1781 Collective

Active Member (since 2019), French Horn, Concert Design & Ethnomusicology, Co-Founder 1781 Collective and Secretary of Reclaim Music e.V (Bloomington, USA)

Spencer is an American French Hornist, Composer, and Ethnomusicologist. He is a cis-male who is currently living in Bloomington, Indiana while studying at the world renown Indiana University Department of Folklore & Ethnomusicology.

Spencer strives to be an active collaborator in various art forms outside Classical music. He has performed numerous occasions with dance companies, performance artists, baristas, and musicians. In 2022 he released his second composition for French Horn and electronics, focusing on collaboration while processing with Nathan Gray.

Spencer has been a board member for The 1781 Collective since 2019. He founded the concert series "Music &.." focusing on music that enhances learning environments.

https://www.spencerschaefer.com/

Active Member (Since 2018). Pianist & Producer, Co-Founder of 1781 Collective and Treasurer, Reclaim Music e.V (Berlin, DE)

Berlin-based Concert Pianist, Curator, Author, and Co-Founder of the 1781 Collective: an international organisation dedicated to supporting non-traditional classical music performers. Lloyd is passionate about radical disruption and change within the traditional classical music industry. Lloyd’s performance work focuses on developing and producing new techniques and methodologies; whilst his writing work (both articles and in an upcoming book to be published by Repeater Books Ltd) examines and breaks down the issues within the existing industry.

www.chrislloydpianist.com

Student Member (since 2021). Pianist. (Kyiv, UKR)

Bolivian-Ukrainian pianist, with a second degree of Business Administration Bachelor, currently based in Kyiv city. Studied at the Kyiv Music Academy Glier, with the Ukrainian renowned artist Yevhen Rjanov, and started the teaching path at 19 years old, working in different music schools and with private students.

Aside from participating in various festivals and concerts in Bolivia, Ukraine, Turkey, Austria and Germany, she also collaborated with several projects on genres as rock, jazz bands and folk fussion, among others. Formerly working as a mentor on Musical Mentors Collaborative (New York), she's currently the Program Director of the Practice.Party charity organization, mainly managing the operations aimed to provide help and quality music education to the people affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Student Member (since May 2021). Conductor and Curator (New York City, USA)

Molly Turner conducts and composes music. Recently, she has conducted the Juilliard Orchestra, the Gstaad Festival Orchestra, Theater Orchester Biel Solothurn, the Dallas Opera Orchestra, and the Primrose International Viola Competition. Pursuing projects outside of the traditional concert hall is a core part of her artistic identity. From 2017-2019 was the artistic director for New Art / New Music at the Moody Center for the Arts. There she worked with composers and visual artists to curate a concert of new works that were site-specific to current exhibitions at the Moody Center in Houston, TX. In her own music she is interested in the balance between strictly dictated elements and more aleatoric notation.

More info at: www.mollyxiuturner.com

Active Member (Since November 2021). Pianist, Female Composers Divulgator, Vocal Coach. (Berlin, DE)

Italian Concert Pianist, Répétiteur and Chamber Musician Lucia Brighenti is passionate about making music with others, hence her broad classical genres of ensemble music making. Lucia is passionate about learning and divulging what has been unfairly forgotten by history: female composers.

www.luciabrighenti.com

Active Member (since May 2021). Composer, Violist, Violinist, Conductor, Event Producer, and Founder of Classical Sundays. (Berlin, DE)

Shasta Ellenbogen (1988) grew up in Canada, and has lived in Berlin since 2011. She studied viola playing in Amsterdam and London and taught teens in India. She's played about every conceivable style of music. (except rock'n'roll. fuck rock'n'roll!) In 2017 she started the hugely successful "classical sundays" series, stripping classical musicians of overinflated egos by making them sightread chamber music on stage (all the while attracting a whole new local audience to classical music). In 2022, she started to focus on composing, recording her debut EP in September 2022, with pieces based on tarot card imagery.

Shasta has a 5 year old daughter, and loves potato chips and journal writing.

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Associate Member (since May 2022). Voice and Film Actor, Filmmaker, Organisational Core Team Member. (Berlin, DE)

Californian born and Berlin based, I am sort of a jack of all trades, which has helped sustain me here over the years. I have worked as a voice-over artist, scriptwriter, filmmaker, sales director, kindergarten and college teacher, community developer, and now as an actor. My curiosity is what keeps me forever young, and I hope to keep my insatiable energy and passion for the arts as long as I continue to breath. I am always around to meet for a coffee and talk art, philosophy, and new projects.

www.brettortgiesen.com

Active Member (Since November 2021). Flutist Healer (Berlin, DE)

Sirbu Dan, experienced street artist, self-taught flutist, troubadour. His work is around sound exploration with therapeutic purposes coming from folk tradition going into present, future, and arriving nowhere using flutes, jaw harps, voice ,electronics tries to create emotional soundscapes , overtones are his most favourite sounds. His work is mostly improvised, imperfect as humans are.

