https://esingunduz.com Esin Gunduz Composer | Vocal performer Sat, 20 Dec 2025 01:18:22 +0000 https://esingunduz.com en https://esingunduz.com/About Wed, 08 Jul 2020 21:53:49 +0000 Esin Gunduz Composer | Vocal performer https://esingunduz.com/About “...a stunningly powerful work” featured on: 5 against 4 – Dr. Simon CummingsFeb 3 2023 <img width="1120" height="1080" width_o="1120" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/68ecb482c0fb4d6c62a03fded645070a78a85693300709d65123157f91bfd54c/rosie-enheduannameen-5_4-review-after-Iceland-dark-music-days-2023.jpeg" data-mid="242148796" border="0" data-scale="64" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/68ecb482c0fb4d6c62a03fded645070a78a85693300709d65123157f91bfd54c/rosie-enheduannameen-5_4-review-after-Iceland-dark-music-days-2023.jpeg" /> about En-he-du-an-na-me-en (2020)in close collaboration with Rosie Middleton ︎ “Dark Music Days - Myrkir músíkdagar (Iceland) 2023 (Part 1)” ︎ “Quite a powerful and immersive listening experience.” featured on: Salt Peanuts – Eyal Hareuveni,Oct 19 2025 <img width="1164" height="646" width_o="1164" height_o="646" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3292fadc6e98ebb10486b397eef5c1a844dc71095bd7b3a83b7563f327da2cf4/Screen-Shot-2025-12-24-at-9.00.09-PM.png" data-mid="242148797" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3292fadc6e98ebb10486b397eef5c1a844dc71095bd7b3a83b7563f327da2cf4/Screen-Shot-2025-12-24-at-9.00.09-PM.png" /> about ‘through itself’ (Sonic Transmissions Rec. 2025) ︎SENSO DI VOCE «through itself»&nbsp;SONIC TRANSMISSIONS ︎ “Their sound, replete with vibrations animated by breath,covers a full spectrum of moods and emotions. ...<img width="874" height="1196" width_o="874" height_o="1196" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d442ffbd48bb46ef97e047eb97c0798e2312e91dbbc0e44be8d8cb1379ac1e5f/Screen-Shot-2025-12-24-at-9.02.24-PM.png" data-mid="242148801" border="0" data-scale="70" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/874/i/d442ffbd48bb46ef97e047eb97c0798e2312e91dbbc0e44be8d8cb1379ac1e5f/Screen-Shot-2025-12-24-at-9.02.24-PM.png" />With ‘through itself’,Senso di Voce has created an immersive sound experience that rewards repeated listening and&nbsp;provides a fitting background for needed contemplation.” featured on: Stash Dauber – Ken Shimamoto,Sept 13 2025 about ‘through itself’ (Sonic Transmissions Rec. 2025) ︎Things we like: Senso di Voce, Sylvie Courvoisier/Wadada Leo Smith, Satoko Fujii/Natsuki Tamura ︎ “...music that is at once trembling, harmonious, drawn in and inspired, whistling, buzzing, and moaning... yes, yes, all of this at the same time...” featured on: Djolo Cultures – Aodren Jul 12 2023 <img width="1146" height="1644" width_o="1146" height_o="1644" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1103138ac22d21d759d7ef41d3a41df6f9bd5650668c555f27156d5c90660087/Screen-Shot-2025-12-24-at-9.09.18-PM.png" data-mid="242148848" border="0" data-scale="59" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1103138ac22d21d759d7ef41d3a41df6f9bd5650668c555f27156d5c90660087/Screen-Shot-2025-12-24-at-9.09.18-PM.png" /> about ‘Tierceron’ (Other Minds Records 2023) ︎“Tierceron incertain et divagations de Senso di Voce et Henry Birdsey” ︎ “Senso di Voce carries something primal and contemporaryall at once.There’s a mindfulness in the material, and also in the way Esin and Megan sonically move together. The silence feels just as impactful as the sound. The voice really does meld with oboe at times, becoming a single timbre.”– Jeremy NuncioSept 17 2025 about ‘through itself’ (Sonic Transmissions Records, 2025) ︎ from collaborators:“...a sound wizard!...” – Rosie Middleton, mezzosoprano about En-he-du-an-na-me-en (2020)in close collaboration with Rosie Middleton. Commissioner &amp; collaborator: ︎Voice(less) Commissioning Series - London, England, UK ︎ “...Esin’s music arises miraculously from the body’s own forgotten rhythms. Reading her score for the first time, I felt as if I had been startled by a secret and unexpected mirror.”–&nbsp;Nathaniel LaNasa, pianist about coniunctio (2020)&nbsp;for Ultrafizz Commissioner: ︎Ultrafizz voice+ piano+ duo - NyCity Usa ︎ “...sounds as if it is dentelle or some beautiful tapestry.” –&nbsp;Dr. Andrea Young about Lights on Inanna ︎Composer, performer (Montréal, QC, Canada) <img width="3799" height="2561" width_o="3799" height_o="2561" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/27c95a5aae41762fc7b35acdefd8a250a7e464ea5f5a2f33e5ab6c2fb2339e87/Esin-Gunduz-_-Composer-and-vocal-performer-photo-by-Sergio-Nieto1-1.png" data-mid="81617143" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/27c95a5aae41762fc7b35acdefd8a250a7e464ea5f5a2f33e5ab6c2fb2339e87/Esin-Gunduz-_-Composer-and-vocal-performer-photo-by-Sergio-Nieto1-1.png" />Esin Gunduz, PhD [she/her] Sound originates in the body for composer, vocal performer, and improviser Esin Gunduz. She is interested in:&nbsp;‘becoming sound’, manifesting a state of thorough embodiment, both in her original works and live performances. Originally from Istanbul, Turkiye, Esin Gunduz explores life’s energies as vibrations, timbre as visceral sensory experience, building landscapes from recorded-voices to surround acoustical instrumental textures at times, creates breathtaking acoustic vistas that have an unveiling quality. Her works span mediums and diverse contexts:acoustic / electroacoustic,chamber music / improvisation,installation / sound design for theatreand music for dance / for moving image. They shine a light on the multiplicity and unity, the psychological and spiritual overtones of our lives and life itself. Dr. Gunduz had her works programmed by ︎Music in the Round, ︎Nonclassical, Iklectic, Woolwich Works, Birmingham Opera Company’s Opera Lab (across England), ︎Dark Music Days / Myrkir Músíkdagar at Harpa Concert Hall (Iceland), ︎KM28 of Berlin (Germany), Fruit Market Gallery of Edinburgh (Scotland), Foundazione Isabella Scelsi, (Rome, Italy),&nbsp;︎Kulturakademie Tarabya Summer Festival of Istanbul (Turkey), Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity (Canada), and ︎Fire Museum Presents of Philadelphia (Usa). Her work in close collaboration with London-based mezzosoprano Rosie Middleton, En-he-du-an-na-me-en (2020), got excellent reviews (linked above and ︎the work’s page). Often inspired by traditional music, Gunduz had private workshops with ensembles of cantu a tenòre of Sardinia in 2023. Gunduz was one of the ︎Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning* awardees as the composer and vocalist of her transformative duo with Megan Kyle on oboe / English horn: ︎Senso di Voce. Esin’s compositional work (in close collaboration with Megan) has been inspired by the writings of revolutionary Islamic thinker İbn 'Arabî (1165-1240): ‘...through itself…’ (2023) is an exploration of İbn 'Arabî’s profound philosophical concepts, through sound. ︎ This work is at the core of Senso di Voce’s allbumthrough itselfwhich has been released from Sonic Transmissions Records![Sept 12 2025] (The cover art links to bandcamp)<img width="3000" height="3000" width_o="3000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9d0d4d0b046577f2ebb7d1b53dcdac73b178932a49077333ea29d2778188f4a1/SensoDiVoce_LP_front-_-final-_-Juliane-Schuetz-_-2025.jpeg" data-mid="237487448" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9d0d4d0b046577f2ebb7d1b53dcdac73b178932a49077333ea29d2778188f4a1/SensoDiVoce_LP_front-_-final-_-Juliane-Schuetz-_-2025.jpeg" /> cover art by: Juliane Schütz ‘...through itself...’* ©2023 a work by Esin Gunduz, draws inspiration from the mystical and philosophical writings of revolutionary Islamic thinker İbn 'Arabî (1165-1240). This 20-minute chamber work is an exploration of profound philosophical concepts of his, through sound.Each of the four movements explores a different concept, their trajectory mirroring that of Sema, a Sufi ritual.I. Selam:yearning to become one with (wajd)II. Everything is alive:the life-force inside all existent things (‘even inside a rock’)III. Perplexity:the state of bewilderment / non-dual awareness (hayrah)IV. Oneness:the state of union / higher state of consciousness (‘immediate tasting’) ︎ Their ︎album release concert was the duo’s debut at the Sonic Transmissions Festival 2025 where David Sydiongco collaborated with them on live visuals: (The poster links to the festival website.) <img width="853" height="1280" width_o="853" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/652ab3dbccdae15f649c996bdfcf126cefda883746e76d82c74ed9c1aaedf48b/Poster-13_09---daytime-corrected.jpeg" data-mid="233894239" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/853/i/652ab3dbccdae15f649c996bdfcf126cefda883746e76d82c74ed9c1aaedf48b/Poster-13_09---daytime-corrected.jpeg" />poster art / design by John Herndon Initially,&nbsp;‘...through itself…’ has been premiered ︎at this concert followed by improvisations that expand on this sonic world, on a shared evening with a duo of Susan Alcorn and Simone Baron. Senso di Voce’s touring of this new work included the venues: Wesleyan University, World Music Hall (Middletown, CT), Red Room (Baltimore, MD), the Institute Library (New Haven, CT), and the Fire Museum Presents (Philadelphia, PA). Previously (Jul 2023), Senso di Voce got their debut album of improvisations with Henry Birdsey (of Tongue Depressor): ︎Tierceron, released from the Other Minds (OM) records of San Francisco. *This commission has been made possible by the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Program, with generous funding provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Being