Joseph Vasinda is a composer and music educator based in the
Sacramento area and is attending school to earn a PhD in
music composition and theory. As a composer, he is deeply
interested in creating works that resonate with performers.
Whether through performer input on the musical material,
performer feedback on the experience of playing through the
piece, or by using improvisational elements, Joseph writes pieces
that he hopes performers will find enjoyable or rewarding.
Jacob Lane is a composer, pianist, and educator
who lives in Davis, California. He is the pianist for the chamber
group Sl(e)ight
Ensemble and has been a member of The Music Teachers’
Association of California since 2015. In addition to his private
studio, Jacob teaches piano performance and music theory at New
World Music Academy in Pleasanton, California. Jacob holds
degrees in music performance from Mills College (Oakland,
California), and Northern Vermont State University (Johnson,
Vermont).
M.A., University of California Santa CruzB.M., San Francisco State University
Bryndan Moondy (b. 1994) is a composer and classical guitarist
based in northern California. In his creative practice
Bryndan seeks to engage the substance and materiality of sound
while also exploring its metaphoric capacity. His work
frequently draws influence from the natural world as well as
other mediums within the visual and literary arts. Bryndan
has received degrees in composition from San Francisco State
University (B.M.) and University of California Santa Cruz
(M.A.). His primary teachers have been Hi Kyung Kim, Ben
Sabey, and Richard Festinger (composition); and Larry Ferrara
(classical guitar). Bryndan has had the pleasure of working
with ensembles such as the Mivos Quartet, WasteLAnd, Vertixe
Sonora, Elevate Ensemble, and Splinter Reeds; he has had his
works performed and workshopped internationally at festivals
including the Barcelona Modern Composition Course, June in
Buffalo, Hot Air Music Festival, and April in Santa Cruz.
