composer, pianist, music educator
The year 2022 is coming to a close, and I'm grateful that things are just happening. Period. There was a time years ago when I thought, "This is it. No opportunities lay ahead next year, no one else wants to work with me. I have nothing more to say. I'm done." I unofficially went into [...]
It always takes some time before I post updates about what's currently on right now. Things have been rather hectic since the past 9-10 months, and this is quite unprecedented in my composer life. I guess change is happening—I think of writer Eva Hoffman who, upon having culture shock over the Krakow she knew decades [...]
I am very privileged to write about two things among the latest updates in my work. First things first. It has been official—New Music Concerts launched its inaugural composer-in-residence program, and I feel very honoured to be their first composer resident for 2022. I am commissioned to write two works: one for a flute octet [...]
Typing at 1:50am felt like a chore, and I could have been enjoying the comforts of my bed now after a day of teaching. However, there is this sense of urgency that demands attention to document everything that will happen for the next 4 months. It is worth noting as well that three big things [...]
I haven't been posting news for months due to projects, but I'm finally back on track! It definitely won't be a short update, but I'll try to be quick about it: (1) Time Moves, Straightfoward... Commissioned for the second time by the Art Song Collaborative Project (Toronto), I created an "art song" (in quotes, for [...]
It's been a while since their unwavering performance at the MATA Festival in New York, but the ensemble Liminar is now bringing my work Pangkur to Mexican audiences for the Foro Internacional de Música Nueva Manuel Enríquez 2018. Join them on September 22, 2018 (Saturday) at the Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City! See more information [...]
Finally got the recording of Pangkur as a quartet version from Nief-Norf Summer Festival 2018. I now have a playlist of Pangkur versions...the piano+percussion duo version should be next in line then. As the original festival's intent to present the work as a full sextet didn't materialize due to certain problems, I wasn't prepared to hear [...]
Pangkur was all music acrobatics for the ensemble, but they made it happen! Thanks Liminar and congrats on your East Coast debut as well! Kudos to all composers involved as well. https://www.facebook.com/matafestival/videos/10155583630092861/ Besides the New York Classical Review, I Care if You Listen wrote a favourable review of my work and the whole "Out of Bounds" concert. [...]
The news is finally out! My sextet work Pangkur is programmed at this year's MATA Festival! I'm excited to work with Mexico-based ensemble Liminar. Show some love and support, y'all. New York's up in the calendar! "MATA 2018 composer Juro Kim Feliz didn't always want to be a composer... Come hear Liminar perform Juro's "Pangkur" [...]
Juro Kim Feliz 