I.         Reflex
II.        Beams
III.       Crank
IV.       Catch
V.        Throw

​Commissioned by and written for Aether Eos (Leah Asher, violin; Christopher Goddard, piano), In-pulse is a collection of character pieces; each of them captures the essence of a type of movement or concept. The collection is unified by a central idea of extreme contrast between maintaining and disrupting a constant pulse. A pulse, in these pieces, is loosely defined as a repeated rhythmic pattern.

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The music of American composer Andrea Reinkemeyer has been described as, “haunting,” “clever, funky, jazzy and virtuosic” (Detroit Free Press, Schenectady Daily Gazette); it explores the intersection of the visual, aural and natural worlds through lush melodic lines and textures teeming with new timbres and churning rhythmic figures.

Ms. Reinkemeyer is a free-lance composer and member of the ADJ•ective Composers' Collective. She has enjoyed recent commissions from: Rodney Dorsey for the University of Oregon Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Choir, Lacroute Arts Series at Linfield College, In Mulieribus, Albany (NY) Symphony Orchestra, H. Robert Reynolds and The Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings, Jeffrey Heisler for the Primary Colors Trio, Miller Asbill and the Texas Tech University Concert Band, The Wild Swan Theater, Iowa Music Teachers’ Association, Kyle Acuncius, Natalie Haworth-Liu, Jay Bordeleau, Alan Huckleberry, Tayva Singer, and Kathryn Hallor, artists Carol Jacobsen and Patricia Olynyk. Upcoming commissioned projects include: a new work for women's vocal ensemble.

Her music has been performed both nationally and internationally, by the American Composers Orchestra Underwood New Music Readings, North-South Chamber Orchestra, The Fire Wire Ensemble, Great Noise Ensemble, Thailand International Composition Festival, the University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra and Concert Band, Northern Arizona University Percussion Ensemble, Pacific Rim Gamelan, and new music ensembles at: Bowling Green State University, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and Susquehanna University. Her electroacoustic compositions have been performed on the SEAMUS Conference, Spark Electronic Music Festival, University of Central Missouri New Music Festival, Electronic Music Midwest Festival, and Threshold Electronic Music Festival. Her music has also received recognition from the International Alliance of Women in Music. The A/B Duo recorded her piece, "Wrought Iron" on their release Variety Show on Aerocade Records.

Dr. Reinkemeyer enjoys exploring music with students of all ages. She is an Assistant Professor of Music Composition & Theory at Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon (2014-). Previously, she served as a Part-time Lecturer in the Mahidol University International College, in Salaya, Thailand (2011-12) and as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Composition, Theory and Technology at Bowling Green State University, Ohio (2005-10). Reinkemeyer has been the Composer-in-Residence with the: Michigan Philharmonic’s, “The Composer in Me!” education pilot program (2010-11), American-Romanian Festival’s Fusion Project (2011), and Burns Park Elementary School (2004, 2005, 2010). She has mentored public school students through outreach programs with the Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings (2007) and Michigan Mentorship Program (2002, 2004). Her work with young musicians has been supported by a Meet the Composer/MetLife Creative Connections Grant.

Reinkemeyer holds degrees in music composition from the University of Michigan (MM 2001, DMA 2005) and University of Oregon (BM 1999). Her primary composition teachers include: Michael Daugherty, Bright Sheng, Evan Chambers, Susan Botti, James Aikman, Robert Kyr, Jack Boss and Harold Owen. While a student, her work was recognized with a Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship, Regents’ Fellowship, Christine Rinaldo Memorial Scholarship, Graduate Student Instructor position in electronic music composition, the Ruth Lorraine Close Musical Fellows and Outstanding Creativity in Composition Award.

A native Oregonian, she has also lived in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Bangkok, Thailand.

Composer Patrick Chin Ting CHAN grew up in Hong Kong and came to the United States in 2003. He has been featured in events including Ars Electronica, IRCAM's ManiFeste, ISCM World Music Days, UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers, and Venice Art Biennale, among others. He has worked with ensembles such as City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong, Ensemble intercontemporain (France), Ensemble Metamorphosis (Serbia), eighth blackbird (U.S.), Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, Mivos Quartet (U.S.), and New York New Music Ensemble, with performances in more than thirty countries. His scores are published through BabelScores and Universal Edition. He is also an active performer and improviser of accordion, guqin, as well as live electronics using a Eurorack modular system and other custom interfaces on the computer. He is currently an Associate Professor of Music Composition at Ball State University.

Amorsima Trio is a contemporary ensemble comprised of violinist Mia Detwiler, violist Michael Capone, and cellist Kourtney Newton. The three met while members of the University of North Texas’ NOVA Ensemble. Through their shared passion for new music, they founded Amorsima Trio in 2016 with the goal of expanding the repertoire of the string trio genre through a commitment to commissioning new works. The trio performs music written within the last one hundred years, with a focus on works by living composers.

Japan-based Canadian composer, working with both western and Japanese instruments. 
ヨーク大卒。文科省奨学生として来日、東京藝大の近藤譲氏に学ぶ。洋/和楽器を用いた作品がボッジーニ弦楽四重奏団や井上郷子らによって演奏されている。「工房•寂」の設立者兼、招聘作曲家。

PANG Chun-ting is a Hong Kong composer whose musical interest lies in the production of unstable sounds through the combination of pitch-based and noise-based materials. His recent outputs are characterized by high level of economy with the help of cyclic structure. 

After graduating from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, he was awarded CASH Scholarship for Overseas Studies to further his studies as New England Conservatory. In 2015, He graduated from the Ph.D. program at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York under the support of Dean’s Fellowship and Dissertation Fellowship. His principal teachers include Dr. David Felder, Prof. Malcolm Peyton, Dr. John Mallia, Prof. Mak Wai-chu and Prof. Law Wing-fai. 

Pang has received additional training from renowned composers including Chaya Czernowin, Brian Ferneyhough, Jukka Tiensuu, Raphaël Cendo and Augusta Read Thomas during his residencies at prestigious Royaumont Voix Nouvelles (France), Dian Red Kechil International Young Composers Residency (Singapore), Sävellyspaja (Finland) and Composers Conference at Wellesley College (USA). In addition, Pang has taken part in various composition courses and festivals and this led to performances of his music by various top ensembles such as Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Arditti Quartet (UK), Ensemble Linea (France), Cikada (Sweden), Quatuor Makrokosmos (Switzerland), MATCH Percussion (Australia) and Ensemble Ascolta (Germany). 

His current projects include a percussion duo for Ms. Foo Pui-yee and Mr. Thierry Miroglio.

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