originally from Istanbul, Turkiye with Turkish immigrant ancestors from the Balkans, and having lived in the United States for close to two decades, Gunduz currently resides in Austin, Texas. Locally, she performs often and is a board member of the international festival of free jazz, avant-garde, and improvisational music: Sonic Transmissions. She also travels for her projects near and far. ~ Gunduz’s prominent projects include electroacoustic works based on Sumerian tablets and a piece that turns an alchemical process into sound, ︎coniunctio (2020), for the NyCity-based duo Ultrafizz. Her first work around Sumerian culture, ︎Lights on Inanna (2017) had its stage premiere along with the premiere of Alvin Lucier’s new work Monteverdi Shapero (2019) at Banff Centre for the Arts. The second one, En-he-du-an-na-me-en (2020), is based on the text: Exaltation of Inanna by Enheduanna ( <img width="318" height="58" width_o="318" height_o="58" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/66feda8da80c5a147cc615c4c9ca19a45c6d11e8b7cf233b86e8f58e8f1298f3/enheduanna-in-sumerian-script.png" data-mid="203936200" border="0" data-scale="12" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/318/i/66feda8da80c5a147cc615c4c9ca19a45c6d11e8b7cf233b86e8f58e8f1298f3/enheduanna-in-sumerian-script.png" />, the world’s first author known by name, a Sumerian high-priestess, ca. 2300 BC). This work, that is for voice and electronics, was created in close collaboration with mezzosoprano Rosie Middleton and was commissioned by her for her Voice(less) Commissioning Series: ︎En-he-du-an-na-me-en (2019-20)&nbsp;was programmed for Iceland Dark Music Days before the pandemic, later been premiered for Nonclassical during Waterloo Festival (Jun 2021), had its second performance at the Iklectic Artlab (Jan 2022), its third performance as part of Music in the Round, Sheffield (Sept 2022) where the composer was hosted in a Q&amp;A —all venues in England, Uk. As a scholar at the Foundazione Isabelle Scelsi, Rosie Middleton gave the work its fourth performance inside the late prolific composer Giacinto Scelsi’s living room in Rome, Italy (Oct 2022). The fifth performance of the work took place as part of Dark Music Days / Myrkir músíkdagar&nbsp;at the Harpa Concert Hall of Iceland (Jan 2023) where it got a review: ︎“A mesmerizing performance of a stunningly powerful work.” by 5:4. Later, the sixth, seventh, and eighth performances of it were staged for Birmingham Opera Company - Opera Lab; open to public, these took place inside the New Street Station of Birmingham! The ninth and tenth performances happened as part of Music in the Round, this time in Portsmouth (Guildhall) and London (Woolwich Works), where the composer was hosted in a Q&amp;A in the latter (Oct 2023). An ongoing multi-disciplinary collaborative project of hers is with Simon Wachsmuth, Emre Koyuncuoğlu, and Yasemin Nur. ‘Medea Traveling’ has been staged / showcased in its several versions: As a multidisciplinary event of performances, video art, installation, experimental sound installation, performance, and interactive theater (︎Medea 'on -a thin- line', 2022) which also had Esin as an improviser, then as a theatre play (︎Medea Fine-Tuning / Medea'ya İnce Ayar, 2023), along with a feature art-film to be released in coming years. --This project is being supported by Kulturakademie Tarabya / Tarabya Cultural Academy and Allianz Kulturstiftung. Her multi-disciplinary collaborative project with ︎Roosmarijn Pallandt, where Gunduz envisions / creates sounds around field recordings / images / moving images by artist Pallandt, is in-progress. Her works for museum/art-spaces with Senso di Voce are multi-faceted. Their six-channel sound installation︎Sounding Spaces (2021) was commisioned by and showcased at Play/Ground Festival. The second iteration of this sound installation Sounding Spaces: Passage (2022), was exhibited at the Frontispace Gallery of University of Rochester. An audio-visual output of Senso di Voce’s own curation, Sonic Impressions (2022) was developed in close relation to the Renaissance Impressions exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery and was streamed in a webinar format of concert and talk by the institution.&nbsp;︎Watch the audio-visual concert by Senso di Voce: Sonic Impressions. This program includes Gunduz’s short work: Bogalele which was inspired by the throat-playing tradition of the Teke nomads in Turkey and cantu a tenòre tradition of Sardinia — a tradition that is listed under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity category of Unesco. Often inspired by traditional music, Dr. Gunduz had the chance of having private workshops with two separate ensembles of cantu a tenòre in 2023: ︎Coro Gabriel (of Tempio Pausania) and ︎Tenore Santa Maria Otzana (of Ottana) in Sardinia. Dr. Gunduz has presented ︎Lights on Inanna (2016-17), her initial work that was based on Sumerian tablets, under the Music in the Cult section of the Society of Biblical Literature’s (SBL) Annual Meeting in San Antonio,Tx (Nov. 2021).&nbsp;︎Dr Gunduz’s presentation of her phd dissertation “Lights on Inanna” under the Music and Cult section for Society of Biblical Literature. The first movement of this work: ‘…an-zà-śè maḫ-àm…’ / ‘…as lofty as the horizon…’ has been featured by Sonorous Circle’s (New Zealand) Works for Loudspeakers #28 and ︎released as an album (Oct 2024). The third movement of the work: ‘…ur-re ca-mu-u-hul-le…’ / ‘…to make you joyous…’ has been premiered at&nbsp;Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity, at a concert where Alvin Lucier’s &nbsp;Monteverdi Shapero has also been premiered (July 2019). A researcher of vocal performance, Esin Gunduz has offered workshops for the Indeterminacy Consulting Group &amp; Festival (Ca/Usa), CS1 Curatorial Projects (Usa), and Orchard of Pomegranates in Montréal (Ca). Dr. Gunduz worked as an adjunct voice professor at Villa Maria College and holds a PhD in music composition from Suny University at Buffalo. Being originally from Istanbul, Turkiye -with immigrant ancestory from the Balkans- and having lived in the United States -now for close to two decades-, Gunduz currently resides in Austin, Texas. Locally, she performs often and is a board member of the international festival (of free jazz, avant-garde, and improvisational music): ︎Sonic Transmissions. Regularly, she travels for her projects that are near and far. ~ *Having been trained in jazz and improvisation, Gunduz has been on stage as a vocalist &amp; improviser since early 2000’s. Links to some recordings featuring her vocal performance and improvisations are listed below her original works, as well as a link to the list of her vocal performances prior to 2017. If you’d like to know more about her performance practice and how that ties to her compositional work, please feel free to contact her. Thank you. esingunduz.com Let’s connect on ︎︎ <img width="2049" height="1366" width_o="2049" height_o="1366" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/53e92175a7a866f96258f5117bc53e87aa72fbc0419e6aac48a0397da23f059c/Composer-Esin-Gunduz-s-Sense-of-Energy-_-photo-at-Banff-Centre-for-the-Arts-_-CA-_-2018.jpg" data-mid="213609740" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/53e92175a7a866f96258f5117bc53e87aa72fbc0419e6aac48a0397da23f059c/Composer-Esin-Gunduz-s-Sense-of-Energy-_-photo-at-Banff-Centre-for-the-Arts-_-CA-_-2018.jpg" /> “My practice of composition, vocal performance, and improvisation is rooted in: embodiment;becoming nature / life / the fascinating other that is unapologetically itselfand realizing that, in fact, I don’t get to ‘become’ anything. Instead, discovering that I ‘am’. That we all are. spirituality;(marveling at) multiplicity in unity and unity in multiplicity within cosmos meditation;becoming vibrations -going back to an inherent vibrational state-, to experience the ever-present and ever-changing texture / timbre / weaving of life” Esin Gunduz ︎ ‘Sophia, rhythmic dance of the soul of the world, rainbow of colors and forms, you are the world as a work of art, and you demand from us to understand the world artistically rather than intellectually. &nbsp;But at the same time, art need not be separated from intellect, imagination need not be removed from thought. &nbsp;The formation of consciousness that can hold these capacities together seems to me to be the task of this age, and a further part of that task involved the development of the capacity to center such imaginal thought within the events of the world as we now face them. &nbsp;Active imaginal thought promotes the gradual transforming of the taken-for-granted notion that it is we who are doing the thinking to the stance that it is the world that thinks through us.’Robert SardelloFacing the World with Soul:The Reimagination of Modern Life2004 Lindisfarne Books, 2nd edition, p.31~ “As a composer, I focus on the nature of sound and its embodiment.On how we experience sound viscerally, kinesthetically. I explore visceral sensory experience and sound, building landscapes of my own recorded-voice samples to surround acoustical instrumental textures—to create breathtaking vistas.As humans, we respond to human-voice with a primal empathy. An immediate kind of mirroring takes place. We “know” the tension that is required to produce that sound.We feel it in our own bodies!We reflectively react to it at times:…such as raising our eyebrows when we hear voices in upper-spectra (like a boy-choir),…or clearing our throats after hearing a “scratchy” throat-sound…I am particularly fascinated by culture-specific vocal practices and