Social Media: @anthroquintessence

Active Member (since May 2021). Pianist and Composer. (Rome, IT)

Composer and pianist, currently studying conducting, Giordano graduated at “Santa Cecilia” Conservatory in Rome.

A versatile author, Giordano has written chamber music, symphonic, solo instrument, choir and theatre music. His compositions have been performed in Italy and abroad, at important institutions: Bozar Centre for Fine Arts in Bruxelles, Hungary Academy in Rome, Filarmonica Toscanini in Parma, IUC in Rome, Liszt Academy in Budapest, Centar Kulture na Peščenici KNAP in Zagabria, XX Century Museum M9 in Mestre, Bailo Museum in Treviso.

Giordano loves photography and modern literature.

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Active Member (since 2021). Pianist, Singer, Composer, Electronic Musician. Signatory and Board Member, Reclaim Music e.V (Berlin, DE)

Maroulita de Kol is a Greek pianist, singer, composer, and performer. For the past decade she has dedicated herself to researching and revising the storytelling and musical material of traditional Greek music; whilst also combining her background in classical music performance with the improvised noise and electronic music scenes in Berlin. Her fresh approach brings together a cultural legacy and contemporary artistic practice that belies any particular genre. A founding member of Reverse Mode, Arcangel Trio and Farmagia, de Kol has performed all around Europe, and has composed music for theatre pieces, performances, films, and documentaries. She is currently releasing her debut solo album “AnasanA”. Her music is both primal and sophisticated, ancient and startlingly modern.

She believes in the healing power of art.

www.maroulitadekol.com

Associate Member (since November 2021). Contemporary dancer and actress. (Los Angeles, USA)

Alessandra Perdichizzi is a dancer, actress, choreographer and movement director originally from Chicago, Illinois. Alessandra received her Bachlor's degree with a dual emphasis in ballet and modern from The UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance. She is an artist who enjoys the process of growth and collaboration for there is so much beauty in the unknown.

Active Member (since May 2021). Violinist, Improsiver, Composer (Berlin/Hamburg, DE)

Originally from Dallas, Texas, Sarah has lived in Berlin since 2016 and now works in between Berlin, Hamburg, and London. She enjoys freelancing in orchestral, chamber, contemporary, opera, and experimental ensembles. Aside from traditional classical avenues, Sarah also works in other industries such as fashion, film, studio, and TV. She has worked with several luxury designers, composing and/or performing music for fashion films, commercials, and live events. In London, she works as a studio musician for Hollywood film scores and in Hamburg she plays in the pit for Hamilton (the musical).

www.violinistsarahmartin.com

IG: @violinistwithacamera

Active Member (since November 2021), Contemporary opera singer. (Berlin, DE)

Indonesian mezzo soprano Devi started her musical journey on keyboards at the tender age of 4. Inspired by Spice Girls and Girl Power, she moved to Singapore to study classical music and later established herself as a concert singer. Devi is based in Berlin since 2015 and has since pursued master studies in art songs (Lied), oratorio, and opera. Devi is passionate about contemporary music and interdisciplinary projects.

When Devi is not leading her rebellious lifestyle (by going to bed at 10 pm most nights), she takes pride in being a respectable Berliner by dancing under the heavy influence of Cola Zero at Berlin’s techno mecca.

www.devisuriani.com

Active Member (since 2021). Violinist - folk/experimental. (Berlin, DE)

Greek violinist living in Berlin. She studied classical violin and in more recent years her musical activities have expanded to include a wide range of genres and aesthetic approaches, including traditional Greek and Middle Eastern modal music, as well as contemporary compositions, free improvisation, electronics and performance.

Her playing incorporates elements of all the above styles, creating a colorful, diverse and personal musical sound.

Among her recent projects are Twin Flames, Arcangel Trio, Reverse Mode, Nawa Ensemble and Farmagia.

More information at https://www.penelopegkika.com

Active Member (since November 2021). Composer and Pianist. (Berlin, DE // Athens, GR)

Vasilis R. Alevizos is a pianist and composer exploring different art mediums, connecting music with a reflection on society through the high level of musical activity. Combining classical contemporary music with electronic synthesis and sound design, he received nominations in International Film Festivals, including the award for 'Best Composer' at the Oslo Film Festival. He was a delegate for the BFI and has worked for Channel 4, ICA, SHOWstudio and collaborated closely with Philip Glass and John Adams. He distinctively graduated from the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music in London.

www.vralevizos.com

Active Member (since May 2021). Double Bassist, Visual Artist, Composer. (Berlin, DE)

Adam Goodwin (b. 1986) is a Berlin-based double bassist, composer and multi-media artist.

