Alexander “Sasha” Ishov, co-creator
Praised by The San Diego Union-Tribune for his “well-sounded and lucid” playing and impressive musicianship, Alexander “Sasha” Ishov is an innovative flutist specializing in 20th and 21st century music, devoted to the co-creation of new acoustic and electroacoustic works, as well as showcasing repertoire that challenges perceptions of the historical canon. Currently holding the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble flute fellowship position, Alexander’s playing has been featured at: June in Buffalo; BBC Proms; Ojai Music Festival; soundSCAPE; Neofonía–Festival de Música Nueva de Ensenada; MOXsonic; SPLICE Institute; Transplanted Roots Percussion Festival, collaborating with top contemporary and classical artists including John Adams, Irvine Arditti, John Luther Adams, Miranda Cuckson, Renée Fleming, Karen Gomyo, JACK Quartet, Brad Lubman, Anthony McGill, Ensemble Signal, Steven Schick, Augusta Read Thomas, Wilfrido Terrazas, Pamela Z, among others. Sasha is currently a Doctor of Musical Arts Candidate in Contemporary Music Performance at the University of California San Diego, and holds degrees from UC San Diego, Eastman School of Music, and Interlochen Arts Academy. Alexander is a Miyazawa Emerging Artist, performing on Miyazawa, Powell, Altus, and Di Zhao flutes.
Theocharis Papatrechas, co-creator
Theocharis Papatrechas is a Greek composer and sound artist currently based in California. His portfolio consists of acoustic, electroacoustic, acousmatic, sound art, and 3D sound installation works. Notable groups such as the Mivos Quartet, ensemble Intercontemporain, Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, ECCE, and Vertixe Sonora have performed his works in the contexts of IRCAM, CCRMA, SEAMUS, SPLICE, New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, University of Montreal, and Vienna Konzerthaus. Theocharis holds a PhD in Music from the University of California San Diego and other degrees from the Eastman School of Music, Sibelius Academy, and Ionian University. He is currently holding the appointment of Postdoctoral Scholar at Qualcomm Institute of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (CalIT2). Other notable institutions he has held research appointments at include the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and CNMAT at UC Berkeley. Since 2016, he serves as the Artistic Director of the ilSUONO Contemporary Music Week, a summer composition and electronic music academy for emerging creators that takes place annually in Italy. His music is released by ArsPublica, his scores are published by Babel Scores.