Rogan K. Tinsley, a composer, improviser, ethnomusicologist, and artist, draws inspiration from a diverse array of cultural and musical traditions. Born and raised in Northern Idaho, Rogan's Kanaka Maoli heritage from the island of Oahu fosters his passion for music that transcends boundaries and celebrates the profound human connection to ancestral knowledge. As a fourth-generation Hawaiian musician and skilled jazz saxophonist, Rogan skillfully merges genres, a talent exemplified in his work as saxophonist for the globally acclaimed singer-songwriter, Vika.

Currently studying music composition major at Washington State University, Rogan draws inspiration from his ethnomusicological interests. His compositions fuse indigenous musical concepts with contemporary perspectives on land and life. His varied experiences demonstrate leadership and a dedication to collaboration. Rogan currently serves as a producer and music curator for Northwest Public Broadcasting's jazz service. Additionally, he holds the lead alto saxophone position in the Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band, playing a vital role in revitalizing the legacy of indigenous contributions to jazz music.
Rogan's passion for knowledge and cross-cultural understanding is profound. He spent an extended period living among the Kenyah peoples in Borneo, diligently recording and transcribing traditional songs. This immersive experience forms the foundation of his pending research on the sampe' boat lute, Keringut Ndong (nose flute), and the Kedirek' (mouth organ).

Beyond research, Rogan composes original works that incorporate indigenous wisdom with contemporary musical perspectives on land and life. He actively contributes to the musical community as Vice President of WSU's jazz society, organizes engaging recitals, and collaborates with a diverse range of musicians. Rogan's impressive performance history includes opening for Tony Bennett and contributing to recordings with notable artists and ensembles.

Borneo Ensemble
Turali/Bungkau: Najmie Hafizan 
Violin: Lee See Ling @ Grace
 Viola: Lim Zi Shian
Kalimba: Neo Nai Wen
Piano: Tham Horng Kent

Conductor: Lee Chie Tsang Isaiah

Recordings by Ong Yuan Shun
Mixed and Mastered by Ong Yuan Shun

Kinabatangan (excerpt) by Rogan K. Tinsley (USA)

Maurizio Azzan
Wasteland_beyond (2022)
for twelve musicians
© Casa Ricordi srl, Milano – all rights reserved

Johannes Kalitzke, conductor

KlangforumWien 

A recording by the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (Radio Österreich 1).
http://oe1.orf.at/
Recording Producer: Franz Josef Kerstinger (ORF)
Recording engineer: Sebastian Gartner (ORF)

Wasteland_beyond

Wasteland_beyond (2022) [use headphones!]

The Eternal and The Instant  - for five players and Tape
First performed and recorded at the Academy of Music, Tel Aviv University  21.1.25 Recorded by Rafi Eshel




The Eternal and The Instant

Die Nacht, in der die Planeten ausgerichtet sind

The original version of this piece was composed for a five-string violin, which includes a viola’s C string, and was premiered by Takao Hyakutome at the II Edición Festival ME_MMIX in 2014. I later arranged it for a standard four-string violin for the Sirga Festival in 2016. Subsequently, I expanded the piece into a string quartet version, incorporating a wider range of rhythms and timbres.
The string quartet version was premiered by the Arditti Quartet as part of the Northwestern University New Music Conference (NUNC!4), which was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Irvine Arditti (violin I)
Ashot Sarkissjan (violin II)
Ralf Ehlers (viola)
Lucas Fels (cello)

Birefringence II (2020)

concerto 266

the mysteries of our world

새로운 녹음 754.

240108 winter

Thought no. 16 - For saxophone and  Live electronics

Amit Dubester - saxophone
Nadav Melamed  - electronics

CEME 2024 - Contemporary Encounters Meitar Ensemble
International New Music Festival
Composers’ master course with Carola Bauckholt and Brigitta Muntendorf

Recorded live at Levontin 7 Tel Aviv, December 2024

Thought No. 16 - For saxophone and  Live electronics

Anna Chong is a composer, vocalist, arranger and producer from Seremban, Malaysia.

In the early stage of Anna’s music career, her works was featured in various recording artistes’ albums in Hong Kong, Taiwan, China and Malaysia. The likes of Andy Lau, Kelly Chen, Rainee Yang, Guo-Jing, Penny Tai, Nicholas Teo, Hocc, Fan Bing-Bing, Zeng Yu-Jia and others had sung Anna’s compositions. 

