Septian Dwi Cahyo

Septian Dwi Cahyo (1992) studied composition with Beat Furrer at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz. His pieces have been and are being performed in Southeast Asia, Europe, the U.S., East Asia, and Mexico by ensembles/musicians such as Orkest de Ereprijs, the Talea Ensemble, Caroline Delume (Linea), Studio Musikfabrik x ASEAN Youth Ensemble, Ensemble Mosaik, etc. in festivals/labs such as Southeast Asia Young Composers Competition and Festival 2013, MUSLAB 2018, Shanghai New Music Week, 21s Young Composers Meeting, Asia Culture Centre, Manila Composers Lab, Nusasonic 'Common Tonalities', and Talea Encores. His music often stands at the threshold/interstice between European aesthetics and local music in Indonesia. In 2018 and 2019 he received ASEA Uninet SP24 Grant and ASEA Uninet Ernst Mach Grant to study at Kunst Universität Graz and IEM Graz. His scores have been published by Babel Scores. As a speaker, he was invited to give a presentation at the IEEE Region 10 SYWL Congress 2018, Korea Electroacoustic Music Society's Annual Conference 2020, Salihara Arts Center, and the PGVIS Conference 2021, among other venues. In 2021, he was curator for SouthEast Asian Music Series, Beyond Threshold - New Voices from Indonesia, at the Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music in Bangkok.

Official Website: https://www.septiandwicahyo.com/