traditional vocal-techniques,not only because of their complex acoustical spectra,but also because of how they communicate and conveya wide range of such direct and human experience.Life vibrates within those sounds!Such vocal timbres carry information into a singer’s attitude / psychology / type-of-being / (…)— phrases of singing are time-capsules of human-life in acoustics!I learn from these and translate them into instrumental writing.I aim to recreate the directness of those human-voices, for performers and ensembles.” © 2018 Esin Gunduz Composer | Vocal performer ︎︎︎ Top ︎ ( about each work ) Copyright © 2020 Esin Gunduz.Composer | Vocal performer https://esingunduz.com/About-mobile-vers Tue, 14 Jul 2020 18:10:30 +0000 Esin Gunduz Composer | Vocal performer https://esingunduz.com/About-mobile-vers “...a stunningly powerful work” featured on: 5 against 4 – Dr. Simon CummingsFeb 3 2023 <img width="1120" height="1080" width_o="1120" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/68ecb482c0fb4d6c62a03fded645070a78a85693300709d65123157f91bfd54c/rosie-enheduannameen-5_4-review-after-Iceland-dark-music-days-2023.jpeg" data-mid="242148851" border="0" data-scale="64" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/68ecb482c0fb4d6c62a03fded645070a78a85693300709d65123157f91bfd54c/rosie-enheduannameen-5_4-review-after-Iceland-dark-music-days-2023.jpeg" /> about En-he-du-an-na-me-en (2020)in close collaboration with Rosie Middleton ︎ “Dark Music Days - Myrkir músíkdagar (Iceland) 2023 (Part 1)” ︎ “Quite a powerful and immersive listening experience.” featured on: Salt Peanuts– Eyal Hareuveni Oct 19 2025 <img width="1164" height="646" width_o="1164" height_o="646" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3292fadc6e98ebb10486b397eef5c1a844dc71095bd7b3a83b7563f327da2cf4/Screen-Shot-2025-12-24-at-9.00.09-PM.png" data-mid="242148850" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3292fadc6e98ebb10486b397eef5c1a844dc71095bd7b3a83b7563f327da2cf4/Screen-Shot-2025-12-24-at-9.00.09-PM.png" />about ‘through itself’ (Sonic Transmissions Rec. 2025) ︎SENSO DI VOCE «through itself» SONIC TRANSMISSIONS ︎ “Their sound, replete with vibrations animated by breath,covers a full spectrum of moods and emotions....<img width="874" height="1196" width_o="874" height_o="1196" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d442ffbd48bb46ef97e047eb97c0798e2312e91dbbc0e44be8d8cb1379ac1e5f/Screen-Shot-2025-12-24-at-9.02.24-PM.png" data-mid="242148852" border="0" data-scale="70" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/874/i/d442ffbd48bb46ef97e047eb97c0798e2312e91dbbc0e44be8d8cb1379ac1e5f/Screen-Shot-2025-12-24-at-9.02.24-PM.png" />With ‘through itself’,Senso di Voce has created an immersive sound experience that rewards repeated listening and provides a fitting background for needed contemplation.” featured on: Stash Dauber– Ken Shimamoto Sept 13 2025about ‘through itself’ (Sonic Transmissions Rec. 2025) ︎Things we like: Senso di Voce, Sylvie Courvoisier/Wadada Leo Smith, Satoko Fujii/Natsuki Tamura ︎ “...music that is at once trembling, harmonious,drawn in and inspired,whistling, buzzing, and moaning...yes, yes, all of this at the same time...” featured on: Djolo Cultures– Aodren Jul 12 2023 <img width="1146" height="1644" width_o="1146" height_o="1644" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1103138ac22d21d759d7ef41d3a41df6f9bd5650668c555f27156d5c90660087/Screen-Shot-2025-12-24-at-9.09.18-PM.png" data-mid="242148849" border="0" data-scale="59" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1103138ac22d21d759d7ef41d3a41df6f9bd5650668c555f27156d5c90660087/Screen-Shot-2025-12-24-at-9.09.18-PM.png" /> about ‘Tierceron’ (Other Minds Records 2023) ︎“Tierceron incertain et divagations de Senso di Voce et Henry Birdsey” ︎ “Senso di Voce carries something primal and contemporaryall at once.There’s a mindfulness in the material, and also in the way Esin and Megan sonically move together. The silence feels just as impactful as the sound. The voice really does meld with oboe at times, becoming a single timbre.”– Jeremy NuncioSept 17 2025 about ‘through itself’ (Sonic Transmissions Records, 2025) ︎ from collaborators: “...a sound wizard!...” – Rosie Middleton, mezzosoprano En-he-du-an-na-me-en (2020)in close collaboration with Rosie Middleton.Commissioner &amp; collaborator: ︎Voice(less) Commissioning Series - London, England, UK ︎ “...Esin’s music arises miraculously from the body’s own forgotten rhythms.Reading her score for the first time, I felt as if I had been startled by a secret and unexpected mirror.” –&nbsp;Nathaniel LaNasa, pianist about coniunctio (2020) for UltrafizzCommissioner: ︎Ultrafizz voice+ piano+ duo - NyCity Usa ︎ “...sounds as if it is dentelle or some beautiful tapestry.” –&nbsp;Dr. Andrea Young about Lights on Inanna︎composer, performer (Montréal, QC, Canada)<img width="3799" height="2561" width_o="3799" height_o="2561" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/27c95a5aae41762fc7b35acdefd8a250a7e464ea5f5a2f33e5ab6c2fb2339e87/Esin-Gunduz-_-Composer-and-vocal-performer-photo-by-Sergio-Nieto1-1.png" data-mid="112388056" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/27c95a5aae41762fc7b35acdefd8a250a7e464ea5f5a2f33e5ab6c2fb2339e87/Esin-Gunduz-_-Composer-and-vocal-performer-photo-by-Sergio-Nieto1-1.png" /> Esin Gunduz, PhD [she / her] Sound originates in the body for composer, vocal performer, and improviser Esin Gunduz. She is interested in ‘becoming sound’. &nbsp;Originally from Istanbul, Turkiye, Esin Gunduz explores life’s energies as vibrations, timbre as visceral sensory experience, building landscapes from recorded-voices to surround acoustical instrumental textures at times, creates breathtaking acoustic vistas that have an unveiling quality. Her works span mediums and diverse contexts:acoustic / electroacoustic,chamber music / improvisation,installation / sound design for theatreand music for dance / for moving image. They shine a light on the multiplicity and unity, the psychological and spiritual overtones of our lives and life itself. Dr. Gunduz had her works programmed by ︎Music in the Round, ︎Nonclassical, Iklectic, Woolwich Works, Birmingham Opera Company’s Opera Lab (across England), ︎Dark Music Days / Myrkir Músíkdagar at Harpa Concert Hall (Iceland), ︎KM28 of Berlin (Germany), Fruit Market Gallery of Edinburgh (Scotland), Foundazione Isabella Scelsi, (Rome, Italy),&nbsp;︎Kulturakademie Tarabya Summer Festival of Istanbul (Turkey), Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity (Canada), and ︎Fire Museum Presents of Philadelphia (Usa). Her work in close collaboration with London-based mezzosoprano Rosie Middleton, En-he-du-an-na-me-en (2020), got excellent reviews (linked above and ︎the work’s page). Often inspired by traditional music, Gunduz had private workshops with ensembles of cantu a tenòre of Sardinia in 2023. Gunduz was one of the ︎Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning* awardees as the composer and the vocalist of her transformative duo with Megan Kyle on oboe / English horn: ︎Senso di Voce. Esin’s compositional work (in close collaboration with Megan) has been inspired by the writings of revolutionary Islamic thinker İbn 'Arabî (1165-1240): ‘...through itself…’ (2023) is an exploration of İbn 'Arabî’s profound philosophical concepts, through sound. ︎ This work is at the core ofSenso di Voce’s allbumthrough itselfreleased from Sonic Transmissions Records[Sept 12 2025] (The cover art links to bandcamp)<img width="3000" height="3000" width_o="3000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9d0d4d0b046577f2ebb7d1b53dcdac73b178932a49077333ea29d2778188f4a1/SensoDiVoce_LP_front-_-final-_-Juliane-Schuetz-_-2025.jpeg" data-mid="238401538" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9d0d4d0b046577f2ebb7d1b53dcdac73b178932a49077333ea29d2778188f4a1/SensoDiVoce_LP_front-_-final-_-Juliane-Schuetz-_-2025.jpeg" /> cover art by: Juliane Schütz ‘...through itself...’* ©2023 a work by Esin Gunduz, draws inspiration from the mystical and philosophical writings of revolutionary Islamic thinker İbn 'Arabî (1165-1240). This 20-minute chamber work is an exploration of profound philosophical concepts of his, through sound.Each of the four movements explores a different concept, their trajectory mirroring that of Sema, a Sufi ritual.I. Selam:yearning to become one with (wajd)II. Everything is Alive:the life-force inside all existent things (‘even inside a rock’)III. Perplexity:the state of bewilderment / non-dual awareness (hayrah)IV. Oneness:the state of union / higher state of consciousness (‘immediate tasting’) ︎ Their ︎album release concert was the duo’s debut at the Sonic Transmissions Festival 2025where David Sydiongco collaborated with them on live visuals: (The poster links to the festival website.) <img width="853" height="1280" width_o="853" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/652ab3dbccdae15f649c996bdfcf126cefda883746e76d82c74ed9c1aaedf48b/Poster-13_09---daytime-corrected.jpeg" data-mid="237490901" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/853/i/652ab3dbccdae15f649c996bdfcf126cefda883746e76d82c74ed9c1aaedf48b/Poster-13_09---daytime-corrected.jpeg" /> Initially, ‘...through itself…’ has been premiered ︎at this concert followed by improvisations that expand on this sonic world, on a shared evening with a duo of Susan Alcorn and Simone Baron. Senso di Voce’s touring of this new work included the venues: Wesleyan University, World Music Hall (Middletown, CT), Red Room (Baltimore, MD), the Institute Library (New Haven, CT), and the Fire Museum Presents (Philadelphia, PA). Previously (Jul 2023), Senso di Voce got their debut album of improvisations with Henry Birdsey (of Tongue Depressor): ︎Tierceron, released from the Other Minds (OM) records of San Francisco. *This commission has been made possible by the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Program, with generous funding provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Being originally from Istanbul, Turkiye with Turkish immigrant ancestors from the Balkans, and having lived in the United States for close to two decades, Gunduz currently resides in Austin, Texas. Locally, she performs often and is a board member of the international festival of free jazz, avant-garde, and improvisational music: Sonic Transmissions. She also travels for her projects near and far. ~ Gunduz’s prominent projects include electroacoustic works based on Sumerian tablets and a piece that turns an alchemical process into sound, ︎coniunctio (2020), for the NyCity-based duo Ultrafizz. Her first work around Sumerian culture, ︎Lights on Inanna (2017) had its stage premiere along with the premiere of Alvin Lucier’s new work Monteverdi Shapero (2019) at Banff Centre for the Arts. The second one, En-he-du-an-na-me-en (2020), is based on the text: Exaltation of Inanna by Enheduanna ( <img width="318" height="58" width_o="318" height_o="58" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/66feda8da80c5a147cc615c4c9ca19a45c6d11e8b7cf233b86e8f58e8f1298f3/enheduanna-in-sumerian-script.png" data-mid="233325974" border="0" data-scale="12" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/318/i/66feda8da80c5a147cc615c4c9ca19a45c6d11e8b7cf233b86e8f58e8f1298f3/enheduanna-in-sumerian-script.png" />, the world’s first author known by name, a Sumerian high-priestess, ca. 2300 BC). This work, that is for voice and electronics, was created in close collaboration with mezzosoprano Rosie Middleton and was commissioned by her for her Voice(less) Commissioning Series: ︎En-he-du-an-na-me-en (2019-20) was programmed for Iceland Dark Music Days before the pandemic, later been premiered for Nonclassical during Waterloo Festival (Jun 2021), had its second performance at the Iklectic Artlab (Jan 2022), its third performance as part of Music in the Round, Sheffield (Sept 2022) where the composer was hosted in a Q&amp;A —all venues in England, Uk. As a scholar at the Foundazione Isabelle Scelsi, Rosie Middleton gave the work its fourth performance inside the late prolific composer Giacinto Scelsi’s living room in Rome, Italy (Oct 2022). The fifth performance of the work took place as part of Dark Music Days / Myrkir músíkdagar at the Harpa Concert Hall of Iceland (Jan 2023) where it got a review: ︎“A mesmerizing performance of a stunningly powerful work.” by 5:4. Later, the sixth, seventh, and eighth performances of it were staged for Birmingham Opera Company - Opera Lab; open to public, these took place inside the New Street Station of Birmingham! The ninth and tenth performances happened as part of Music in the Round, this time in Portsmouth (Guildhall) and London (Woolwich Works), where the composer was hosted in a Q&amp;A in the latter (Oct 2023). An ongoing multi-disciplinary collaborative project of hers is with Simon Wachsmuth, Emre Koyuncuoğlu, and Yasemin Nur. ‘Medea Traveling’ has been staged / showcased in its several versions: As a multidisciplinary event of performances, video art, installation, experimental sound installation, performance, and interactive theater (︎Medea 'on -a thin- line', 2022) which also had Esin as an improviser, then as a theatre play (︎Medea Fine-Tuning / Medea'ya İnce Ayar, 2023), along with a feature art-film to be released in coming years. --This project is being supported by Kulturakademie Tarabya / Tarabya Cultural Academy and Allianz Kulturstiftung. Her multi-disciplinary collaborative project with ︎Roosmarijn Pallandt, where Gunduz envisions / creates sounds around field recordings / images / moving images by artist Pallandt, is in-progress. Her works for museum/art-spaces with Senso di Voce are multi-faceted. Their six-channel sound installation︎Sounding Spaces (2021) was commisioned by and showcased at Play/Ground Festival. The second iteration of this sound installation Sounding Spaces: Passage (2022), was exhibited at the Frontispace Gallery of University of Rochester. An audio-visual output of Senso di Voce’s own curation, Sonic Impressions (2022) was developed in close relation to the Renaissance Impressions exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery and was streamed in a webinar format of concert and talk by the institution. ︎Watch the audio-visual concert by Senso di Voce: Sonic Impressions. This program includes Gunduz’s short work: Bogalele which was inspired by the throat-playing tradition of the Teke nomads in Turkey and cantu a tenòre tradition of Sardinia — a tradition that is listed under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity category of Unesco. Often inspired by traditional music, Dr. Gunduz had the chance of having private workshops with two separate ensembles of cantu a tenòre in 2023: ︎Coro Gabriel (of Tempio Pausania) and ︎Tenore Santa Maria Otzana (of Ottana) in Sardinia. Dr. Gunduz has presented ︎Lights on Inanna (2016-17), her initial work that was based on Sumerian tablets, under the Music in the Cult section of the Society of Biblical Literature’s (SBL) Annual Meeting in San Antonio,Tx (Nov. 2021). ︎Dr Gunduz’s presentation of her phd dissertation “Lights on Inanna” under the Music and Cult section for Society of Biblical Literature. The first movement of this work: ‘…an-zà-śè maḫ-àm…’ / ‘…as lofty as the horizon…’ has been featured by Sonorous Circle’s (New Zealand) Works for Loudspeakers #28 and ︎released as an album (Oct 2024). The third movement of the work: ‘…ur-re ca-mu-u-hul-le…’ / ‘…to make you joyous…’ has been premiered at Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity, at a concert where Alvin Lucier’s &nbsp;Monteverdi Shapero has also been premiered (July 2019). A researcher of vocal performance, Esin Gunduz has offered workshops for the Indeterminacy Consulting Group &amp; Festival (Ca/Usa), CS1 Curatorial Projects (Usa), and Orchard of Pomegranates in Montréal (Ca). Dr. Gunduz worked as an adjunct voice professor at Villa Maria College and holds a PhD in music composition from Suny University at Buffalo. Being originally from Istanbul, Turkey with Turkish immigrant ancestros from the Balkans, and having lived in the United States for close to two decades, Gunduz currently lives in Austin, Texas and travels for her projects around the world. She is a board member of ︎Sonic Transmissions Festival (of free jazz, avant-garde, and improvisation), and she travels for her projects around the world. *Having been trained in jazz and improvisation, Gunduz has been on stage as a vocalist &amp; improviser since early 2000’s. Links to some recordings featuring her vocal performance and improvisations are listed below her original works, as well as a link to the list of her vocal performances prior to 2017. If you’d like to know more about her performance practice and how that ties to her compositional work, please feel free to contact her. Thank you. esingunduz.com Let’s connect on ︎︎ <img width="2049" height="1366" width_o="2049" height_o="1366" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1230055a1fa1c55774e3f305c5e52b31b24f7d0a154659c285c01f8a566c6375/Composer-Esin-Gunduz-s-Sense-of-Energy-_-photo-at-Banff-Centre-for-the-Arts-_-CA-_-2018.jpg" data-mid="213609746" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1230055a1fa1c55774e3f305c5e52b31b24f7d0a154659c285c01f8a566c6375/Composer-Esin-Gunduz-s-Sense-of-Energy-_-photo-at-Banff-Centre-for-the-Arts-_-CA-_-2018.jpg" /> “My practice of composition, vocal performance, and improvisation is rooted in: embodiment;becoming nature / life / the fascinating other that is unapologetically itself* *and realizing that, in fact, I don’t get to ‘become’ anything. Instead, discovering that I ‘am’. That we all are. spirituality;(marveling at) multiplicity in unity and unity in multiplicity within cosmos meditation;becoming vibrations -going back to an inherent vibrational state-, to experience the ever-present and ever-changing texture / timbre / weaving of life”Esin Gunduz︎ ‘Sophia, rhythmic dance of the soul of the world, rainbow of colors and forms, you are the world as a work of art, and you demand from us to understand the world artistically rather than intellectually. &nbsp;But at the same time, art need not be separated from intellect, imagination need not be removed from thought. &nbsp;The formation of consciousness that can hold these capacities together seems to me to be the task of this age, and a further part of that task involved the development of the capacity to center such imaginal thought within the events of the world as we now face them. &nbsp;Active imaginal thought promotes the gradual transforming of the taken-for-granted notion that it is we who are doing the thinking to the stance that it is the world that thinks through us.’ Robert Sardello Facing the World with Soul:2004 Lindisfarne Books, 2nd edition, p.31The Reimagination of Modern Life ~ “As a composer, I focus on the nature of sound and its embodiment.On how we experience sound viscerally, kinesthetically. I explore visceral sensory experience and sound, building landscapes of my own recorded-voice samples to surround acoustical instrumental textures—to create breathtaking vistas.As humans, we respond to human-voice with a primal empathy. An immediate kind of mirroring takes place. We “know” the tension that is required to produce that sound.We feel it in our own bodies!We reflectively react to it at times:…such as raising our eyebrows when we hear voices in upper-spectra (like a boy-choir),…or clearing our throats after hearing a “scratchy” throat-sound…I am particularly fascinated by culture-specific vocal practices and traditional vocal-techniques,not only because of their complex acoustical spectra,but also because of how they communicate and conveya wide range of such direct and human experience.Life vibrates within those sounds!Such vocal timbres carry information into a singer’s attitude / psychology / type-of-being / (…)— phrases of singing are time-capsules of human-life in acoustics!I learn from these and translate them into instrumental writing.I aim to recreate the directness of those human-voices, for performers and ensembles.”© 2018 Esin GunduzComposer | Vocal performer ︎︎︎ Top ︎( about each work ) ︎Contact ︎ via the online form hereor please email: &nbsp;esingund at gmail dot com active on: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="225" height="225" width_o="225" height_o="225" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4f805d97b44c47d30bd082633bcad49c8a4bba1b688c2c5a372b64d2380287c9/instagram-logo-1.jpg" data-mid="160973500" border="0" data-scale="7" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/225/i/4f805d97b44c47d30bd082633bcad49c8a4bba1b688c2c5a372b64d2380287c9/instagram-logo-1.jpg" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="225" height="225" width_o="225" height_o="225" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/711eabdab67c1fee9fadbbe238a0d9e3fe558b73936673ee812b3826575aae05/linktree2.png" data-mid="160973502" border="0" data-scale="7" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/225/i/711eabdab67c1fee9fadbbe238a0d9e3fe558b73936673ee812b3826575aae05/linktree2.png" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;also: &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;︎ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎ Copyright © 2020 Esin Gunduz.Composer | Vocal performer https://esingunduz.com/Upcoming-x2-2026 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 23:36:06 +0000 Esin Gunduz Composer | Vocal performer https://esingunduz.com/Upcoming-x2-2026 <img width="975" height="180" width_o="975" height_o="180" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ccd190da23f4795d04796889c97486b5303b86a0d26dec3c711c2e3162da27fc/bandcamp-banner-tryout1.png" data-mid="241802502" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/975/i/ccd190da23f4795d04796889c97486b5303b86a0d26dec3c711c2e3162da27fc/bandcamp-banner-tryout1.png" /> Sound &amp; Movement improvisations with moods that span from‘medieval voices’into that of a witchcraft ritual! ~ by the trio of: Esin Gunduz……voice, harmonium, tremolo harmonica,bass harmonica, electric keyboard, walkie-talkie &amp; audio mix, video editing Justin Rodriguez-Jones……voice, synthesizer, toy piano, walkie-talkie &amp; cover art and design Paty Lorena Solórzano……instantaneous choreography, voice, walkie-talkie <img width="3080" height="3080" width_o="3080" height_o="3080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8131bee6a579c8607e656de120da55fa278c70d7d956b106cb292f1fe5e93acb/black-names.jpeg" data-mid="241802505" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8131bee6a579c8607e656de120da55fa278c70d7d956b106cb292f1fe5e93acb/black-names.jpeg" /> Releasing the recording ofour performance presented by: Nameless Sound and Lawndale Art Centeras part of their weeklyThey, Who Sound concert series curated by David Dove March 17 2025Houston, TXUSA ︎ performing:‘text music’ <img width="1598" height="1000" width_o="1598" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/95af11771a4ed430b445550090ba24db04345c59d50883b94b71c444b61d005b/Screen-Shot-2025-12-14-at-11.15.56-AM.png" data-mid="241802510" border="0" data-scale="64" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/95af11771a4ed430b445550090ba24db04345c59d50883b94b71c444b61d005b/Screen-Shot-2025-12-14-at-11.15.56-AM.png" /> ‘she was a visitor’ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; by Robert Ashley ‘horse sings from cloud’ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;by Pauline Oliveros ‘rain fell’ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;by Ryan Seward Esin Gunduz……voice, harmonium, tremolo harmonica,bass harmonica &amp; tape part for ‘she was a visitor’ Andrew Weathers......baritone saxophone, electronics&amp; recording / mix / mastering Ryan Seward......percussion, drumset Releasing the recording ofour performance presented by: Formingas part of their quarterly concert series June 21, 2025Shutter and StrumColorado Springs, COUSA ︎ [ ... ] ︎stay up-to-date ! https://esingunduz.com/through-itself-2025-Sonic-Transmissions-Records Tue, 25 Nov 2025 23:58:14 +0000 Esin Gunduz Composer | Vocal performer https://esingunduz.com/through-itself-2025-Sonic-Transmissions-Records <img width="1948" height="354" width_o="1948" height_o="354" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4e02dde22ebfa7e422cc26862c7250c2f187929fd0632e0d073758d8ee931072/Screen-Shot-2025-11-25-at-7.52.58-PM.png" data-mid="241098798" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4e02dde22ebfa7e422cc26862c7250c2f187929fd0632e0d073758d8ee931072/Screen-Shot-2025-11-25-at-7.52.58-PM.png" /> through itself ©2025 Sonic Transmissions Records Reviews “Quite a powerful and immersive listening experience.” – Eyal Hareuveni for Salt PeanutsOct 19 2025 ︎SENSO DI VOCE «through itself» SONIC TRANSMISSIONS <img width="3000" height="3000" width_o="3000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/594b0bef485049efcc2d6e83368db90c02c4d560375979298aa379e7a2328b29/SensoDiVoce_LP_front-_-final-_-Juliane-Schuetz-_-2025.jpeg" data-mid="241097378" border="0" data-scale="66" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/594b0bef485049efcc2d6e83368db90c02c4d560375979298aa379e7a2328b29/SensoDiVoce_LP_front-_-final-_-Juliane-Schuetz-_-2025.jpeg" /> “Their sound, replete with vibrations animated by breath,covers a full spectrum of moods and emotions.With ‘through itself’,Senso di Voce has created an immersive sound experience that rewards repeated listening and provides a fitting background for needed contemplation.” – Ken Shimamoto (Stash Dauber)Sept 13 2025 ︎Things we like: Senso di Voce, Sylvie Courvoisier/Wadada Leo Smith, Satoko Fujii/Natsuki Tamura “Senso di Voce carries something both primal and contemporary all at once.There’s a mindfulness in the material, and also in the way Esin and Megan sonically move together. The silence feels just as impactful as the sound. The voice really does meld with oboe at times, becoming a single timbre!”– Jeremy NuncioSept 17 2025 Bandcamp: &amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="https://sonictransmissionsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/through-itself"&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;through itself by Senso di Voce&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; ︎ Album details: <img width="3000" height="3000" width_o="3000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/594b0bef485049efcc2d6e83368db90c02c4d560375979298aa379e7a2328b29/SensoDiVoce_LP_front-_-final-_-Juliane-Schuetz-_-2025.jpeg" data-mid="241097378" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/594b0bef485049efcc2d6e83368db90c02c4d560375979298aa379e7a2328b29/SensoDiVoce_LP_front-_-final-_-Juliane-Schuetz-_-2025.jpeg" /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (cover art links to bandcamp) release date: Sept. 12 2025 Senso di Vocethrough itself 1. intro (improvisation) &nbsp; &nbsp; Esin Gunduz, ‘...through itself…’*2. &nbsp;I. Selam3. &nbsp;II. Everything is Alive4. &nbsp;III. Perplexity5. &nbsp;IV. Oneness 6. outro (improvisation) Tracks 1-5 recorded live at the Institute Library, New Haven CT.Track 6 recorded live at Evangelical Lutheran Church of Atonement, for the Fire Museum Presents, Philadelphia PA. Recorded, mixed by Esin Gunduz.Mastered by Andrew Weathers. ‘...through itself…’* ©2023 Esin Gunduz. Produced by Ingebrigt Håker Flaten.Artwork &amp; design by Juliane Schütz.&nbsp; *This commission has been made possible by the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Program, with generous funding provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. ©Sonic Transmission Records 2025 About the original work that is&nbsp;at the core of the album ‘...through itself...’