Carlos Cotallo Solares

Carlos Cotallo Solares was born in Vitoria, Spain, in 1989. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Composition at the University of Iowa. He previously completed a Master’s degree at the Universität der Künste in Berlin and a Bachelor’s degree at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg. He has studied composition with Cornelius Schwehr, Iris ter Schiphorst, Daniel Ott, Lawrence Fritts, Josh Levine, Nomi Epstein, and David Gompper. His pieces have been performed in Germany, Poland, Spain, and the United States, by ensembles such as Ensemble Alarm, Ensemble Chronophonie, Ensemble handwerk, and Ensemble Kuraia. Carlos currently works as a teaching assistant in music theory and composition and is one of the curators of the concert series IHearIC.

Corey K. Rubin

The music of composer Corey K. Rubin (b. 1983) has been presented across the United States and Europe. Rubin has composed a large number of choral works, which have been premiered by such ensembles as The Crossing, The Princeton Singers, the Isthmus Vocal Ensemble, Choral Chameleon, the Cleveland Chamber Choir, and C4: the Choral Composer/Conductor Collective. An avid chorister himself, he is a member of NOTUS: the IU Contemporary Vocal Ensemble; before that, he was a longtime member of the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus. Rubin’s instrumental works have been performed by such artists as the Momenta String Quartet, Ensemble Dal Niente, the Slee Sinfonietta, the Meridian Arts Ensemble, violinist Rolf Schulte, pianist Geoffrey Burleson, clarinetist Pat O’Keefe, and cellist David Russell. Currently pursuing a Doctor of Music degree in composition at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, Rubin’s teachers have included David Dzubay, P.Q. Phan, Claude Baker, Don Freund, Sven-David Sandström, and Andrew Rindfleisch. He is also an occasional contributor of crossword puzzles to The New York Times and Los Angeles Times. He resides in Bloomington, Indiana. For more information, visit www.ckrubin.com.

Zachery S. Meier

Zachery S. Meier (b. 1992), originally from Duluth, MN, is a composer currently living in Iowa City, Iowa. Prior to his arrival in Iowa, Meier has studied composition at Washington State University and the University of Minnesota. As a composer, Meier has written for a wide range of ensembles and soloists that have been featured internationally and locally. His music has been heard in numerous venues and festivals throughout the United States, Canada, and Vietnam, and has received a guest spotlight recognition for MPR’s Regional Spotlight Showcase. He was named the 2015 Washington Idaho Symphony Composition Competition winner with his Chamber Orchestra work, “The Journey.” Meier is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Iowa as a graduate teaching assistant, where he is studying with Josh Levine. Along with his studies at the University of Iowa, his additional composition professors include Ryan Hare, Scott Blasco, Gregory Yasinitsky, and Justin Rubin.

Jung Yoon Wie

Born in Seoul, South Korea, Jung Yoon Wie’s works have been performed by leading ensembles such as the New Jersey Symphony, Cleveland Chamber Symphony, and the Wooster Symphony. Recently, her chamber work, Whimsical Sketches for two clarinets, two percussion, and piano, received the Second Prize for the 2016 Robert Avalon International Competition, which will be premiered at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston on this November. Avid as a performer, Wie performed her own piano concerto, Jindo Arirang Concerto, with the Wooster Symphony at the Symphony Space, New York City in April of 2016. Wie is pursuing the Doctor of Musical Arts in composition at the University of Michigan with Paul Schoenfeld.

Nathan Thatcher

Nathan Thatcher (b. 1989) is a composer, performer, and arranger. He has received commissions from numerous soloists and ensembles, including New York’s esteemed yMusic. His arrangements have been performed by the Kronos quartet and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus as well as Son Lux, Woodkid, Joshua Winstead, and Okkervil River. He is also the author of Paco, a memoir and musicological exposition of the discovery of the music of the recently retired Spanish composer Francisco Estévez. Having received a Bachelor of Arts in music composition from Brigham Young University, he is currently pursuing a master’s degree at the University of Michigan.

Michael Lanci

Michael Lanci (b. 1984) is an active composer, teacher, and performer residing in Cincinnati, Ohio. Michael’s music has been performed throughout America and Europe, and he has worked with a variety of ensembles, including Klangpar2, Duo D’entre Deux, Tres Por Radio, the Erie Trio, the harp duo Beyond Pluck, the Decho Ensemble, the Azalea Quartet, the pierrot ensemble All of the Above, the Fredonia Saxophone Ensemble, Fredonia Brass Ensemble, and the Buffalo Chamber Players. From 2012 through 2014, Michael was an instructor at State University of New York at Fredonia, teaching courses in music theory and musicianship. Michael holds a Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance from SUNY Albany, where he also studied composition with Max Lifchitz, and a Master of Music degree in composition from SUNY Fredonia, where he studied with Rob Deemer and Karl Boelter. Michael is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Musical Arts in composition at the College-Conservatory of music at the University of Cincinnati where he is studying with Michael Fiday and teaching courses in music theory and composition as a graduate assistant. Michael has also received instruction in masterclasses and lessons from composers Julia Wolfe, Gabriella Lena Frank, Paola Prestini, Dan Welcher, Ulrich Kreppein, and Ana Sokolovic.