CURRICULUM VITAE 4935 WALNUT ST KANSAS CITY, MO 64112 PHONE (816) 591-3356 • E-MAIL NIH ANYESIL @GMAIL.COM
NIHAN YESIL EDUCATION University of Missouri – Kansas City Missouri, USA Master of Music Candidate, Composition 2012 MFA Theater, Sound Design 2015 Istanbul Bilgi University Istanbul, TURKEY Bachelor of Arts, Music Composition 2001
PROGRAMS & FESTIVALS PARTICIPATED June 2011
Kansas City Artist INC Workshop Series
MO, USA
Feb 1 – Mar 3, 2011
Escape to Create Artist-in-Residence Program Seaside Institute
FL, USA
Oct 15 – Nov 10, 2008
Artists Enclave I-Park Residency Program
CT, USA
March 2, 2008
Women in New Music, Listening Room Project California State University Fullerton
CA, USA
Jan 8 – Feb 3, 2008
Escape to Create Artist-in-Residence Program Seaside Institute
FL, USA
Oct 11 – 13, 2007
Electronic Music Midwest Festival
MO, USA
June 28 – July 10, 2007
Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium
OR, USA
March 3, 2007
Women in New Music, Listening Room Project CA, USA California State University Fullerton
Oct 12 – 14, 2006
Electronic Music Midwest Festival
IL, USA
June 23 – Aug 8, 2004
Brevard Music Center
NC, USA
June 21 – July 18, 2003
Czech-American Summer Music Institute (CASMI) Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC
July 20 – Aug 18, 2002
Henry Mancini Institute
Oct. 1998 – March 1999
Academy Istanbul Six-month certificate program in recoding engineering
CA, USA Istanbul, TURKEY
COM POSITION TE ACHE RS & M ASTE RCLASSES UMKC Istanbul Bilgi University
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James Mobberley • Zhou Long • Paul Rudy • Chen Yi L. D. “Butch” Morris • Eugene Ali Perret
Oregon Bach Festival Brevard Music Center CASMI Henry Mancini Institute
Martin Bresnick David Cutler • Bright Sheng • Don Freund Ladislav Kubik Jack Smalley • Vince Mendoza • Bob Belden • Michael Abene
AWARDS & SCHOLARS HI PS ArtSounds Grant (2012) Charlotte Street Foundation Biannual Open Studio, "Favorite Visual Artist Studio" (2012) Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City, Inspiration Grants (2012) Charlotte Street Foundation Urban Spaces Artist Studio Residency (2011-2012) Artist, INC Workshop Series Scholarship (2011) UMKC Women’s Council Martha E. Mitchell & Genevieve G. Hail Awards (2008) Kemper Museum for Modern Arts Commission (2007) UMKC Women’s Council Philippe J. Star Award (2007) UMKC Chancellor Award (2005 – present) UMKC Conservatory Music and Dance Graduate Scholarship (2005 – present) Brevard Music Center Scholarship (2004) ASCAP Plaquette Award (December 5, 2002) Henry Mancini/ ASCAP Scholarship (2002) Istanbul Bilgi University Full Tuition Scholarship (1997-2001) PROFES SION A L EXPERIE NCE January 2012
Spiral of Dance overhead projection for dance Kansas City, MO Projection design for dancer Mary Pinizzotto
Nov 2011
ArtSounds: Where is My American Dream Kansas City, MO Original Composition/Sound Design and Multimedia work Collaborative project with Kansas City Art Institute
Sept 2011
KC Stage, Kansas City Performing Arts Magazine Kansas City, MO Commissioned to write a study on the use of sound and sound amplification in Kansas City theater productions.
Feb 27, 2011
30A Radio Coastal Art Scene with Claire Bannerman Live show guest
Jan 2011
Artists Enclave I-Park Residency Program Composition Pre-Selection Committee
May 2010
Music Library Association PA, USA Commission of a new composition for MLA Jazz Orchestra to be performed at MLA Annual Conference, Feb 12, 2011
Feb 2010
Artists Enclave I-Park Residency Program Composition Selection Committee
2007 – Oct 2007
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1920) Part I Kansas City, MO The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Commission of an original score for annual silent film days
FL, USA
CT, USA
CT, USA
Sept 2006 – Oct 2006 University of Missouri Board of Curators Meeting Kansas City, MO Original score UMKC advertorial video “UMKC is the place!”