* ©2023 a work by Esin Gunduz, draws inspiration from the mystical and philosophical writings of revolutionary Islamic thinker İbn 'Arabî (1165-1240). This 20-minute chamber work is an exploration of profound philosophical concepts of his, through sound. ~Each of the four movements explores a different concept, their trajectory mirroring that of Sema, a Sufi ritual. I. Selam: yearning to become one with (wajd) II. Everything is alive: the life-force inside all existent things (‘even inside a rock’) III. Perplexity: the state of bewilderment / non-dual awareness (hayrah) IV. Oneness: the state of union / higher state of consciousness (‘immediate tasting’) İbn 'Arabî valued ‘immediate experience’ above all: ‘...through itself...' invites listeners to immerse themselves in vibrations, guiding them to the depths of consciousness through sound, to resonate with the timeless wisdom of İbn 'Arabî. Focusing on the embodied experience ofmind-bending acoustical phenomena: S E N S O&nbsp; D I&nbsp; V O C E <img width="7996" height="5338" width_o="7996" height_o="5338" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2b0b00dd4f42e5f5002830a94041eb6abab9e3b0ea94d04ae7f6a24d5673c1dd/resonance-image-final.png" data-mid="241097377" border="0" data-scale="98" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2b0b00dd4f42e5f5002830a94041eb6abab9e3b0ea94d04ae7f6a24d5673c1dd/resonance-image-final.png" /> Esin Gunduz voice, composition, tremolo harmonica, bass harmonica, harmonium Megan Kyle oboe, English horn Please ︎contact for booking or more info https://esingunduz.com/field-rec-olymp-beycik-2025-Esin-Gunduz-Single-self-release Sat, 20 Dec 2025 01:18:22 +0000 Esin Gunduz Composer | Vocal performer https://esingunduz.com/field-rec-olymp-beycik-2025-Esin-Gunduz-Single-self-release <img width="975" height="180" width_o="975" height_o="180" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/05870a6f046e4ff3bfcedc6d5b86231a9cb08df379599fd1b8c9b244efd7d807/bandcamp-banner-tryout1.png" data-mid="242030710" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/975/i/05870a6f046e4ff3bfcedc6d5b86231a9cb08df379599fd1b8c9b244efd7d807/bandcamp-banner-tryout1.png" /> field recordings,&nbsp;olympos beycik ©2025 Esin Gunduz, self-release (A Single of) Low-fi field recordings layered together with improvisations &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="https://esingunduz.bandcamp.com/track/field-recordings-olympos-beycik"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;field recordings, olympos beycik by Esin Gunduz&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; ︎ creditsreleased December 14, 2025phone-recordings, mix, mastering (field-recording),voice, harmonium, moringa beans (improvisation),&amp; productionby Esin Gunduz ©2025BMI Work #76906951IPI #551716064 cover art (pictures Esin Gunduz on the left)by Carl Chinn license ©&nbsp;all rights reserved [ Albums on menu. This is a self-released track! ] There's a forced humility in sharing one's phone-recorded field recordings...and here I embrace it.Did you know that the etymology of the word 'humility' derives from 'humus', the word for 'earth'?Here's a wish that we, humans, stay close to the soil,...it feels good, above all!Cheers! 👋🏾 -You may find my albums under the menu. https://esingunduz.com/an-za-se-ma-am-2024-Works-for-Loud-Speakers-28-SONOROUS-CIRCLE-New Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:00:58 +0000 Esin Gunduz Composer | Vocal performer https://esingunduz.com/an-za-se-ma-am-2024-Works-for-Loud-Speakers-28-SONOROUS-CIRCLE-New <img width="1948" height="258" width_o="1948" height_o="258" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/48d15a10cf5175af3eecba56a5683ef5431d78ab1ec0f29c4251505457b4ea8e/Screen-Shot-2025-11-25-at-7.42.35-PM.png" data-mid="241098772" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/48d15a10cf5175af3eecba56a5683ef5431d78ab1ec0f29c4251505457b4ea8e/Screen-Shot-2025-11-25-at-7.42.35-PM.png" /> Works for Loud Speakers #28 ©2024 Sonorous Circle featuring: …an-zà-śè maḫ-àm… …as lofty as the horizon...1st mov.&nbsp;︎‘Lights on Inanna’ ( ©2016-2017 Esin Gunduz. ) Bandcamp: &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="https://wfls.bandcamp.com/album/wfls-28"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;WFLS #28 by Works For Loudspeakers&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; note for the album: “In this work, the voice embodies the sentiment of admiration and longing towards a revered sky object (...hence, the horizon). In its timbre, it channels the glow of the evening sky! The instruments mirror / reflect that particular spectra of the voice; wherefore, together they form a community ‘in awe’... -The rest of the piece embodies other two -related- Sumerian tablets.” Esin Gunduz composer, vocal performer, mixing ︎ <img width="1738" height="1720" width_o="1738" height_o="1720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/320ba9a4d877b425e3b802ba4369e951c0c925fd4b33440e3332ac1775199f4f/Screen-Shot-2025-11-25-at-6.35.45-PM.png" data-mid="241098012" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/320ba9a4d877b425e3b802ba4369e951c0c925fd4b33440e3332ac1775199f4f/Screen-Shot-2025-11-25-at-6.35.45-PM.png" /> released October 15, 2024 all rights reserved. Works For Loudspeakers is a platform for emerging and established composers working in the field of electro-acoustic music. For further info, artist bios and programme notes see: ︎sonorouscircle.com/music/works-for-loudspeakers-28/ https://esingunduz.com/Tierceron-2023-Other-Minds-Records Tue, 25 Nov 2025 23:59:45 +0000 Esin Gunduz Composer | Vocal performer https://esingunduz.com/Tierceron-2023-Other-Minds-Records <img width="1948" height="358" width_o="1948" height_o="358" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5702974ae9dd337d5090176709050327ff94b27fb6d5cb6d153f1ffdabd818d0/Screen-Shot-2025-11-25-at-7.29.43-PM.png" data-mid="241098739" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5702974ae9dd337d5090176709050327ff94b27fb6d5cb6d153f1ffdabd818d0/Screen-Shot-2025-11-25-at-7.29.43-PM.png" /> Tierceron ©2023 Other Minds Records Album Review <img width="994" height="1806" width_o="994" height_o="1806" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/748057c33a4c134c5bfe1188c0daad12f8814635614509162ab85d8d08f44224/Screen-Shot-2025-11-25-at-7.29.03-PM.png" data-mid="241098740" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/994/i/748057c33a4c134c5bfe1188c0daad12f8814635614509162ab85d8d08f44224/Screen-Shot-2025-11-25-at-7.29.03-PM.png" /> “...music that is at once trembling, harmonious, exhaled and inhaled, hissing, buzzing, and moaning… yes, yes, all of that at once we owe it Tierceron” <img width="1425" height="1425" width_o="1425" height_o="1425" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/38bdae27c9b46b6ca8bf673989017fed925b8078453a1c1a5520ac2486bf95e6/Tierceron-booklet-image-1.png" data-mid="241098891" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/38bdae27c9b46b6ca8bf673989017fed925b8078453a1c1a5520ac2486bf95e6/Tierceron-booklet-image-1.png" /> “The greasy screeching of Henry Birdsey's violin mingles with that of the voice, or rather the voice of Turkish singer Esin Gündüz and half of the duo Senso di Voce, Megan Kyle's oboe soars amid avian chirps and hum of a harmonium.&nbsp;We are halfway between experimental, drone and chamber music with Tierceron, the latest album from Senso di Voce and Henry Birdsey!” <img width="1425" height="1425" width_o="1425" height_o="1425" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7b58d4e08a41ca3d62a415db4ad2c591b948ea436a3132afca01c42fe28b44e1/Tierceron-booklet-image-2.png" data-mid="241098892" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7b58d4e08a41ca3d62a415db4ad2c591b948ea436a3132afca01c42fe28b44e1/Tierceron-booklet-image-2.png" /> And this musical vein that runs along the vault of a music that is at once&nbsp;trembling, harmonious, aspirated and inspired, hissing, buzzing, and moaning… yes, yes, all of that at once we owe it to Tierceron, the latest work in seven movements, for violins, voice and oboe, which brings together the duo Senso di Voce and the American musician Henry Birdsey, and which has just been released on the label that bears its name, Other Minds Records. ︎Djolo Cultures 12 July 2023 <img width="1425" height="1425" width_o="1425" height_o="1425" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/90fb695287859da0c43918cafed1b7656ce88d3b2728e2e9b7e4fff9ecb89734/Tierceron-booklet-image-3.png" data-mid="241098893" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/90fb695287859da0c43918cafed1b7656ce88d3b2728e2e9b7e4fff9ecb89734/Tierceron-booklet-image-3.png" /> Bandcamp: &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="https://sensodivoce.bandcamp.com/album/tierceron"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Tierceron by Senso di Voce&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; creditsreleased July 7, 2023 Voice, harmonium: Esin Gunduz Oboe, English horn: Megan Kyle Violin: Henry Birdsey Reverb: Silo City “Marine A” model by Henry Birdsey Recording, editing, mix: Henry Birdsey Recorded at Avaloch Farm Music Institute, July 2019 Executive Producer, Charles Amirkhanian Producer and Mastering Engineer, Andrew Weathers Cover Artwork, Kevin Gan Yuen Layout and Packaging Design, Mark Abramson OM 1037-2all rights reserved <img width="1948" height="358" width_o="1948" height_o="358" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5702974ae9dd337d5090176709050327ff94b27fb6d5cb6d153f1ffdabd818d0/Screen-Shot-2025-11-25-at-7.29.43-PM.png" data-mid="241098739" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5702974ae9dd337d5090176709050327ff94b27fb6d5cb6d153f1ffdabd818d0/Screen-Shot-2025-11-25-at-7.29.43-PM.png" /> Other Minds is proud to present Tierceron, the first collaborative release between Senso di Voce (Esin Gunduz, voice, harmonium, composer, and Megan Kyle, oboe, English horn) and multi-instrumentalist Henry Birdsey. The long journey to Tierceron began during a 2018 Senso di Voce performance that took place in Buffalo, NY’s storied Silo City, a complex of decommissioned grain elevators on the banks of the Buffalo River that has been host to numerous musical performances, art installations, and other artistic activity; a creative turn on the city’s industrial history. During this performance, Henry Birdsey, who was working as a recording engineer at the concert, made several impulse response recordings of the space that could then be used to digitally re-create the unique acoustics of the concrete silo compound. <img