Distractfold x Graduate Composers

Distractfold Ensemble concludes their residency with a concert featuring seven new compositions by Stanford Graduate composers, specifically written and developed for the ensemble.

Works by: Celeste Betancur, Seán Ó Dálaigh, Mohammad H. Javaheri, Lemon Guo, Kimia Koochakzadeh-Yazdi, Calvin Van Zytveld, Mercedes Montemayor Elosua





UK-based ensemble, Distractfold, are a group of performers, composers and curators all acting out of shared love, passion and interest in the music and culture of our times. Coming from different continents, backgrounds and having received a diverse education, together they create a nexus of ideas and influences which all contribute towards the ensemble’s unique voice and identity.

They perform acoustic, mixed and electroacoustic music of their peers, alongside music of the more established composers with whom they have formed close collaborations and friendships. Their eclectic concerts have been featured internationally at festivals such as KLANG Festival, Rainy Days, Kalv Festival, Darmstadt international Summer Course, Le Bruit de la Musique, Nordic Music Days, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Trieste Prima, Vertixe Sonora Festival, NeoArte Festival, Bludenzer Tage Zeitgemäßer Musik, Kammer Klang, and Chicago’s Outer Ear concert series, among others.

In 2014 Distractfold became the first ever UK ensemble to be awarded the Kranichstein Prize for Interpretation at the 47th International Summer Course for New Music in Darmstadt.

Passionate about developing new ideas and creative potential among young composers, Distractfold has participated in reading sessions and workshops nationally and abroad.