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SOLO INSTRUMENTAL
2020(2020) 20" Solo Clavietta A winner of the "Twenty Seconds of 2020" composition competition Premiered virtually by David Bohn on his "Twenty Seconds of 2020" YouTube series
Spark(2020) 10' Solo Violin Written in collaboration with Lane Champa Premiered virtually on Northwestern's Fall Composition Showcase, December 2020
There's a bug (2020) 3' Solo trumpet with pre-recorded trumpet and video Created in collaboration with Kate Amrine (trumpet) and Kevin Joest (video) Commissioned by Kate Amrine for her "New Music in the Time of COVID-19" series Premiered virtually (audio only) August 2020 Premiered virtually with video December 2020
Translucent Threads(2019) 8' Baroque organ and live electronics Written in collaboration with Zhen Piano An American Guild of Organists student commission Premiered in Christ Church (Rochester, NY) May 2019
Color Study III: Organics(2018) 7'30" Baroque organ and pre-recorded electronics Written in collaboration with Zhen Piao, with additional assistance from Martin Herchenröder Premiered in Christ Church (Rochester, NY) September 2018
Sounding Objects(2021) 8' SATB Saxophone quartet Techniques developed in collaboration with Joseph Connor and David Schreck
Flutter(2020) 12' SATB Saxophone quartet Developed in collaboration with Fuse quartet
Scritch(2019) 5' Two percussionists on amplified foam blocks Premiered on a Student Composers' Concert at Bienen School of Music, November 2019 + Second performance on Bienen's New Music Showcase, February 2020
Move(2018) 5' Four performers on a stage
Chr_stm_s M_s_c(2018) 4'30" Sleigh bells and five other instruments Premiered on a Composers' Concert at the Eastman School of Music, September 2018 + Second performance on OSSIA New Music's Winter Wind Down concert, December 2018
Wives of the Famous Composers(2016) 5' Flute, Bassoon, Cello, Percussion, and Spoken Voice Premiered by IOTA ensemble at I/O Fest, January 2017 + Second performance on a Composers' Concert at Eastman School of Music, September 2017
Musings(2016) 7' Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Percussion, and Piano Premiered at Atlantic Music Festival, July 2016
Spring will come(2016) 5'30" Four C Flutes (and two piccolos) Premiered at New Music on the Point, June 2016
On the beach at night(2020) 3'30" SATB Choir a cappella Text: "On the beach at night," by Walt Whitman (public domain) Presented in virtual format on Northwestern University's Winter Composition Showcase, March 2021
Tales of Corporate America(2020, ongoing) 6' Six performers over Zoom Text: excerpts from Katherine Bruton's Facebook post series, "Surviving Corporate America," adapted by Claire DiVizio Original, 6-minute version developed in collaboration with Joseph Connor, Elliott Lupp, Benjamin Penwell, Ruud Roelofsen, and Hans Thomalla + Ongoing work to extend and further develop the piece is in collaboration with Claire DiVizio, Joshua Lewis Smith, Jessie Lyons[etc.]
Electric(2020) 5' Soprano and Piano Text: "animal electromagnetism," by Claire DiVizio Premiered by Liza Sobel (soprano) and Lam Wong (piano) on a Student Composers' Concert at Bienen School of Music, Feburary 2020
+ Second performance as part of Chicago Fringe Opera's virtual Sounds of Pride event, September 2020
Almost Lovers(2018) 15' Mezzo/Soprano Voice(s) and Prepared Piano Text: excerpts from composer's side of online dating conversations Written in collaboration with Claire Caverly (soprano), Kyrsten Chambers (mezzo-soprano), Kathie Kane (mezzo-soprano), Alexis Peart (mezzo-soprano), and Sean William Calhoun (piano) Premiered in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music, October 2018
A Birthday(2017) 3' SATB choir a cappella Text: "A Birthday," by Christina Rossetti (public domain) Premiered on Anna Becker's MM Degree Recital at the Eastman School of Music, March 2018
And like coins(2016) 3' Tenor and piano Text: graffiti from Point CounterPoint (Leicester, VT) Premiered in Hatch Recital Hall at the Eastman School of Music, September 2018
Thought of Norea(2016) 8' SSA choir a cappella Text: "The Thought of Norea," from the Nag Hammadi Library (public domain) Premiered by IOTA Ensemble at I/O Fest, January 2016
Creation Telling(2015) 14' SATB double choir and soloists Premiered by the Williams College Concert Choir in Thompson Chapel, May 2015 (Brad Wells, conductor) + Revised and condensed for a second performance by the Williams College Baccalaureate Choir, June 2015
Chickens R Us(2018) flexible duration Live video improvisation and two loudspeakers Premiered by the Eastman Audio Research Studio at the Eastman School of Music, May 2018