width="1425" height="1425" width_o="1425" height_o="1425" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/471363e07f1a2a23e747fb4e67b3fcf42044111a3bfc256818a3cbb294b08e7f/Tierceron-booklet-image-10.png" data-mid="241098895" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/471363e07f1a2a23e747fb4e67b3fcf42044111a3bfc256818a3cbb294b08e7f/Tierceron-booklet-image-10.png" /> One year later in 2019, Birdsey and Senso di Voce reconvened at Avaloch Farm Music Institute in Boscawen, NH, where in rural surroundings they improvised through the virtual industrial acoustics of Silo City recorded by Birdsey, a reconciling of memory that writer Liam Herb describes as “equal parts fireflies and lilac and twisted iron and concrete.” The generous blanket of hard-edged reverb allows the instrumental and vocal timbres to blend, entangle, and differentiate in unanticipated ways that disrupt our expectations of improvised music. Senso di Voce and Henry Birdsey play with notions of site-specific music, imagined and real acoustics existing simultaneously, gently guiding and defining the group’s improvisation. A new perspective on what it means to “Be There.” <img width="1425" height="1425" width_o="1425" height_o="1425" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6791e129ad94b3e6325300ccf4efe11448f09e2dc90f674a00e5c60fc18663ce/Tierceron-booklet-image-8.png" data-mid="241098894" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6791e129ad94b3e6325300ccf4efe11448f09e2dc90f674a00e5c60fc18663ce/Tierceron-booklet-image-8.png" />The seven movements of Tierceron are improvised, each of the three musicians drawing from starkly different backgrounds. Oboist Megan Kyle’s background in orchestras and new music ensembles intersects with vocalist Esin Gunduz’s experience with Anatolian vocal styles, improvised music, and as a composer. Their long history of working as a duo no doubt contributes to their precision even in free musical contexts. Birdsey is a consistent presence in underground music, known through his extensive work with Tongue Depressor and as a solo artist (including his album Half-Dragged, released on Other Minds Records in 2021). These three disparate contexts blend into a work that is delicately textural and light and at the same time it’s arresting and engaging. Tierceron sits in an unknown territory between free improvisation’s skitters and scrambles and drone’s swirling weight and density. ︎contact for booking and more! https://esingunduz.com/2023-through-itself Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:10:29 +0000 Esin Gunduz Composer | Vocal performer https://esingunduz.com/2023-through-itself '...through itself...' ©2023 in close collaboration with Megan Kyle, oboist for voice, composition, tremolo harmonica, bass harmonica, harmonium Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Award, 2021 for Senso di Voce (ensemble) &amp;&nbsp;Esin Gunduz (commissioned composer) ︎Stash Dauber’s selection for the Downbeat Magazine Critics’ Poll in the Spring 2026 <img width="3000" height="3000" width_o="3000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/594b0bef485049efcc2d6e83368db90c02c4d560375979298aa379e7a2328b29/SensoDiVoce_LP_front-_-final-_-Juliane-Schuetz-_-2025.jpeg" data-mid="240800471" border="0" data-scale="41" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/594b0bef485049efcc2d6e83368db90c02c4d560375979298aa379e7a2328b29/SensoDiVoce_LP_front-_-final-_-Juliane-Schuetz-_-2025.jpeg" /> ︎4th performance, Album release concert (Sept 2025) Sonic Transmissions Festival, Austin TX ︎3rd performance (Sept 2024) The Institute Library, New Haven CT ︎2nd performance (Sept 2024) Red Room, Baltimore MD ︎Premiered (Sept 2024) Fire Museum Presents, Philadelphia PA About the piece ‘...through it(self)...’* ©2023 a work by Esin Gunduz, draws inspiration from the mystical and philosophical writings of revolutionary Islamic thinker İbn 'Arabî (1165-1240). This 20-minute chamber work is an exploration of profound philosophical concepts of his, through sound.The sounds of oboe, English horn, tremolo harmonica, bass harmonica, harmonium and (the specific use of) female voice blend together, embodying İbn 'Arabî’s idea of Unity of Being: the concept of recognizing the unity in multiplicity and multiplicity in unity. – These instruments, while distinct in their historical origins and in their resonating patterns, create a new timbral union when merged. This insight grows as the backbone of the work and expands into other levels of the structure, evolving throughout.Each of the four movements explores a different concept, their trajectory mirroring that of Sema, a Sufi ritual.Selam: yearning to become one with (wajd)Everything is alive: the life-force inside all existent things (‘even inside a rock’)Perplexity: the state of bewilderment / non-dual awareness (hayrah)Oneness: the state of union / higher state of consciousness (‘immediate tasting’)İbn 'Arabî valued ‘immediate experience’ above all: ‘...through it(self)...' invites listeners to immerse themselves in vibrations, guiding them to the depths of consciousness through sound, to resonate with the timeless wisdom of İbn 'Arabî!Esin Gunduz New York, 2023 *The title of the piece is part of a quote “... reveal it(self) through it(self), its mystery...” from İbn 'Arabî’s famous Fuṣūṣ al-Ḥikam / Seals of Wisdom (1229), as translated by Michael Sells (from its Abu Al Ula Afifi edition) as published in: İbn 'Arabî’s Polished Mirror: Perspective Shift and Meaning Event (1998, Studia Islamica). Album Reviews “Quite a powerful and immersive listening experience.” – Eyal Hareuveni for Salt PeanutsOct 19 2025 ︎SENSO DI VOCE «through itself» SONIC TRANSMISSIONS ︎ “Their sound, replete with vibrations animated by breath,covers a full spectrum of moods and emotions.With ‘through itself’,Senso di Voce has created an immersive sound experience that rewards repeated listening and provides a fitting background for needed contemplation.” – Ken Shimamoto (Stash Dauber)Sept 13 2025 ︎Things we like: Senso di Voce, Sylvie Courvoisier/Wadada Leo Smith, Satoko Fujii/Natsuki Tamura︎ “Senso di Voce carries something both primal and contemporary all at once.There’s a mindfulness in the material, and also in the way Esin and Megan sonically move together. The silence feels just as impactful as the sound. The voice really does meld with oboe at times, becoming a single timbre!”– Jeremy NuncioSept 17 2025 ︎ Focusing on the embodied experience&nbsp;ofmind-bending acoustical phenomena S E N S O&nbsp; D I&nbsp; V O C E&nbsp; <img width="7996" height="5338" width_o="7996" height_o="5338" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2b0b00dd4f42e5f5002830a94041eb6abab9e3b0ea94d04ae7f6a24d5673c1dd/resonance-image-final.png" data-mid="240800470" border="0" data-scale="64" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2b0b00dd4f42e5f5002830a94041eb6abab9e3b0ea94d04ae7f6a24d5673c1dd/resonance-image-final.png" /> Esin Gunduz voice, composition, tremolo harmonica, bass harmonica, harmonium Megan Kyle oboe, English horn &nbsp; t h r o u g h &nbsp; i t s e l f <img width="3000" height="3000" width_o="3000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/594b0bef485049efcc2d6e83368db90c02c4d560375979298aa379e7a2328b29/SensoDiVoce_LP_front-_-final-_-Juliane-Schuetz-_-2025.jpeg" data-mid="240800471" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/594b0bef485049efcc2d6e83368db90c02c4d560375979298aa379e7a2328b29/SensoDiVoce_LP_front-_-final-_-Juliane-Schuetz-_-2025.jpeg" /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (cover art links to bandcamp) release date: Sept. 12 2025 Senso di Vocethrough itself 1. intro (improvisation) &nbsp; &nbsp; Esin Gunduz, ‘...through itself…’*2. &nbsp;I. Selam3. &nbsp;II. Everything is Alive4. &nbsp;III. Perplexity5. &nbsp;IV. Oneness 6. outro (improvisation) Tracks 1-5 recorded live at the Institute Library, New Haven CT.Track 6 recorded live at Evangelical Lutheran Church of Atonement, for the Fire Museum Presents, Philadelphia PA. Recorded, mixed by Esin Gunduz.Mastered by Andrew Weathers. ‘...through itself…’* ©2023 Esin Gunduz. Produced by Ingebrigt Håker Flaten.Artwork &amp; design by Juliane Schütz. *This commission has been made possible by the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Program, with generous funding provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. ©Sonic Transmission Records 2025 Please ︎contact for booking or more info! https://esingunduz.com/2019-20-En-he-du-an-na-me-en Thu, 09 Jul 2020 19:49:31 +0000 Esin Gunduz Composer | Vocal performer https://esingunduz.com/2019-20-En-he-du-an-na-me-en En-he-du-an-na-me-enIn collaboration with Rosie Middleton, mezzosoprano* ©2019-20 for voice and electronics “... a stunningly powerful work”︎5:4 Review by Simon Cummings: Dark Music Days Jan 2023 (Part 1) Harpa Reykjavík, Iceland ~ ︎10th performance (Oct 2023) Music in the Round, Woolwich Works, London UK ︎9th performance (Oct 2023) Music in the Round, Guildhall, Portsmouth&nbsp;UK ︎6th, 7th, 8th performances (Oct 2023) &nbsp;Birmingham Opera Company, Opera Lab at the New Street Station, Birmingham&nbsp;UK ︎5th performance (Jan 2023) Iceland Dark Music Days, Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavík ISL ︎4th performance (Oct 2022) Foundazione Isabella Scelsi, Roma IT (staged in composer Scelsi’s living room) ︎3rd performance (Sept 2022) Music in the Round, Sheffield UK ︎2nd performance (Jan 2022) Iklectic Art Lab, London UK ︎Premiered (Jun 2021) Nonclassical, Waterloo Festival, London UK ︎Previously programmed (for Jan 2020) Iceland Dark Music Days,&nbsp;Reykjavík ISL (Yet cancellation due to pandemic / restrictions on international travel) *The electronics for En-he-du-an-na-me-en was created with input from