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Jan 2003 – June 2003
FENOMEN Publishing Company Music Department, Editor
Istanbul, TURKEY
Oct 2002 – June 2003
GORDION ACADEMY Theory & Harmony Instructor Director of Student Jazz Combo
April 12, 2003
RSVP I for chamber ensemble Istanbul, TURKEY Commissioned by Nihan Devecioglu for Music Marketing Project of Art Management Dept. MIAM Recorded at MIAM (Center for Advanced Studies in Music) Studios, Istanbul Technical University
Oct 1999 – Feb 2000
Ankara, TURKEY
Handan Ziya Onis Junior High School Music Instructor
Istanbul, TURKEY
PROFESSIONAL VISUAL ARTS & M ULTIMEDIA EXPERIENCE August 2012
Be'yond Fishtank Performance Studio Kansas City, MO "It's a Gem" mixed multi-media exhibition
June 2012
Phases and Transparencies Kansas City, MO Ice installation for overhead projector Charlotte Street Foundation Biannual Open Studios
Nov 2011
ArtSounds: Where is My American Dream Kansas City, MO Multimedia Projection design/ Graphic design
June 2011
SoundTheater by Nihan Yesil & Jon Robertson Kansas City, MO Graphic design Multimedia Projection design for "Mirage" for fixed audio & dance
Feb 27 & Mar 2011
Children's musical play FLYING MAN, New York City, NY Costume and Set design, Graphic design Turkish-American Art Society of New York (TAASNY) http://www.taasny.com/
Nov 19, 2010
"Waiting" one-act play by Ethan Coen, Directed by Paul Cholewa Graphic design for The Serendipity Players
Apr 2010
Uno, Dos, Tres, con Andrés ! By Andrés Salguero Graphic design and promotional material for songwriter/educator Mauricio Salguero, DMA http://mauriciomusic.com
June 2010
Graphic design and promotional material for percussionist Laura Lee Crandall
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Kansas City, MO
Kansas City, MO
May 2001
Mixed Exhibition, Bogazici University Fine Arts Club
Istanbul, Turkey
EXTRACURRI CULAR A CTIVI TIES & ME MBE RSHIPS July 2011-Present
KC Metropolis, Kansas City's Online Performing Arts Journal Music & Theater reviewer
Jan 2010 – Present
Turkish-American Art Society of New York New York City, NY Board Member/ Artistic Director
September 2010
Village of Keramet Summer Music & Arts Festival for the Youth Founder/Instructor
Bursa, TURKEY
June 15 – Aug 15 2009
Village of Keramet Summer Music & Arts Festival for the Youth Founder/Instructor
Bursa, TURKEY
August 2005 – 2008
UMKC Composers In The Schools (CITS) Program MO, USA Music Instructor
August 2006 – Present
UNews, UMKC Campus Newspaper MO, USA Reviewer/Reporter/Photographer
Aug 2006 – Jan 2008
International Student Council UMKC Public Relations Officer
August 2006 – Present
Turkish Student Association at UMKC MO, USA Vice President
April 23, 2007
An Evening of Songs: Aslı Yesil sings UMKC Composers MO, USA Organizer/ Artistic Director
March 2005
MO, USA
Center for Near Eastern Studies at University of Arizona Tucson, AZ “A Survey on Ottoman/Turkish Music” Guest Lecturer
Current Memberships: SoundTheater, Collaborative performing arts alliance (Founder/President/Collaborator) Kansas City Electronic Music Alliance (KcEMA) (Contributor) American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) American Composers Forum International Alliance of Women In Music (IAWM) Mu Phi Epsilon – Alpha Chapter