She has released her debut album ‘TACK’ in year 2013, and the album has awarded the ‘Best Indie Album’ by Malaysia PWH Music Award 2015, and nominated in the ‘Best Album’ by AIM Music Award 2016. 

In year 2017, Anna has released her second album ‘A Reset of Earth’, and this album has awarded the 2nd Runner Up in the ‘Best EP’ by Fresh Music Award Singapore 2018. One of the song in this album entitled ‘Manna’ (Track 3), has nominated as semi-finalist in the ‘Rock Category’ by Unsigned Only International Music Competition US.

Links:
https://www.facebook.com/annachongofficial
https://www.youtube.com/@Anna-ui1yf
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7iVl5AQILZateBJPOit8Cx?si=caITcqd1TliAHL8CtsziMQ

Borneo Ensemble
Violin: Lee See Ling @ Grace
Kalimba: Neo Nai Wen
Piano: Tham Horng Kent

Recordings by Ong Yuan Shun
Mixed and Mastered by Ong Yuan Shun


Kita Dari Kita (excerpt) by Anna Chong (MALAYSIA)

Wang Hong Bin, from the culturally rich city of Melacca, Malaysia, found his artistic calling in the field of music composition. His passion for music led him to China, where he enrolled at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. There, under the guidance of composer Lu Pei, Wang carefully developed his compositional skills. His dedication and innate creativity shone through, leading to remarkable recognition for his evocative solo piano composition during the Shanghai Conservatory of Music's highly competitive "Academy Award Composition." This accolade, earned during his fourth year as a composition student, affirmed his musical abilities and hinted at a promising future in contemporary composition.

Borneo Ensemble
Turali/Bungkau: Najmie Hafizan 
Violin: Lee See Ling @ Grace
 Viola: Lim Zi Shian
Kalimba: Neo Nai Wen
Piano: Tham Horng Kent

Conductor: Lee Chie Tsang Isaiah

Recordings by Ong Yuan Shun
Mixed and Mastered by Ong Yuan Shun

Icefall on Metal Stairs (excerpt) by Wang Hong Bin (MALAYSIA)

Han Qiao (乔瀚), a composer, pianist, and Morin Khuur player, is currently pursuing studies in composition under Prof. Xiang Min at the Central Conservatory of Music. His creative inspiration stems from the interconnectedness of sound and its subtle nuances. This inspiration manifests in his compositions, which incorporate Mongolian musical elements and have been performed in Inner Mongolia, Beijing, Chengdu, and other locations. Demonstrating a commitment to the advancement of new music, Han Qiao founded the "Laboratory of Contemporary Music" in 2022. This initiative successfully hosts concerts showcasing new works, as well as seminars and discussions. Notably, his solo piano piece "Pen-Ink" was awarded third prize in the "Xinghai Cup" First Chinese Style Piano Composition Competition. Additionally, his chamber music work "Deconstruction of Images" received the Third Prize in the 19th China-Chengdu "Sunshine Cup" Students' New Music Composition Competition.

Borneo Ensemble
Turali/Bungkau: Najmie Hafizan
Violin: Lee See Ling @ Grace
Viola: Lim Zi Shian
Kalimba: Neo Nai Wen
Piano: Tham Horng Kent

Conductor: Lee Chie Tsang Isaiah

Recordings by Ong Yuan Shun
Mixed and Mastered by Ong Yuan Shun

Wind Song (excerpt) by Han Qiao

Performed by Open Union on the 27th of September 2024 at Centrala, Space

Performed by Open Union
Modular Synth: Peter Bell
Electric Guitar: Patrick Ellis

Live sound by Joseph Ockford
Audio taken from 'Open Union: Live at Centrala, Birmingham' filmed by Alexander Henshaw 

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Bio:

Wilson Leywantono is a composer currently based in Indonesia. His music has been performed in the UK, the Netherlands, Ireland, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Japan, Indonesia and Malaysia by many professional ensembles and performers such as Orkest de Ereprijs, New European Ensemble, Rosetta Contemporary Ensemble, Open Union, the Azalais Quartet, Hordienal Quartet, Decibel, Le Page Ensemble, the Schubert Ensemble, Thallein Plus Ensemble, Fumiko Miyachi, Mary Wiegold, Rowland Sutherland, Miriam Kitchener, etc.

