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Philip Czaplowski (born 1958) is an Australian composer.

Czaplowski was born in London in 1958, and emigrated to Australia with his family in 1969. He lives in Melbourne, where he completed a PhD in music composition at Monash University (2007). During 2005 he also attended the Academy of Music in Kraków, Poland, where he worked with Zbigniew Bujarski, Krystyna Moszumańska-Nazar, Wojciech Widłak, and Anna Zawadska-Gołosz.

Philip's music is modern but approachable, eclectic but not conservative. "Although I try to write music that is obviously of our time, the most important aspect of composition for me is expression. For me composition is very much a form of communication, allowing me to express my thoughts and feelings."

Performers of Philip's music include the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, the New York Miniaturist Ensemble, Orquestra Antunes Câmara, Australia Pro Arte, the Canberra Wind Soloists, the Chamber Strings of Melbourne, Geelong Chamber Orchestra, the Australian Chamber Soloists, Australia Felix, the Monash Festival Orchestra, Kazimierz Dawidek, Harry Sparnaay, Prue Davis, James Strauss, Jeffrey Crellin, Carla Rees, and many of Australia’s leading musicians.

Philip Czaplowski’s music has featured in a number of festivals including the Encuentros Festival Internacional (Brazil 1995), International Double-Reed Society Conference (Arizona 1998), Federation Music Week (Melbourne 2000), Sonorities Festival of Contemporary Music (Belfast 2003), Szymanowski Festival 2003 (XXVI Dni Muzyki Karola Szymanowskiego, Poland), International Double-Reed Society Conference (Melbourne 2004), the Melbourne International Festival of Single Reeds (2005), and the Cortona Contemporary Music Festival (Tuscany, Italy 2006).

Dr. Zanaida Stewart Robles is a fierce advocate for diversity and inclusion in music education and performance. Authentic interpersonal connection and relationship-building are core principals of her teaching and performance methods. Born, raised, and educated in Southern California, she is in demand as a vocalist, conductor, clinician and adjudicator for competitions, festivals, and conferences related to choral and solo vocal music. She serves on the national board of the National Association of Negro Musicians and is chair of the board of directors of Tonality, a non-profit organization that promotes peace, unity, and social justice through choral music performance in Los Angeles. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the USC Thornton School of Music, a Master of Music degree from CSU Northridge, a Bachelor of Music degree from CSU Long Beach, and she is a graduate of the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. 

As a performing arts instructor at Harvard-Westlake Upper School in Studio City, CA, Dr. Robles conducts the Chamber Singers, Jazz Singers, Bel Canto Treble Choir, and Wolverine Chorus for tenors and basses. She is also the director of music at Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church in Pasadena, CA where she oversees the Neighborhood Chorus, Neighborhood Bells, and the new Neighborhood Youth Choir. Dr. Robles has served for 5 years as music director for “Project Messiah” with Street Symphony – an organization that engages communities directly affected by homelessness and incarceration in LA County through performances, workshops and teaching artistry. While studying at the University of Southern California (USC), she conducted the USC Thornton University Chorus for two years. Prior to this, she worked at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) for 7 years where she was the director of classical choirs and taught vocal fundamentals, sight singing, and music theory. Under her direction, the LACHSA Classical Choirs performed for numerous festivals, concerts, and special events at Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and in other venues throughout Southern California.
As a concert soprano soloist, studio vocalist for film and television, and professional ensemble singer, Dr. Robles has sung throughout the United States, and in parts of Europe, New Zealand, and Australia, performing professionally under the batons of such conductors as Gustavo Dudamel, Esa-Pekka Salonen, John Adams, John Mauceri, Charles Dutoit, Leonard Slatkin, Jeffrey Kahane, Grant Gershon, and Michael Tilson Thomas. She has performed background vocals for various artists including Josh Groban, the Rolling Stones, Andrea Bocelli, and Juanes. Her film and television credits include “Glee,” “Tinkerbell: Pirate Fairy,” “Godzilla,” “Minions,” “Creed,” “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” “Venom,” “Smallfoot,” “Frozen 2,” and "Underwater."

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After bursting onto the House Music scene in 2016, Ayeja have been perfecting their melodic brand of ethereal dance music that touches all the right points in an industry in search of songs of sublime beauty. 

As with many artists during the pandemic, they retreated within themselves and are now coming back in 2023 with four extraordinary tracks that will drive festivals and dancefloors to the edge of ecstasy and beyond.

Inspired by the glory days of House in the early 2000s by labels such as Hedkandi and Subliminal, they have also incorporated the sounds of funk/disco and jazz fusion from the 1970s, including bands such as Earth Wind & Fire and Weather Report. Classical composers such as Debussy, Stravinsky and Shostakovich have also allowed them to develop a rich tapestry of musical soundscapes that adds much vitality to their work.

Their music is beyond the sample driven mash-ups of many of today’s dance tracks. With sumptuous keys, soaring vocals, rounded bass and those ever-present addictive beats, they are producing songs
that will work with any audience, in any environment. As 2023 rolls around, Ayeja plans to take their show on the road with their two new singles Can’t Get Over It and On My Own plus many more to come.

Discover the world of Ayeja as they turn nectar into honey.

Compositora mexicana.
Mexican composer.

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Motivada por las búsquedas tímbricas e involucrada con la improvisación sonora. Interesada especialmente en las prácticas y creaciones colaborativas, así como en la música china. 

Es integrante de la colectiva Las Montoneras, dedicada a la difusión y promoción del quehacer musical de mujeres mexicanas. Fue coordinadora del Festival Expresiones Contemporáneas sede CDMX, y de Female FEC Artists: mujeres compositoras, intérpretes y artistas sonoras del Festival Expresiones Contemporáneas.

Recibió su formación musical en el Centro de Investigación y Estudios de la Música (CIEM); es Licenciada en Teoría Musical (LMusLCM) por University of West London y en Composición Musical (LTCL) por Trinity College London. Estudió con la compositora e intérprete de laúd chino Gao Hong. Actualmente cursa la maestría en Composición en el Conservatorio de Música de Tianjin, China, bajo la tutela del profesor Xu Changjun. 
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Mexican composer, motivated by timbric explorations and involved with sound improvisation.  Interested in collaborative practices and in Chinese music.

She’s a member of Las Montoneras collective, dedicated to the promotion of Mexican female musician’s work. She was coordinator of Festival Expresiones Contemporáneas’ Female FEC Artists: women composers, performers and sound artists. 

Licentiate in Music Theory (LMusLCM, University of West London) and in Music Composition (LTCL, Trinity College London), studied at CIEM (Center for Music Research and Studies; Mexico City). She took tutoring lessons with Gao Hong, Chinese composer and pipa performer. She’s currently pursuing her master's degree in Composition at Tianjin Conservatory of Music, China, under the mentorship of professor Xu Changjun.


Latin Grammy nominated Gabriela Ortiz is one of the foremost composers in Mexico today, and one of the most vibrant musicians  emerging in the international scene. Her musical language achieves an extraordinary and expressive synthesis of tradition and the avant-garde; combining high art, folk music and jazz in novel, frequently refined and always personal ways. Her compositions are credited for being both entertaining and immediate as well as profound and sophisticated; she achieves a balance between highly organized structure and improvisatory spontaneity. Although based in Mexico, her music is commissioned and performed all over the world.


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gabriela ortiz composer