Meet 2022 faculty member inti figgis-vizueta!
Wildflower Composers Festival 2022 faculty member spotlight
inti figgis-vizueta
NYC-based composer inti figgis-vizueta (b. 1993) writes magically real musics through the lens of personal identities, braiding a childhood of overlapping immigrant communities and Black-founded Freedom schools—in Chocolate City (DC)—with direct Andean & Irish heritage and a deep connection to the land. Her musical practice is physical and visceral, attempting to reconcile historical aesthetics and experimental practices with trans & indigenous futures.
Check out inti’s “Music for Transitions”, commissioned and premiered by cellist Andrew Yee (one of our 2022 Wildflower performers!)
The New York Times speaks of inti's music as “alternatively smooth & serrated” and “slyly warp[ing] time”, The Washington Post as “raw, scraping yet soaring”, and The Strad Magazine as “between the material and immaterial”. Recent honors include the 2020 ASCAP Foundation Fred Ho Award and a 2022-23 Music Fellowship from the Civitella Ranieri Foundation. inti is currently in residency at Sō Percussion’s Brooklyn studio for the ‘21-22 season. Upcoming projects include new works for the American Composers Orchestra, Kronos Quartet, and Roomful of Teeth, in collaboration with visual artist Rose Bond.
Our 2022 festival application closes on April 1
We invite any gender-marginalized composer between the ages of 13–19 to join us from July 11–22 at Temple University! Student composers will receive private composition lessons, participate in coursework and new music ensemble, and receive a world premiere performance of a new composition. Apply by April 1.
Check out our Festival page for more information about our season, eligibility, and financial aid.
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