Whisper Room(2016) flexible duration Sound installation for various (found) speakers and pre-recorded whisper tracks in a darkened room Created for I/O Fest 2016 Installed in the '62 Center for Theater and Dance at Williams College, January 2016
My Bonnie Lass(2015) until required to remove Visual installation for hundreds of Elizabethans CDs Installed on the academic-building-facing wall of Lehman Hall at Williams College, May 2015
Clocks(2014) flexible duration Sound installation for various (found) analog wall clocks and pre-recorded ticking sound Installed in the Bernhard Music Center at Williams College, October 2014
Play(2020) 18' Brake drum soloist and sinfonietta 1(pic).0.1(bcl).1(cbsn) - 1.1(pic).1(btbn).0 - 2p(1solo) - pno - 1.1.1.1.1 Premiered in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music, April 2019 (Andrew Lauler, percussion soloist; Garrett Wellenstein, conductor)
Tapes(2019) 12' Bass/clarinet, tenor saxophone, 2 trumpets, euphonium, 3 percussionists, and fixed media Premiered on the OSSIA New Music spring concert in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music, April 2018 (William Talley, conductor) An OSSIA New Music 2017-2018 Student Commission project
Color Study I: S(t)eep(2017) 9'30" Chamber orchestra 1(pic).1.1.1 - 1.1.1.1 - 2p - pno - 1.1.1.1.1 Premiered by the Graduate Composers Sinfonietta in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music, April 2018 (Garrett Wellenstein, conductor)
Color Study II: Pique(2017) 13' Orchestra 2(1pic).2.2.2 - 4.2.2.1 - 4p - h - pno - str
Originally from Astoria, Oregon, Jasmine Thomasian (they/them) is a Chicago-based composer passionate about sound, identity formation, and the interpersonal dynamics of Western art music. Jasmine cracks open sounds to examine and transform them. They set up relationships that performers navigate throught (and as) a piece. They incorporate everyday objects and experiences into their concert music. Jasmine's artistic output spans a range of musical aesthetics, with each piece forming around a core question or concept. From unusual instruments to unique topics, Jasmine enjoys taking on projects that challenge them to think and create in new ways.
This is especially true when projects involve collaboration, with musicians or other artists. Current and recent collaborators include:
Kate Amrine (trumpet) and Michael Martinez (trombone) [2021] | Stasis//Motion//Stasis, for trumpet, trombone, and electronics (forthcoming)
Dylan Hong, Jared Marble, Samuel Valancy, and Alvin Wong (saxophones) [2021] | Sounding Objects, for SATB saxophone quartet (2021)
Lane Champa (violin) | Spark, for solo violin (2020)
Kate Amrine (trumpet) and Kevin Joest (video) | There's a bug, solo for trumpet with pre-recorded trumpet and video (2020), commissioned by Kate Amrine for her "New Music in a Time of COVID-19" series
Claire DiVizio (soprano) [ongoing] | Electric (2020), for soprano and piano; Something to tell, a chamber opera (forthcoming)
Jasmine has been commissioned by the American Guild of Organists, OSSIA New Music, and Kate Amrine. Their music has been performed on Chicago Fringe Opera's "Sounds of Pride" and in David Bohn's "Twenty Seconds of 2020" series, as well as at New Music on the Point (2016), Atlantic Music Festival (2016), and I/O Fest (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017). Jasmine has been premiered by the Williams College Concert Choir, Student Symphony, and Baccalaureate Choir, and by malai ensemble. They have had readings by Spektral Quartet (2021) and Larchmere Quartet (2015). Jasmine's first sound installation premiered in Williams College’s Bernhard Music Center in 2014; their second installation was part of I/O Fest in 2016.
In addition to their work as a composer, Jasmine is an experienced arts administrator. Jasmine is currently Board Operations Manager for Thompson Street Opera Company, a Chicago-based organization that exclusively performs works by living composers. Jasmine has also been a chair of the Student Composers Committee (Northwestern University); co-director of the Graduate Composers Sinfonietta (Eastman School of Music); co-producer of “Music Matters,” a new-music radio show on WAYO FM (Rochester, NY); founder and director of malai ensemble (Williams College); and co-director of the Williams College Student Symphony.
When they're not composing or arts-administrating, Jasmine enjoys cooking, reading, plant parenting, playing D&D, and cuddling with their Yorkie mix, Maddy.
They also enjoy teaching! Last year, Jasmine taught 2nd Year Aural Skills, and this year (2021-2022) they will be teaching 2nd Year Music Theory, at Northwestern University.
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