Premiered by the Del Sol Quartet. 

Recorded and mixed by Nathan Corder

Fits and Starts [2024, for string quartet]

Quatuor à cordes n°1 en Ré Majeur - 2 - Adagio

This is my second shot at a string quartet! hope you all enjoy this piece as Groovy did lol

String Quartet in Eb Major

My first attempt at composing string quartet music

CounterpointPractice1

Performed by Zilliacus string quartet;
Cecilia Zilliacus (1. violin), Julia-Maria Kretz (2. violin), Ylvali McTigert Zilliacus (viola) & Kati Raitinen (cello).
Tale Olsson substitutes Julia-Maria Kretz for this concert.

Live recordings from Ljudvågorfestival 2025, Visby, Sweden.

Momentum

Adagio for Strings

Adagio for Strings (Arr. for String Orchestra)

Tiny String Quartet

String Quartet No.1, movement II "Lento" composed by IRMINSUL. Premiered by The Stradivarius Quartet at The Salt Lake City Music Hall, Salt Lake City Utah in 2004.

String Quartet No. 1 movement II LENTO

Ton Art String Quartet played the first performance at Westwerk, Hamburg in June 2023

Ränder - for string quartet, live

Composer/Pianist

Matthew Monaco (born November 24, 1997) is a composer of acoustic and electroacoustic music. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of California, Berkeley. In 2022, Matthew received his master’s degree from the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSMDP), where he studied composition with Stefano Gervasoni and electronic music with Yan Maresz, Luis Naon, et Grégoire Lorieux. In May 2020, he received his Bachelor of Music from the New England Conservatory, where he studied with Stratis Minakakis, minoring in music theory.

His works have been performed in the United States and Europe by groups such as Ensemble intercontemporain, Ensemble l’Itinéraire, Ensemble Court-circuit, the Callithumpian Consort, the Del Sol Quartet, the Brouwer Trio, members of Ensemble Linea, the Orchestre des lauréats du Conservatoire (of the Paris Conservatory), and others. Matthew’s music has been performed by conductors such as Hugh Wolff, Jean Deroyer, Stephen Drury, and Léo Margue, and featured in festivals including ManiFeste and Voix Nouvelles. His work with electronics has been performed in venues including Ircam, UC Berkeley’s CNMAT, and Stanford University’s CCRMA. Matthew served as Composer-in-Residence for the newly-formed Alinéa Ensemble during their inaugural season (2019-2020).

He has had masterclasses and lessons from composers including Kaija Saariaho, Tristan Murail, Philippe Leroux, Francesco Filidei, Philippe Manoury, Francesca Verunelli, Toshio Hosokawa, and Du Yun. From 2018-2020, Matthew co-curated NEC’s contemporary music series “Tuesday Night New Music”, where he developed monthly programs of intimate concert evenings highlighting premieres by NEC’s composers. From 2015-2016, he interned with the New York Philharmonic, working within the Young People’s Concerts, Very Young Composers program, and other educational programs. Matthew’s initial musical training focused on piano studies, jazz, and improvised music.

Matthew’s research focuses on intersections of phenomenology and music theory, creating a space for work-specific methods in contemporary music analysis. Current research investigates musico-grammatical paradigms in the music of Cecil Taylor.

Neo-classical composer crafting modern interpretations of timeless musical forms on the slopes of the majestic active Kilauea Volcano on Big Island of Hawaii. Irminsul's compositions range from intimate piano etudes to sweeping orchestral works, each piece carefully constructed to balance technical mastery with emotional resonance.

His music has been performed by professional pianists and orchestras, bringing these contemporary classical works to life in concert halls and recital venues. Recent highlights include the contemplative "Etude No.6 for Piano" and the epic "Three Virtues of Zarathustra" series.

Whether you're a classical music lover, performer seeking new repertoire, or fellow composer, welcome to this musical journey.

🎵 Weekly uploads of new compositions 🤝 Open to collaborations with performers 🌺 Composing from Volcano, Hawaii

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