Theresa May is a champion of new music written for trumpet and has a passion for pushing musical boundaries in a way that is palatable and enjoyable. Eris DeJarnett, Jonathan Posthuma, and Shanyse Strickland are the three living composers featured in this program for trumpet and media. From the intriguing and calming fixed media aspects of DeJarnett’s piece, to the classic modernistic energy of Posthuma’s newly commissioned work, to the haunting and energetic melodies of Strickland’s piece, there is sure to be something for everyone in this performance.

Zeerak Ahmed / SLOWSPIN is a US-based Pakistani artist. She explores notions of identity, memory and longing. Ahmed produces sound sculptures, installations, and uniquely fragile sound collages that hold Eastern Classical vocals and ambient soundscapes. For CUSP '23, she will be presenting a three-channel sound installation that echoes folk-music traditions from the women of South Asia. Apnay Mahal Ma composes the immaterial space where sonic memories and oral histories reconstitute a home, and a sense of belonging.