Thomas Feng (b. 1994) is a pianist and composer.

The Rensselaer Orchestra is an ensemble of undergraduate and graduate students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY.  The ensemble performs classics of the orchestral literature and regularly premieres new and experimental works. The group makes its performing home in the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC), Troy, NY.

A home for the musically curious. Serving hand-picked, genre-free music 24/7.

“In equal measures intelligent, playful, ambitious and moving” (New York Times)—Resonant Bodies presents festivals of contemporary vocal music around the world. The Festival showcases "today’s most talented singers... seamlessly blend[ing] classical, avant-garde and indie-folk” (Feast of Music). Vocalists are invited to curate and perform in their own set, with no restrictions on repertoire, format, or style. This freedom gives each show a "happy zealousness, where the singers’ enthusiasm for their repertoire [is] contagious” (Sequenza 21).

Founded in 2013 and having "already made a valuable contribution to the city’s music scene” (New York Times), the Resonant Bodies Festival is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to hear virtuosic contemporary music vocalists perform cutting-edge repertoire. Thus far the festival has presented in NYC, Chicago, Melbourne, Sydney, and at Banff Centre (Canada) with future festivals in Los Angeles and beyond.

Our Mission

Resonant Bodies Festival supports the growth and evolution of contemporary vocal music and vocal artists. Our goals are to: 

Produce festivals of the highest caliber that are thrilling to artists and audience
Catalyze the creation of new vocal music 
Expand the audience for contemporary vocal music
Challenge and transform the role of the vocal recitalist
Bring together a global network of contemporary vocalists
Create and archive media resources to better connect contemporary vocal music audiences, performers, and composers.

Vincent Ranallo brings vocal passion and precision to a vast repertoire ranging from German Lieder (Schubert, Mahler, Webern…) to the modern avant-garde (Xenakis, Tremblay, Sciarrino…).
Lauded by critics for his vocal intelligence and onstage presence, Mr. Ranallo performs more and more with various ensembles such as the McGill Chamber Orchestra, I Musici, the Orchestre Métropolitain, the Ensemble contemporain de Montréal, the SMCQ, KORÈ ensemble, Chants Libres and Les Voix Humaines. He takes part in festivals such as Athelas New Music Festival (Copenhagen), New music concerts (Toronto), Orford Arts Center, Codes d’Accès, Métropolis bleu, Musimars and Montréal Baroque.On the occasion of the North American première of Don Quichotte chez la duchesse by Boismortier, Mr. Ranallo played Sancho Panca with La Nouvèle Sinfonie under the direction of Hervé Niquet. This production was awarded an OPUS prize by the Conseil québécois de la musique.
Numerous Québec and European composers have been inspired by his voice, his creative personality and his evolving musicianship. He has participated in numerous Montréal opera and chamber music creations and premieres.His interpretation of Tremblay’s À quelle heure commence le temps in a recent Canadian and European tour with the Aventa ensemble has won him public and critical acclaim.
A graduate from the Conservatoire de musique du Québec, where he studied with Marie Daveluy and Gilles Tremblay, this baritone was awarded a Ph.D in voice performance from the Université de Montréal, having studied under the supervision of Rosemarie Landry and Mark Pedrotti. Mr. Ranallo’s thesis focused on aural creativity in the works of composer Gilles Tremblay. He wrote articles on the subject published in CIRCUIT and the Cahiers de la SQRM.
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