Where darkness swallows the sky (2024)
from The Memory of Water Vol. II

Premiered by Martine Thomas, viola, Thea Mesirow, cello and voice on March 16, 2024 at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music in New York City, NY.

Where darkness swallows the sky

Canadian Premiere of Tangent (2016) by Camila Agosto

Performed by Anna Heflin, Nelson Moneo, Lauren Siess, Kyle Armbrust, Giancarlo Latta, and Martine Thomas at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity on July 1, 2017.

Multi-Media by Ramzi Husein

Tangent

World premiere of "Rift" (2017) by Camila Agosto
performed by Joshua Rubin and Vasko Dukovski

Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Miller Theatre at Columbia University

Rift

Canadian Premiere of Blemish (2016) by Camila Agosto

Performed by Freya Creech, Nelson Moneo, Lauren Siess and Maureen Kelly at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity on July 15, 2017.

Blemish

As she walked into the room (2016) by Camila Agosto

Performed by the Montclair State University Symphony Orchestra.

As she walked into the room


between Here and Elsewhere (2024)
from The Memory of Water Vol. II

by Camila Agosto

World Premiere performed by Martine Kinsella Thomas (viola) and Thea Mesirow (cello) during the NYU De/Composing Sound Conference on October 5, 2024.

About the Piece: 

What if, at the end of your life, your soul dropped into a pool of water—a single drop returning to an ocean, surrounded by other droplets on their separate journeys? As you move forward, you must release the attachments you’ve developed in this lifetime, shedding the layers that defined your identity and individuality. Your memories, roles, scars, and all details that once defined you must be let go. 

The Memory of Water is an ongoing collaborative project that explores the relationship between the natural erosion of human memory and broader ecological concerns through the journey of a life that begins in water and returns to water. This project integrates live composition, improvisation, custom instrument design, poetry, and electronics. Within Volume I, I delve into questions of what is remembered and forgotten, and the impact of change when dealing with loss and grief, through a collection of texts written by Martine Kinsella Thomas, a violist and poet. These texts explore life cycles that start from the ocean and return to the ocean, weaving ecological concern and personal narratives. Volume II continues this exploration through a new collaboration with Martine Thomas and cellist Thea Mesirow. In this volume, we navigate a new environment marked by the murmurs of souls, examining the vulnerability involved in surrendering one’s memory to the distortions of time.


between Here and Elsewhere

For Bb Clarinet and Electronics (2015)

Performed by Eric Umble

World Premiere Sunday November 6, 2016 at The Firehouse Space in Brooklyn, NY

For Bb Clarinet and Electronics

Whispers - Interlude: 
by Camila Agosto 

Fixed electronic work split across an 8.1 surround array. Featuring pre-recorded alto and tenor saxophone, voice, and signal processing. 

Voice, Alto, and tenor saxophone performed by Justin Massey.

Whispers - Interlude

Listen to me as one listens to the rain (2016) by Camila Agosto

NY premiere performed by the International Contemporary Ensemble: Alice Teyssier, flute, Ryan Muncy, saxophone, Ross Karre, percussion at Abrons Art Center, November 2016. 

Listen to me as one listens to the rain

Paracusia II. tethers (2018) by Camila Agosto 

World Premiere; June 21, 2018, Rolston Recital Hall, Banff Center for Arts and Creativity

Performed by Justin Massey, tenor saxophone. 

Paracusia II. tethers

Transparent Balance (2019-2020) by Camila Agosto 

NY Premiere performed by Walter Aparicio at Lincoln Center, November 2023. 

Transparent Balance

The in-between (2023) by Camila Agosto 

Fixed media piece featuring layered solo baritone saxophones and signal processing.

Saxophone performed by Justin Massey, electronics and processing performed by Camila Agosto.

The in-between

The Thinness Of (2019-2020)
by Camila Agosto

Recording from performance by Thea Mesirow (cello), New York University, April 2023. 

Inspired by Martine Thomas' text, The thinness of depicts our internal landscape of static, noise, hyper-controlled states, and inner dialogue that manipulates our shifting perspectives and sense of reality.

The Thinness Of

Tybontoan (2019) by Camila Agosto

World Premiere of Tybontoan by Camila Agosto

Performed by International Contemporary Ensemble, conducted by Steven Schick on June 1, 2019 at the Walt Disney Recital Hall during the Los Angeles Philharmonic Noon to Midnight Festival.

Tybontoan

The Memory of Water Vol. I, the sky moves beneath our feet (2023)
by Camila Agosto

Performed by Martine Thomas, viola and voice, and Camila Agosto, electronics.

About the Piece: 

What if, at the end of your life, your soul dropped into a pool of water—a single drop returning to an ocean, surrounded by other droplets on their separate journeys? As you move forward, you must release the attachments you’ve developed in this lifetime, shedding the layers that defined your identity and individuality. Your memories, roles, scars, and all details that once defined you must be let go. 

The Memory of Water is an ongoing collaborative project that explores the relationship between the natural erosion of human memory and broader ecological concerns through the journey of a life that begins in water and returns to water. This project integrates live composition, improvisation, custom instrument design, poetry, and electronics. Within Volume I, I delve into questions of what is remembered and forgotten, and the impact of change when dealing with loss and grief, through a collection of texts written by Martine Kinsella Thomas, a violist and poet. These texts explore life cycles that start from the ocean and return to the ocean, weaving ecological concern and personal narratives. Volume II continues this exploration through a new collaboration with Martine Thomas and cellist Thea Mesirow. In this volume, we navigate a new environment marked by the murmurs of souls, examining the vulnerability involved in surrendering one’s memory to the distortions of time.


The sky moves beneath our feet - Excerpt

Light Leak II. by light, by shadow (2025) by Camila Agosto

World premiere performed by The Rhythm Method at Fridman Gallery on March 1, 2025 in NYC. 

Light Leak II. by light, by shadow

Paracusia III.descry (2019-2020)
by Camila Agosto

World premiere performed by Justin Massey (saxophone) at Lenfest Center for Arts, February 2020. 

Audio Recording by David Adamcyk.

Paracusia III. descry

Camila Agosto is a composer, interdisciplinary artist, and educator whose electroacoustic music examines how
we perceive sound and vibration, exploring their physiological, mental, and emotional impacts. In her work, Camila collaborates with
musicians, visual artists, choreographers, and instrument builders, seeking to uncover intersections across artistic fields. Her work
includes both fully notated and improvisational compositions emphasizing timbral and textural exploration. She aims to reveal the
sonic potentialities of acoustic instruments while highlighting the human element in live performance. Her projects encompass
acoustic and electroacoustic concert works, interdisciplinary collaborations with visual media and dance, installations, and fixed media
creations.

Camila was honored to be the youngest fellow to be accepted to the American Academy in Berlin and is a recipient of the Fall 2023 Berlin Prize and Deutsche Bank Fellowship in Music Composition from the Academy. Her music has been commissioned and performed by leading artists and featured by venues throughout the United States and abroad. Camila is currently an ABD doctoral candidate at Columbia University in Music Composition.

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