Mirela Ivičević's works are closely intertwined with her biography, processing personal experiences and staking her place in her pieces.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mirela Ivičević believes no sound is neutral, and she deconstructs languages and removes sonic elements from their natural surroundings to democratize them.
Composer Biography
Mirela Ivičević, born in Split, Croatia in 1980, studied composition with Željko Brkanović, Klaus-Peter Sattler, and Beat Furrer.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mirela Ivičević's music is characterized by hyperactive structures and high densities, leading to ecstatic outbursts and acoustic infernos.
Performer Biography
The Black Page Orchestra, an ensemble for radical and uncompromising music, was co-founded by Mirela Ivičević in 2014.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mirela Ivičević creates "sonic fictions" inspired by film, theatre, and opera, which exist between the remembered and the imagined.
Performer Biography
Ilan Volkov, one of the conductors on this album, broke through as Assistant Conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra at age 19 and launched the Tectonics Festival in 2012.
