Composer Zosha Di Castri Set to Release Debut Portrait Album Tachitipo on November 15

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Tachitipo Will Feature Women in Roles Where They Have Been Traditionally Underrepresented 

Critically acclaimed composer—and self-titled sound artist—Zosha Di Castri is set to release her debut portrait album, entitled Tachitipo, on Friday, November 15, 2019. 

The album is designed as a stellar collection of Di Castri’s eclectic chamber and solo works—both electro-acoustic and acoustic—performed by the JACK Quartet, pianist Julia Den Boer, Yarn/Wire, the International Contemporary Ensemble, Talea Ensemble, and the vocal ensemble Ekmeles. Additionally, a special bonus video track by percussionist Diego Espinosa Cruz Gonzalez is also forthcoming. 

Known for keeping her listeners “both surprised and engaged at every turn,” Di Castri’s album will also create an avenue to include women in roles where they have traditionally been underrepresented—Di Castri as composer, critically acclaimed classical recording engineer Martha de Francisco as producer, internationally recognized new music champion Lorraine Vaillancourt as conductor, as well as several other young female audio engineers that worked on the recording and mixing of the album.

The title of the album, Tachitipo, comes from an 1823 typewriter model, and the work in the album pendulums between notated, composed work and quasi-improvisatory textures, featuring microtonal washes of pitch. The album is a monumental piece that’s spun out of a meditative work that progresses one keystroke at a time. 

Di Castri will host an album release party on Sunday, November 17, 2019, at 6 PM at the Tenri Cultural Institute.