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LIST OF PRIM ARY COM POSITIONS & PERFORM ANCES Electroacoustic Compositions and Sound Design: CATHEDRAL of JUNK for fixed audio and spoken word (2012) RELATIVELY for fixed audio, voice, and tuba (2011) Co(mp)llaborations Concert series November 14, 2011 Kansas City, MO WHERE IS MY AMERICAN DREAM for fixed media (2011) Sound design for ArtSounds, November 8, 2011 Kansas City Art Institute, Epperson Auditorium The VALUE of GOLD for dance, tape and chamber ensemble (Turkish drum, flute, clarinet in Bb, alto saxophone, trumpet, violin, viola, cello, double bass, percussion, and piano) Work in Progress, will be premiered in May 2012 along with "The Red Ribbon" The RED RIBBON for fixed audio and dance (2011) Will be premiered in May 2012 along with "The Value of Gold" TALE of an ENERGY DISPENSER Anitmated film by Richard Bardle, Kansas City Art Institute Collaboration Original Music & Sound Design, April 2010 LUCHADORABLE
Animated film by Ryan Tonner, Kansas City Art Institute Collaboration Original Music, April 2010
MO, USA
MO, USA
DAY NIGHT SPRING for tape and video (2008) Collaboration with mixed media artist Ju Underwood, Oct - Nov 2008 • •
I-Park Artist Residency Program, CT Nov, 2008 Mitchell College Cultural Event Series "Environmental Stories and Earth Celebration" April 22, 2009
CT, USA
MIRAGE for tape and dance (2008) • SoundTheater, Westport Coffeehouse Theater June 23, 2011 Kansas City, MO Re-choreographed by Asli Yesil • SoundTheater, Escape to Create Artist Residency, Seaside Repertory Theater, February 10, 2011 Seaside, Florida • Choreographed by DeeAnna Hiett, UMKC Dance Faculty at E-motion/ArtSounds: A concert of electroacoustic music and dance October 15, 2008 (premier) Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO S.T.O.L. for tape and video (optional) (2007) • Aired on 30A Radio (107.1 FM) Seaside, Florida Jan 28, 2008 • Women in New Music Festival, Listening Room, March 2, 2008 California State University, CA • Paragraph Gallery, KcEMA Concert, Feb 15, 2008 Kansas City, MO • Electronic Music Midwest Festival, October 11, 2007 (premier) Kansas City, MO
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INFESTED READINGS for tape & narrator (2006) • SoundTheater, Westport Coffeehouse Theater June 23, 2011 Kansas City, MO • SoundTheater, Escape to Create Artist Residency, Seaside Repertory Theater, February 10, 2011 Seaside, Florida • Lemoyne-Owen College, Nov 9, 2009 Memphis, TN • Interactive Gestures: Special guest Joao Pedro Oliviera April 25, 2008 La Esquina, Kansas City, MO • Neon Art Gallery, KcEMA Concert with Eric Honour, Feb 23, 2008 Kansas City, MO • •
ArtSounds “Synthetic Spaces”, Sept 11, 2007 Kansas City Art Institute, MO Composers’ Guild Concert (with four narrators), March 14, 2007 UMKC, MO
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Women in New Music Festival, Listening Room, March 3, 2007 California State University, CA
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Composers’ Guild Concert, Nov 14, 2006 UMKC, MO Electronic Music Midwest Festival, Oct 14, 2006 (premier), Lewis University IL
Acoustic Compositions: PONDERY CHAMBER OPERA for chamber ensemble and Shadow Theater (in progress) LOOKING BACK for Jazz Big Band (2010) Performed by Music Librarians Association (MLA) Big Band MLA Annual Conference February 12, 2011 Philadelphia, PA The VALUE of GOLD for dance, tape and chamber ensemble (Turkish drum, flute, clarinet in Bb, alto saxophone, trumpet, violin, viola, cello, double bass, percussion, and piano) Work in Progress, will be premiered in October 2011 along with "The Red Ribbon" NOT A THING OUT OF PLACE chamber opera 2010 Text by Tewfik Al-Hakim, Libretto by Nihan Yesil SPIRAL COLORS for tape and performance artist (2009) Sound Installation STRUCTURED IMPROVISATION #16 (2009) • Tin Foil Ensemble featuring Nihan Yesil Composers’ Guild Concert March 5, 2009 UMKC, MO HAIKU for mixed a capella choir (2008) • Performed by I-Park Artist Residency Program Participants December 31, 2008 I-Park, CT ISRA for double-orchestra (2008) HERE and THERE for flute and piano (2008) ORIGINAL MUSIC for the Silent Film Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) Part I Scored for flute, soprano, violin, viola, and cello • The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art Annual silent film screening days, October 28, 2007 Kansas City, MO • Musica Nova Concert, November 9, 2007 UMKC, MO PROTEAN LINES for solo clarinet in Bb (2007) • Aired on 30A Radio (107.1 FM) Seaside, Florida Jan 28, 2008 • Composers Guild Concert, Sep 24, 2007 (premier) Kansas City, MO • Mauricio Salguero, DMA Clarinet Recital, Nov 16, 2007 Kansas City, MO
