James R. Larkins (b. 1999) is a composer and cellist from North Carolina whose music explores the space between structural precision and musical spontaneity. He holds a bachelor’s degree in music and chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he studied composition under Allen Anderson, Stephen Anderson, and Lee Weisert, and studied cello under Brent Wissick.

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Paul Engle

October 22, 2020

Paul Engle has been struggling to tune a guitar to satiety since the age of 13. He has completed music programs at Los Angeles City College and CalArts (BFA Composition and Experimental Sound Practices). He currently attends UC Davis as a graduate student, studies shakuhachi with Kakizakai Kaoru, and writes his own bios in third person.

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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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Joseph Donald Peterson

October 22, 2020

Joseph Donald Peterson is a violist, composer, and woodworker based in Northern California. He received his bachelor’s degree from The Juilliard School, where he studied viola with Samuel Rhodes and composition with Justin Dello Joio; additional mentors include music theorist Steven Laitz and violist Roger Tapping.

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Adam Strawbridge

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July 11, 2018

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Gabriel José Bolaños
Ph.D. in Composition

February 20, 2013

Gabriel José Bolaños (b. 1984 Bogotá, Colombia) is a Nicaraguan-American composer of solo, chamber, orchestral and electronic music. He holds a PhD in composition from UC Davis and a BA from Columbia University. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, School of Music, Dance and Theater at Arizona State.

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