More info on Wilson here: wilsonleywantono.wordpress.com

Wilson Leywantono - open con (2024)

Performed by Open Union on the 27th of September 2024 at Centrala, Space

Performed by Open Union
Modular Synth: Peter Bell
Electric Guitar: Patrick Ellis

Live sound by Joseph Ockford
Audio taken from 'Open Union: Live at Centrala, Birmingham' filmed by Alexander Henshaw

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Bio:

Christine Cornwell is a performer/composer and producer based in Rotterdam with strong links to free improvisation, collective practice, and strives to initiate projects for artists from different disciplines to work together. In her work, she works closely with performers and audience, recently at Screen Dive/Gaudeamus in Utrecht, workshops with Hackers&Designers + Questions Collective in Amsterdam, and a new series Sounding Here at Rotterdam's Batavierhuis. 

Christine has a Masters in Classical Composition from Codarts University of the Arts, and a Bachelor in Music Performance (violin) from Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. She currently mentors students at Codarts University of the Arts and is employed as a Creative Producer there.

More info on Christine here: https://christinecornwell.info

Christine Cornwell - invisible poetry, instructions for singing to ghosts (2024)

Performance by Raffaele Masicano
Sala Puccini of Conservatorio di Milano 
26/10/2024

Schizzo IV (for Trombone Solo)

Born in Malaysia, Wong began playing the piano at age four and the violin at age eight. She fell in love with music at birth and has been an active performer since young. She was a Malaysia delegate in many international music events including the ASEAN Youth Orchestra, Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, APEC support team, and Commonwealth Youth Orchestra during her teenage as a violinist and pianist. She was also a multiple scholarship recipient during her studies at the University of North Texas (B. Mus) and Deakin University (M. Edu). She studied violin with Prof. Robert Davidovici, who was a student of Ivan Galamian and David Oistrach, and upon graduation, she taught at 6 universities and tertiary institutions including Universiti Malaya and Universiti Putra Malaysia in Malaysia.

In 2007, she founded the H.E.A.R.T. Foundation in Cambodia to help marginalized and underserved children to go to school in Cambodia. The foundation has reached more than 14 countries including India, Indonesia, Lesotho, Nepal, China, and The Philippines since then. She is currently the president of the Hearts Symphony Society and composed numerous compositions for children and humanitarian work. Some of her recent compositions include Occa and Illia (musical - 2023), Care that We Share (World Palliative Care Theme Song
2022 - Premiered at Hospital Rembau), and Di Dalam Hati Ku (2023).

Borneo Ensemble+Ums Chamber Choir+Hearts Symphony
Turali/Bungkau: Najmie Hafizan
Violin: Lee See Ling @ Grace
Viola: Lim Zi Shian
Kalimba: Neo Nai Wen
Piano: Tham Horng Kent

Conductor: Lee Chie Tsang Isaiah

Recordings by Ong Yuan Shun
Mixed and Mastered by Ong Yuan Shun

Twinkle Twinkle Litter Star (excerpt) by Wong Siew Ngan

Garden of the Gods I (2025)

"Composition No. 2" is the second work in the Composition cycle, and it explores the boundaries between structure and spontaneity. This piece weaves together rigorous compositional methods—such as serialism and rhythmic expansion and contraction—with elements of indeterminacy, allowing chance to play a crucial role in shaping the musical narrative.

The result is a work that challenges traditional expectations while offering a deeply engaging sonic experience.

Composition No. 2 (2024)

Open Union is an experimental music duo made up of composer-performers Peter Bell (modular synthesiser) and Patrick Ellis (electric guitar) based between Birmingham and London.

Described by the treasured composer Howard Skempton as being, ‘sometimes subtle and unstable; sometimes rich and dense’, the duo aims to build up strong collaborative relationships to create new verbal and text based works. Their current collaborators are Christine Cornwell, Wilson Leywantono, May Chi and Paolo Griffin, with a new piece by Seán Clancy currently in the works.  

The duo have performed across the UK at events such as Ealing Extranormal, AMOK, Don't Mind Control, Birmingham Modular Organisation and CODA Festival. In 2025, they supported Passepartout Duo at Centrala Space, Birmingham as part of their UK Tour, and in 2023, undertook a mini tour of The Netherlands as part of the Sounding Here concert series, where they performed at Splendor in Amsterdam and Batavierhuis in Rotterdam.

