Composing Creativity: Perspectives on Musical Expression
Join Christopher Stark, associate professor of composition, alumnus Cole Reyes, AB '20, and undergraduate student composer, Joseph Mosby, to talk about the work of expressing yourself through music. The event will include performances of a world premiere of "Entropy" for string quartet, piano and voice by Joseph Mosby and excerpt from Cole Reyes' work "to be confident."
Cole Reyes (b. 1998) is a Brooklyn-based composer, educator, conductor and performer originally from the Chicagoland Area. His music is influenced by the modern expression of tonality and post-minimalism seeking to create a rich sonic atmosphere for a wide audience. His music has been awarded by groups such as IL-ACDA, the National Flute Association, Lux Choir, newEar Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, the Huntsville Master Chorale, the Six Degrees Singers, and San Francisco Choral Artists and many others. He has collaborated with artists such as the JACK Quartet, Transient Canvas, the Rhythm Method Quartet, Juventas New Music Ensemble, Dashon Burton, the Momenta Quartet, and Unheard-of//Ensemble. He received his undergraduate degrees in music and mathematics from Washington University in St. Louis. While there, he had the opportunity to study with Christopher Stark and LJ White. He currently attends New York University where he is pursuing a master’s degree in Concert Music Composition, studying with Robert Honstein, Michael Gordon, and Julia Wolfe.
Joseph Mosby is a first year student currently studying within the Department of Music at Washington University in St. Louis, pursuing his interests in composing among other passions. He's an aspiring composer and hopes to lead a career writing, performing, and recording various musical works that span many different genres and spaces.
Christopher Stark, whose music The New York Times has called, "fetching and colorful," has been awarded prizes from the Guggenheim Foundation, Chamber Music America, the Barlow Endowment, and the Fromm Foundation at Harvard. Named a "Rising Star" by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, his music and arrangements have been performed by ensembles such as the Detroit Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Toronto Symphony, and members of the St. Louis Symphony. In 2012, he was in residence at Civitella Ranieri, a fifteenth-century castle in Italy, and in June of 2016 he was in residence at the Copland House. Recent highlights included performances at the 2016 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival and at the Whitney Museum of American Art as part of the 2016 NY Phil Biennial. In 2018, he lived in Bergen, Norway where he worked with musicians from the BIT20 Ensemble; and in 2020, he was a resident artist at the Bogliasco Foundation in Italy as the Aaron Copland Fellow in Music. His film score for the feature-length film Novitiate premiered at Sundance in January 2017 and was theatrically released by Sony Pictures Classics. His debut CD, Seasonal Music, was released in 2019 on Bridge Records.
What is "The Power of Arts & Sciences Week"?
A week of virtual events celebrating convergence, creativity, and community with our alumni and friends. Hosted by Arts & Sciences Advancement, this series aims to highlight the impact of Arts & Sciences among our worldwide network of supporters. All events are free and open to the public.