He is active as an interpreter of classical and contemporary music and also plays in rock bands, free improvisation collectives and traditional music ensembles. Additionally, he frequently performs and tours with his own solo compositions.

His work is deeply influenced by the natural world, and he seeks to reflect this inspiration in his compositions, performance practice and artwork.

www.adam-goodwin.com

Associate Member (since 2018). Co-Founder and 1st President of Reclaim Music e.V (Berlin, DE)

“Berlin based event manager Vangilbergen is a recent graduate from BIMM Berlin with a Bachelor of Arts in Music Business. Louise has a strong passion for putting artists in the spotlight, and as a producer and events manager put on events such as club nights to classical music performances.

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Student Member (since November 2021). Director, Soprano and Event Producer; Founder of New Artists Collective. (Manchester, UK)

Hi, I’m Jemima and I’m a 23 year old director, soprano, and graduate with first Class Honours from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. I had my directorial debut in February 2022 with New Artist Collective's first performance 'Shattered Glass.' As a director I love performances that are relevant, collaborative, multi-sensory, socially/ politically charged or quite shocking. As a Performer I love new music, french Chanson and Romantic Operatic roles.

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Active Member (since May 2022), Composer. (Berlin, DE)

Sarah’s work as a composer, musical director, dramaturg, teaching artist, and scholar embraces the inherent hybridity and multiplicity of music theater as an art form. Recent compositions include These Girls Have Demons (in development with Pittsburgh CLO), The Trojan Women (recipient of a 2019 OPERA America Discovery Grant), Hamlet for young audiences (UK National Theatre), EMMA: No One But Herself (available for licensing with Uproar Theatrics), and Saint Songs (a song cycle for Corinna Ruba).

More info at: www.staylorellis.com

Active Member (since May 2022). Electric and Acoustic Violinist, Composer and Music Producer. Berlin (DE).

Alexey Kochetkov is a rule breaking violinist, composer and music producer. Simultaneously, he's leading an acoustic ensemble Ajam Quartet and researches violin and computer symbiosis under his solo project 5 String Theory. Alexey's work is a mad mixture of styles and genres. In his music, you can hear influences of European classic, Jewish folk and middle eastern tradition, experimental avant-garde and electronic dance muhttps://www.alexeyviolin.comsic, metal and jazz, tango and bluegrass. As a creative living in Berlin, Kochetkov celebrates his identity crisis, releases albums, performs and composes music for theater and film.

https://www.alexeyviolin.com // https://www.ajamquartet.com

Student Member (since May 2022), Cellist.

Laurence Gaudreau is a French-Canadian cellist currently based in the Netherlands, where she is completing a master’s degree at the HKU Conservatorium in Utrecht. Her interests range from chamber music to opera, contemporary music and other musical genres such as electronic music, folk and hip hop. She is the cellist of the Flare Quartet and is involved in multidisciplinary projects such as Her Soliloquy, a tango opera/theater performance, that was seen in many festivals in the Netherlands including Grachten Festival. In all of her work, she aspires to a new approach that connects classical music to other musical scenes.

More information at www.laurencegaudreau.com - Social Media @gau.laurence

Active Member (since 2021). Founder, Open Strings Berlin.

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Associate Member (since 2021). Founder, Helios Collective & Swa’pra. Board Member, Reclaim Music e.V

Active Member (since 2021). Conductor and Founder of Fidelio Orchestra, Manager of Fidelio Cafe.

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Student Member (since 2021). Founder of A440 streaming platform, pianist.

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Annabel Guaita is a concert pianist with an artistic PhD in music specialized in music from the 20th century.. She has developed the concept listener’s pilot, a method for presentation and exploration to help the audience discover their own potential as a listener. She is currently associate professor at the Grieg Academy in Bergen, Norway. She has two solo albums on Lawo Classics: https://lawostore.no/cd/l39altra-belt-31 and https://open.spotify.com/album/1D0pXqGVs9f4FSc1U7ynRv?si=xgQss3V3TJ2Eb3eeZ2ikGQ

More info at www.lyttelos.no

Berlin-based creative mind, passionate about the art world and fascinated by dynamics behind creative processes.

After graduating in Fashion Design, I followed my passion and attitude for handwork and craftsmanship that led me to Berlin, where I work in ateliers as a costume designer/maker for couture collections and made-to-measure dresses.

I find myself enchanted by the opera/theatre world, where costumes allow to dig deeper into the story/narration and silently contribute to the outcome of the performances. I take part in the collective out of a strong desire to work with other young artists, while exploring and experimenting in the contemporary artistic-musical world.

