2013: Ilya Rostovtsev

Ilya Rostovtsev will present Understatements (2009-2010) for two-channel fixed media, a four-movement study of the sonic potential of acoustic instruments within the practice of electro-acoustic studio composition as part of the 12th Annual Outsound New Music Summit. The musical identity of the work is achieved through consistent approaches to disparate sonic materials and a focused investigation of the relationships between the various instrumental timbres and their electro-acoustic treatments. The reconciliation of the illusory electronic textures and the acoustic sources that parented them may be considered the ultimate goal of the piece.

Ilya Y. Rostovtsev (b. 1983) is focused on interdisciplinary approaches to the theoretical and practical considerations in sound art, music, and design. His electro-acoustic works have been performed across the United States (including SFTMF 2011, SEAMUS 2011, and Pixilerations 2010) as well as abroad (New Adventures in Sound Art Series in Toronto, Canada). He is currently pursuing his Ph.D in music composition at the University of California, Berkeley. His teachers include David Bithell, Edmund Campion, Cindy Cox, Jon Christopher Nelson, and Ken Ueno.

Artist (photo by Photographer)