Septian Dwi Cahyo

ENGLISH:

Septian Dwi Cahyo (1992) studied composition with Beat Furrer at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz. He has enriched his artistic vision through masterclasses with notable composers including Raphael Cendo, Clara Iannotta, Dmitri Kourliandski, Francisco Filidei, Aurélien Dumont, among others.

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His works have been performed across Southeast Asia, Europe, the U.S., East Asia, and Mexico by esteemed ensembles/musicians such as Orkest de Ereprijs, Talea Ensemble, Caroline Delume (Linea), Studio Musikfabrik x ASEAN Youth Ensemble, Ensemble Mosaik, etc. His compositions have been featured in prominent festivals/labs including Southeast Asia Young Composers Competition and Festival 2013, MUSLAB 2018, Shanghai New Music Week, 21st Young Composers Meeting, Asia Culture Centre, Manila Composers Lab, Nusasonic 'Common Tonalities', and Talea Encores. His music often bridges European aesthetics with Indonesian local music.

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He received the ASEA Uninet SP24 Grant and ASEA Uninet Ernst Mach Grant in 2018 and 2019 for studies at Kunst Universität Graz and IEM Graz. Babel Scores has published his scores. Septian has presented at various venues such as the IEEE Region 10 SYWL Congress 2018, Korea Electroacoustic Music Society's Annual Conference 2020, Salihara Arts Center, and PGVIS Conference 2021. In 2021, he curated the SouthEast Asian Music Series 'Beyond Threshold - New Voices from Indonesia' at the Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music in Bangkok. In 2023 he received Arbeitstipendium für Musikkomposition from BMKÖES. In the same year, he signed an agreement with Neue Musik Verlag Berlin to publish one of his scores that would be part of a compilation album to be published by them.

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INDONESIA:

Septian Dwi Cahyo (1992) mempelajari komposisi dengan Beat Furrer di Universitas Musik dan Seni Pertunjukan Graz. Ia telah memperkaya visi artistiknya melalui kelas-kelas master dengan komposer-komposer terkemuka termasuk Raphael Cendo, Clara Iannotta, Dmitri Kourliandski, Francisco Filidei, Aurélien Dumont, dan lain-lain.

Karyanya telah dipentaskan di seluruh Asia Tenggara, Eropa, Amerika Serikat, Asia Timur, dan Meksiko oleh ansambel/pemusik terkemuka seperti Orkest de Ereprijs, Talea Ensemble, Caroline Delume (Linea), Studio Musikfabrik x ASEAN Youth Ensemble, Ensemble Mosaik, dan lain-lain. Komposisinya telah menjadi bagian dari festival/laboratorium terkemuka termasuk Kompetisi dan Festival Komponis Muda Asia Tenggara 2013, MUSLAB 2018, Shanghai New Music Week, Pertemuan Komponis Muda ke-21, Asia Culture Centre, Manila Composers Lab, Nusasonic 'Common Tonalities', dan Talea Encores. Musiknya sering kali menghubungkan estetika Eropa dengan musik lokal Indonesia.

Ia menerima Hibah ASEA Uninet SP24 dan Hibah ASEA Uninet Ernst Mach pada tahun 2018 dan 2019 untuk studi di Kunst Universität Graz dan IEM Graz. Babel Scores telah menerbitkan skor-skornya. Septian telah menyajikan karyanya di berbagai tempat seperti IEEE Region 10 SYWL Congress 2018, Konferensi Tahunan Korea Electroacoustic Music Society 2020, Pusat Seni Salihara, dan Konferensi PGVIS 2021. Pada tahun 2021, ia mengkurasi SouthEast Asian Music Series 'Beyond Threshold - New Voices from Indonesia' di Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music di Bangkok. Pada tahun 2023 ia menerima Arbeitstipendium für Musikkomposition dari BMKÖES. Pada tahun yang sama ia menandatangani perjanjian dengan Neue Musik Verlag Berlin untuk menerbitkan salah satu partiturnya yang akan menjadi bagian dari album kompilasi yang akan diterbitkan oleh mereka.