improvisations by the performer which were conceived at the Banff Centre for the Arts, Music Residency, 2019. ︎Voice(less) Comissioning Seriesby mezzosoprano Rosie Middleton. En-he-du-an-na-me-en premiere excerpts from Nonclassical x Waterloo festival, June 22 2021, London UK Filmography by Sasha Balmazi Owen. Audio editing, mix by Esin Gunduz. Composer’s introduction before the work’s London premiere. En-he-du-an-na-me-en* * I AM Enheduanna the prominent line that resonates with female-individuationfrom the ancient poem “Exaltation of Inanna”(inscribed on the tablet below) <img width="2039" height="1121" width_o="2039" height_o="1121" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c262fff9bb72c91a416111a9f5d2ab9128fa162bd0f4d3fa2fd555ab81de35a7/Screen-Shot-2020-11-03-at-44252-PM.png" data-mid="87573195" border="0" data-scale="62" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c262fff9bb72c91a416111a9f5d2ab9128fa162bd0f4d3fa2fd555ab81de35a7/Screen-Shot-2020-11-03-at-44252-PM.png" /> ︎ Inspired by the text“The Exaltation of Inanna”by Enheduanna 𒂗𒃶𒌌𒀭𒈾 ,a Sumerian High Priestess, world’s first-known author writing in 2300 BCE, En-he-du-an-na-me-en (2020)explores&nbsp;the struggle and resistance of a silenced woman becoming resonant again! Guided by interference and transformation, Gunduz’s&nbsp;multi-layered recordings of&nbsp;Rosie Middleton’s voice make up the electronics. Audience journeys&nbsp;between&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the character’s innermost sounds&nbsp;and the outer limits of resonance. ︎ © 2020 Esin Gunduz mezzo-soprano Rosie Middleton <img width="4330" height="2886" width_o="4330" height_o="2886" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d9ed70c0d3a911cda4cae31ae86a0f5b15796e8317490f266bf39064ed9e6565/ROSIE_FINISHED_LARGE-201862104-copy.jpeg" data-mid="76956157" border="0" data-scale="75" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d9ed70c0d3a911cda4cae31ae86a0f5b15796e8317490f266bf39064ed9e6565/ROSIE_FINISHED_LARGE-201862104-copy.jpeg" /> “Voice(less) is a series of commissions for voice and electronics,exploring voice loss, voicelessness, and communication”. <img width="1640" height="720" width_o="1640" height_o="720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6f402751d099f49d43118b2e6cbc3638936270514348b8ea97d2c57c368655e5/voiceless-poster.jpg" data-mid="76956300" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6f402751d099f49d43118b2e6cbc3638936270514348b8ea97d2c57c368655e5/voiceless-poster.jpg" /> &nbsp; ︎Rosie Middleton mezzo-soprano ︎Voice(less) Commissioning Series Please ︎contact for booking or more info! &nbsp; active on: &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="225" height="225" width_o="225" height_o="225" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/393186e7b9886c91980859715a08e0932f22d2babed255f632abcbb37eb7d725/instagram-logo-1.jpg" data-mid="160972085" border="0" data-scale="4" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/225/i/393186e7b9886c91980859715a08e0932f22d2babed255f632abcbb37eb7d725/instagram-logo-1.jpg" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="225" height="225" width_o="225" height_o="225" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7a6d7269a261fe99f570d612127d94b876d36ba97cd2d068b7110bbbffac3939/linktree2.png" data-mid="160972092" border="0" data-scale="4" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/225/i/7a6d7269a261fe99f570d612127d94b876d36ba97cd2d068b7110bbbffac3939/linktree2.png" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;also: &nbsp;&nbsp;︎&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;︎ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎︎︎Home Next︎ ( ︎ conuinctio 2019-20 ) © 2020 Esin Gunduz.Composer | Vocal performer https://esingunduz.com/2019-20-coniunctio Wed, 08 Jul 2020 21:53:47 +0000 Esin Gunduz Composer | Vocal performer https://esingunduz.com/2019-20-coniunctio coniunctio ©2019-2020 for two mouth-harmonicas(does not require professional mouth-harmonica players) for Ultrafizz ︎Digitally Premiered: National Sawdust Digital Discovery Festival, NYC (online) ︎2nd digital performance: 12th Annual Festival of New Music, Marshall University&nbsp; (online) coniunctio&nbsp;was conceived and premiered at the Yellow Barn International Centre for Chamber Music, VT. Below is a pandemic house recording by Ultrafizz: Written for ︎Ultrafizz:Voice+ Piano+ duo (of Lucy Dhegrae and Nathaniel LaNasa)for their concert program: Since 1500 coniunctio ...on medieval alchemy. <img width="280" height="432" width_o="280" height_o="432" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b102239b70c1ffd76d1d13ec1c20349f6b8ed956f2ad158aaace703bd45e00d1/107156299_1179533709079157_3213966894968836281_n.jpg" data-mid="76950907" border="0" data-scale="19" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/280/i/b102239b70c1ffd76d1d13ec1c20349f6b8ed956f2ad158aaace703bd45e00d1/107156299_1179533709079157_3213966894968836281_n.jpg" /> Coniunctio is the ending stage of the medieval alchemical processes where two separate things have transmuted into one -other- thing. In coniunctio, as the sounds of the two harmonicas interfere due to their face-to-face positioning, we start hearing some “other” sounds. I imagine these overtones as disparate materials interfering and creating an alchemical amalgam&nbsp;— which can also be an analogy for a “duo.”... Like the Chinese “sheng,” mouth harmonica is an instrument that is played both by breathing out and in. In this particular movement, when one of the musicians breathes out ⤵ the other one breathes in ⤴. The movement of breathing with a full-lung-capacity, up to its limits has become the timing of and the choreography for this piece. To hit the iron, a blacksmith bends in front of the anvil. Mircae Eliade mentions how in ancient Eastern alchemy, this was a gesture of thankfulness for the (smelting) knowledge that was given by the Gods. Raising up symbolized accepting and acknowledging this power as theirs. Being connected through breath, brings about an organic unity, the way that the relationship between one’s work and her soul is aimed to become through alchemical processes. <img width="2268" height="4032" width_o="2268" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f98488cff6884e2ea16f2547d288331310d1c40ba5f1a810b516445a13eb1f01/P_20210202_181600.jpg" data-mid="97691909" border="0" data-scale="41" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f98488cff6884e2ea16f2547d288331310d1c40ba5f1a810b516445a13eb1f01/P_20210202_181600.jpg" /> ... As the piece progresses, being active observers of it, our sensation of intensity changes —&nbsp; just what would manifest during the observation of a process of transmutation. © 2020 Esin Gunduz.Composer | Vocal performer Ultrafizz “Our goal for the Since 1500 program is to create an experience for the listener where&nbsp;– as poet Mark Nepo writes – one can “…lean in softly with a willingness to be changed by what we hear”. ︎ &nbsp;<img width="1200" height="800" width_o="1200" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/594d2b6c03bbf4e7ccd863969391f40a2fb49c0e9e93fdb8416d9ab65b8a7963/8Y9A1618-med.jpg" data-mid="82524171" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/594d2b6c03bbf4e7ccd863969391f40a2fb49c0e9e93fdb8416d9ab65b8a7963/8Y9A1618-med.jpg" /> In Since 1500,sacred chants by Pauline Oliveros and an unknown 13th-century singer-composerrub elbows with monodies by Guillaume de Machaut and John Cage. Playful hockets by Meredith Monk&nbsp;and antique cadences by Hayes Biggs inspire&nbsp;an unexpected harmonic dance. ︎ What might happen when the past and future collide? A cornerstone of this program will bea new work by Esin Gunduzthat transforms Medieval alchemy into sound.” ︎ ︎UltrafizzVoice+ | Piano+ duo <img width="1200" height="800" width_o="1200" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/473dbe7604753473cf4464d2b3305c3701cb0d79b0030b5d265057f225def4d8/8Y9A1585.jpg" data-mid="83175330" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/473dbe7604753473cf4464d2b3305c3701cb0d79b0030b5d265057f225def4d8/8Y9A1585.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="800" width_o="1200" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bea5c2e4607af728c614f435303860083816b1770f64904258761e2fd87c5b5c/8Y9A2424-med.jpg" data-mid="83175322" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bea5c2e4607af728c614f435303860083816b1770f64904258761e2fd87c5b5c/8Y9A2424-med.jpg" /> Please ︎contact for booking or more info! &nbsp; active on: &nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="225" height="225" width_o="225" height_o="225" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b32f9a00ec933c392f68c23ac1c14c9be28ed78b6b1a21d2deb07029b23e6273/instagram-logo-1.jpg" data-mid="160972193" border="0" data-scale="4" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/225/i/b32f9a00ec933c392f68c23ac1c14c9be28ed78b6b1a21d2deb07029b23e6273/instagram-logo-1.jpg" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="225" height="225" width_o="225" height_o="225" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bcd43208191665120fab8bc2084c85088caf9043d0ed2404f9d2754c4cf42bb9/linktree2.png" data-mid="160972240" border="0" data-scale="4" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/225/i/bcd43208191665120fab8bc2084c85088caf9043d0ed2404f9d2754c4cf42bb9/linktree2.png" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; also: &nbsp;&nbsp;︎&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;︎&nbsp; ︎︎︎Previous work ︎︎︎Home Next︎ ( ︎ Lights on Inanna 2016-17 ) © 2020 Esin Gunduz.Composer | Vocal performer