More info at www.linkedin.com/in/silvia-vitali-/

I'm the founder of A440, a digital ecosystem for the performing arts. We help artists, venues, orchestras, and producers bring their content to their audiences, collaborate, and manage digital rights.

More details at: https://www.a440.live/

I'm a classical trained soprano from south Germany. In Berlin since 2017 I formed my own string quartet/ensemble to accompany me,recorded an album with Schubert songs. I do improvisation and experiment with musical styles, produce music myself mixing classical with electronic music and nature sounds.In opera I love very much the italian rep.but lately also more and more contemporary music.Since a couple of years I also do acting. In Art I love breaking boundaries and combining things that at first sight don't go together.I love the unconventional :-)

More info at: www.corinna-ruba.com & @majorceee

Known for her rich sound and captivating musicality, Liz performs and programs a wide variety of musical genres with the conviction that music has a unique ability to foster connection - to oneself, to nature, and to each other. Liz formerly ran a chamber ensemble in the SF Bay Area. Of their namesake concert, "Phonochromaticism" critic Jeff Dunn raved, "I can now die in peace knowing art music will continue to prosper…"

I'm Juan – a music lover drawn to both classical music and electronic beats. Techno's boundless potential captivates me, with its polyrhythms and harmonies creating a modern symphony.

I thrive outside traditional venues, craving to spin in unconventional places.

https://lnk.bio/juancernadas

1:1 CONCERTS is a unique concert format where 1 musician and 1 listener connect for a 15 minute musical encounter at eye level. The artist, composer, and instrument remain undisclosed beforehand. A wordless eye contact sparks an intimate blind date held in surprising venues like an underground labyrinth, swimming pool or cocktail bar. This global movement fosters cultural preservation, resilience, and mindfulness. Attendees enjoy free admission, and voluntary donations support freelance artists.

http://1to1concerts.de/

I'm Cicely Parnas, a cellist, arranger, and composer. I was a performer for many years, but my passion lies in the creation of new things, whether it is a melody, a poem, or a piece of pottery. I work with classical music as a composer and arranger, and I write songs under the name Sissilee. I'm also a teacher and love sharing knowledge by giving free lessons and creating thoughtful videos for social media. When I'm not working, I'm reading, baking or crafting.

www.cicelyparnas.com

Annas passion for music is complemented by her innate love for the written word: Next to her activities as a singer and performer she works as a freelance music journalist and podcaster.

In her free time Anna loves to read novels, write poetry and go for long walks.

https://www.instagram.com/annaschors/

https://www.annaschors.com/

Born in Berlin in 1992, Sebastian Urbanke began his vocal career in his childhood. At the age of seven he received classical singing lessons from Daniela Fiola and quickly developed into the solo soprano of the Berlin Boys' Choir, with whom he performed for over 10 years in numerous concerts with artists such as Karl Ludwig Hecht, Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Halsey and Christian Thielemann in the Berlin Philharmonie , productions of the Deutsche Oper Berlin as well as CD recordings (The role of frivolity in "Dietrich Buxtehude: The Last Judgment", Capella Cantorum under Klaus Eichhorn, 2005 jpc) was able to gain further experience.

In 2012 he passed the entrance examination for classical singing studies at the Hanns Eisler University of Music and was placed in the class of Prof. Thomas Quasthoff, who, in addition to his studies, he accompanied for several years as an assistant in his performances and readings throughout Europe and so deeply was able to gain insights into the artist scene. In addition to his intensive work with the voice, he developed a keen interest in philosophy and literature as well as in the Berlin subculture scene.

He began to write his own poems in which he processed his experiences and insights and has since recited them under his artist synonym Siegfried Wahnreich at readings, performances and multimedia theater productions such as in Sisyphos, Klunkerkranich, Alte Münze, Feel Festival, Hedoné Seminar, Reflex Festival and at the Garbicz Festival Poland.

"Your magic binds again what fashion has strictly divided" - His greatest passion is the attempt to bring the opposing and prejudiced worlds of "subculture" and "high culture" into contact with each other, to reconcile them and to encourage young and old people to embrace culture and classical music and philosophy to inspire.

Moritz Ebert is a multi-genre musician, who sees himself as a bridge builder between classical music, jazz, improvisation, contemporary music and folk music. Besides his work with the 1781Collective, Moritz Ebert is playing in different ensembles such as the "Ebert & Meyerhöfer" duo (combining classical music repertoire and jazz standards with their own compositions and improvisations including the audience) and the string-improv-trio "Softblock" (playing mainly free improvised music).

https://www.moritzebert.com/

Instagram: @moritz.c.ebert