Cover photo by James McIlwrath, November 2022

Yuko Ohara is a UK based composer and researcher. She was awarded an Early Career Research Associateship at the Institute of Musical Research, School of Advanced Study, University of London in 2013/14. She has completed a PhD at Brunel University, and a PGDip at the Royal College of Music and a Bachelor and a Masters Degree at Ferris University, Japan.
Ohara’s pieces have been selected for the BBC Symphony Orchestra Embedded Project, the Exaudi Vocal Ensemble Project, the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, the Soundwaves Festival, the Sound Festival, the Takefu International Music Festival, the Tzili Meudcan International Festival, Reading Session at the International Summer Course in Darmstadt, the Musiikin aika, the International Alliance for Women in Music Annual Concert by Ensemble Mise-en, the Out Hear, the International Composer Pyramid, the duoDorT:Quantulum, the International Double Reed Society Conference and the Composition Workshops with Arditti Quartet and ELISION Ensemble at the Institute of Musical Research.
Ohara had received many commissions by EN RUTA Project with Vertixe Sonora (Spain),  a team of Dreams you dream when you grow up, Suite for a set of drawings (Japan), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sound and Music Embedded Project, EXAUDI Vocal Ensemble project and etc.

Thousand years have passed and my memories come back, it was the time of knight of the fortresses and minstrels" from the future we change the past Artificial Intelligences kills the creative souls of humanity  " HERE NO AI " "MUSIQUE COSMOLOGIQUE". Experimental improvisation laboratory since 2007 "Cosmosonic Music"  Art finds its strength in repression and constraints"  SOUND CREATION.  Original electronic keyboard, continuous creative activity  "Uzeste  New Aquitaine FRANCE"...  Nous vaincrons ensemble le doute, tous nos fantômes de mort et de peur n'y pourront rien, nous sommes chevaliers de la Terre et chevauchons les mondes imbriqués l'un dans l'autre.
D'un univers sans fin à un monde solide, d'une cage de feu à un nuage heureux, le passage étroit jouxte la lumière de la nuit obscure. Force de renoncement à tout, espace intime et infime de la vie.
La musique est lumière dans les ténèbres, tout est vibration, la fin est mot ou le nom d'une porte, même les murs de la plus dure des pierres sont des voiles légers pour l'âme sur l'étincelle de vie. "original sound paintings " .We shall overcome together the doubt, all our ghosts of death and fear will do nothing there, we are knights of the Earth and are astride the imbricated worlds one in the other.
Of an endless universe to a solid world, a cage of fire in a happy cloud, the narrow passage adjoins the light of the dark night. Strength of renunciation of everything, intimate and tiny space of the life.
The music is light in the darkness, everything is vibration, the end is word or the name of a door, even the walls of the hardest some stones are veil light for the soul on the spark of life..  
"Thanks to the Earth and the Nature for all their benefactions " see you soon, I wait for you, I am your consciousness, I am the happy being, the one who grows and forms in the wet clay of infinite times, in the wind of the storms where the grace of the thick spell of the blue waves carries the brightness. "  " remerciements à la Terre et la Nature pour tout leurs bienfaits "A bientôt, je vous attends, je suis votre conscience, je suis l’être heureux, celui qui pousse et germe dans la glaise humide des temps infinis, dans le vent des tempêtes où la grâce de l’épais sortilège des vagues bleues porte la clarté." "création de peintures sonores originales"

Rodrigo Gonçalves (b. 2002) is a Brazilian composer currently studying Music Composition at Escola de Música da UFRJ (UFRJ School of Music). His background blends formal academic training with independent study and practical experience, shaping a distinct creative and technical approach.

Gonçalves began his musical studies in 2016 under the guidance of the conductor Josué Campos, focusing on music theory — an essential foundation for his development as a composer. From 2017 to 2019, he was member of Banda Sinfônica do Colégio São Vicente de Paulo, an experience that deepened his understanding of ensemble performance and the practical application of compositional techniques.

Between 2018 and 2022, he pursued independent studies in composition, further refining his craft through self-directed learning.

Gonçalves has also participated in a conducting and wind ensemble composition workshop led by the esteemed conductor and composer Rubén Darío Gómez at UFRJ School of Music. This experience provided him with valuable insights into conducting and composing for wind ensembles, broadening his approach to instrumentation and ensemble writing.

In addition to his work as a composer, Gonçalves is also an educator, teaching saxophone, music initiation and rhythmic solfeggio. Through his teaching, he aims to inspire and guide students in developing both their technical and artistic skills.

As he continues his studies and creative work, Rodrigo Gonçalves remains dedicated to exploring new directions in composition and refining his musical voice.

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