components: Oscillators, filters, amplifiers, and envelopes

 

Week 2: Synth Environments 

  • Analog Synthesizers

  • Exploring the capabilities of digital synths

  • Semi-Modular Synthesizers

  • Modular Synthesizers

  • Configuring and using different synth environments

 

Week 3: Sound Synthesis Techniques 

  • Principles of Subtractive Synthesis

  • Oscillators and Waveforms

  • Filters: Low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, and notch filters

  • Envelopes and LFOs

 

Week 4: Additive Synthesis

  • Concept of Additive Synthesis

  • Harmonics and Overtones: Understanding the harmonic series

  • Partial Timbres: Creating and manipulating partials

  • Sound Design: Practical applications of additive synthesis

 

Week 5: FM Synthesis

  • Introduction to FM Synthesis

  • Operators and Algorithms:

  • Modulation Techniques:

  • Practical Examples

 

Week 6: Wavetable and Other Methods

  • Wavetable Synthesis

  • Wave Scanning: Morphing between different waveforms

  • Granular Synthesis

  • Creating sounds with wavetable, granular, etc.

 

Week 7: Synthesis Beyond Synthesizers

  • Sampling Techniques: Using samples in synthesis

  • Field Recording: Incorporating real-world sounds into your music

  • Hybrid Synthesis: Combining different synthesis methods

  • Creative Uses: Exploring unconventional sound sources and techniques

 

Week 8: Modulation Techniques

  • Basics of Modulation

  • LFOs and Envelopes:

  • Advanced Modulation: Using step sequencers, S&H, and more

  • Applying modulation techniques in sound design

 

Week 9: Sound Processing Techniques

  • Dynamic Processing

  • EQ and Filtering

  • Reverb and Delay

  • Distortion and Saturation

  • Using modulation effects like chorus, flanger, and phaser​

 

Week 10: Modulation as Composition

  • Concept of Modulation in Composition

  • Complex Modulation

  • Algorithmic Composition: Using modulation for generative music

  • Composing music with a focus on modulation

 

Week 11: Synth Performativity

  • Configuring synthesizers for live performance

  • Using synths dynamically in a live context

  • Integrating controllers and interactive elements

  • Techniques for live improvisation with synthesizers

  • Preparing and performing a live synth set

 

Week 12: Final Project and Review

  • Final Project

  • Peer Review: Sharing and critiquing projects with classmates

  • Course Recap: Reviewing key concepts and techniques

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