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QUEENS for soprano & mezzo soprano (2007) • Composers Guild Concert, Feb 25, 2008 UMKC, MO • An Evening of Songs: Asli Yesil sings UMKC Composers (premier) April 23, 2007 Kansas City, MO PASSER BY for Pierrot Ensemble (2006) PASSER BY for flute, alto flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, violin, and viola (Alternate instrumentation) (2006) CONFESIONES No: 4 for flute soprano (2006) Text by Pablo Neruda CONFESIONES No: 2 for clarinet & soprano (2005) Text by Pablo Neruda
CONFESIONES No: 3 for alto saxophone & soprano (2005) Text by Pablo Neruda CONFESIONES No: 1 for flute & soprano (2005) Text by Pablo Neruda • •
Composers’ Guild Concert, February 7, 2006 UMKC, MO University of Arizona, March 26, 2005 (premier) Tucson, AZ
SUDDEN SENSE of SUKLY SOLITUDE for Violin & Three Celli (2004) • Premiered on July 30, 2004 Searcy Hall – Brevard, NC USA FRIDA’S SKIRT for two pianos (2004) TWO SONGS for ALTO & VIBROPHONE (2004) Text by Edip Cansever R.S.V.P. II ‘Curiosity Kills the Cat’ for String Quartet (2003) • M. Nostitz Quartet CASMI – Prague, Czech Republic R.S.V.P. I for String Quartet, Jazz Quintet & Electronic Clock Sounds • Commissioned by Nihan Devecioglu for Music Marketing Project of Art Management Dept. MIAM Recorded at MIAM (Center for Advanced Studies in Music) Studios, Istanbul Technical University April 12, 2003 10 JAZZ STANDARDS Arrangements for Jazz Combo for five singers, flugel horn, trumpet, alto sax., tenor sax & rhythm section • Performed by Gordion Academy Student Ensemble Ankara International Jazz Festival ODTU KKM Hall November 21, 2002 NON ét TANGO String Nonet (2002) • Recorded at Henry Mancini Institute Los Angeles, CA July 2002 OVERTURE for SILENCE “Sorrow” Chamber Orchestra & Rhythm Section • Performed by HMI Participant Orchestra, Peter Erskine Trio & Ray Pizzi (Alto Sax. Solo) Conducted by Vince Mendoza, August 8, 2002 Schoenberg Hall – UCLA Los Angeles, CA METROPOLIS for Female speaker, Tenor Saxophone, Drum Set (2002)
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GENUS 4 four individual pieces for flute, french horn, acoustic guitar & percussion (2002) FOUCAULT’S PENDULUM for Solo Viola (2002) ARAF for Chamber Orchestra (2002) OVERTURE for SILENCE “Sorrow – Opium – Funeral” For Big Band & Winds (5 tpts, 5 trbs, 5 saxes, 2 flts, 2 oboes, 2 clts, rhythm section) • Performed by Istanbul Jazz Collective Conducted by Nihan Yesil Graduation Recital Istanbul Bilgi University (IBU) Concert Hall June 19, 2001 LAS VEGAS TANGO by Gil Evans, Arrangement for Big Band & Winds by Nihan Yesil • Performed by Istanbul Jazz Collective Conducted by Nihan Yesil Graduation Recital IBU Concert Hall June 19, 2001 PAPILLON & THREE BLIND MICE for jazz septet (tpt, trb, tenor sax, rhythm section) • Recorded at IBU (2001) TOOTH-ACHE & LAS VEGAS TANGO (re-arranged for Butch Morris Ensemble) • Performed by L.D. “Butch” Morris Conduction Ensemble “Istanbul Bilgi University Project” Isik University Conference Hall, Istanbul May 14, 2001 IBU Concert Hall, Istanbul May 18, 2001 Bodrum Jazz Gunleri 2 Bodrum May 20, 2001 Bogazici University, Murat Dikmen Hall, Istanbul May 23, 2001
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