The activity, which is free and will take place from 3:30 pm to 5 pm in Room 355 at ESMUC, will feature flautist Roberta Michel, a regular collaborator of Cheah. The composer focuses her practice on material and formal restriction, excess, and the obsession with repetition, as well as the intimacies that emerge in dialogue with the past. Michel brings her expertise in performing contemporary music, reinforcing the collaborative nature of the session.

This lecture is partially funded by the MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music at the School of Music, Bowling Green State University.

The composer

Victoria Cheah, based in New York, is a composer whose work explores boundaries, transitions, and intimacies within the rituals of social performance. Her works have been commissioned and performed by ensembles such as TAK, PinkNoise, Talujon, Either/Or, Switch Ensemble, Yarn/Wire, and Wavefield Ensemble, among many others.

Her recordings can be found on labels such as Dinzu Artefacts, New Focus Recordings, and XAS Records. She currently serves as Assistant Professor of Composition at the Boston Conservatory and Berklee College of Music. In addition, she is the Production Director of the Talea Ensemble, one of the leading contemporary music ensembles.

Roberta Michel

The flautist Roberta Michel, based in Brooklyn, New York, is a performer dedicated to contemporary music. She has commissioned and premiered hundreds of new works and has collaborated with numerous prominent composers.

She is co-director of the Wavefield Ensemble and a member of groups such as Da Capo Chamber Players, PinkNoise, and Duo RoMi. In academia, she serves as Assistant Professor of Flute at Bowling Green State University and has previously taught at Sarah Lawrence College, Brooklyn College, and St. Francis College.

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