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Empyrean Ensemble
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May 4, 2025 - 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Max Gibson Peter Chatterjee Bryndan Moondy

Recital Hall, Ann E. Pitzer Center

Empyrean Ensemble
Sam Nichols, director • Matilda Hofman, resident conductor

Musicians Playing
Jennifer Ellis, harp
Michael Seth Orland, piano*
Chris Froh, percussion*
*core member

*core member

Program

Max Gibson: . . . shrouded deeply, tender darkness holds thy hand . . .

Peter Chatterjee: In Palaces of Dreams

Bryndan Moondy: field trio, three glimpses in anaglyph

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About Empyrean

Ensemble-in-residence at UC Davis, the Empyrean Ensemble presents engaging and eclectic programs, inviting audiences to experience new musical sensations delivered with high artistry by its extraordinary players—among the finest new music performers in California.

Ann E. Pitzer Center, Davis, CA

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May 4, 2025 - 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Max Gibson Peter Chatterjee Bryndan Moondy

Ann E. Pitzer Center, Davis, CA

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Max Gibson

July 22, 2022

Max Gibson is a British-Irish composer, writer, and educator based in Northern California, whose work spans concert music, multimedia, electronic music, and theatre. At UC Davis, he is pursuing a Ph.D. in Music Composition and Theory, with emphases in Science and Technology Studies, Studies in Performance and Practice, and Environmental Humanities.

His projects have been performed and presented internationally in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey, the USA, and across the UK.

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Peter Chatterjee

July 22, 2022 Berklee College of MusicCalifornia State University, Northridge, Master's in composition

Peter Chatterjee is a Bay Area-based composer, arranger, and conductor. He began studying composition at Berklee College of Music, where his primary mentors were Dr. Marti Epstein, Dr. Panagiotis Liaropoulos, Bob Pilkington, Ayn Inserto, and Greg Hopkins. At Berklee, he focused on jazz composition, film scoring, and conducting. He holds a bachelor of music in jazz composition and film scoring, and graduated summa cum laude. Peter earned his master’s degree in composition with distinction at California State University, Northridge, where he studied with Dr.

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Bryndan Moondy

June 3, 2021 M.A., University of California Santa CruzB.M., San Francisco State University

Bryndan Moondy is a composer and guitarist rooted in Northern California. Bryndan’s creative practice seeks to engage the substance and materiality of sound and is driven by a fascination with the meanings we construct for ourselves through listening and engagement with[in] sound spaces. His work frequently draws influence from the natural world and other mediums within the visual and literary arts. Bryndan has received degrees from San Francisco State University and UC Santa Cruz. He is currently pursuing a PhD in composition and theory at UC Davis.

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