Philip Acimovic

Phil Acimovic is a composer and gamelan musician in Easthampton, MA. He writes quiet, austere music for solo and chamber ensembles. In 2018 he served as Artist-In-Residence at the Cold Hollow Sculpture Park in VT. Acimovic’s music taps into abstract emotional states, the quiet corners of the mind that are obstructed in our hyperactive world. His most recent project is a set of solo instrumental works inspired by abstract visual artists and complementing the disquietude of the Covid pandemic. His works have been performed by the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, the Empyrean Ensemble, the St. Louis Symphony, and at various new music festivals across the country. Acimovic studied Javanese Gamelan for two years in Central Java and performs regularly around the northeast U.S.

Acimovic teaches music theory at Clark University since Fall 2021. He previously taught music theory at Smith College and has directed Javanese Gamelan ensembles at UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz, Mynah Music School, Tufts University, and Smith College.