Evelin Ramón. A native of Cuba, completed a Master’s degree in composition from Université de Montréal under the supervision of Ana Sokolovic.́ She previously studied piano, choir conducting and singing at Santiago de Cuba’s Conservatory, as well as composition at Universidad de las Artes of Havana. She has attended seminars led by Mauricio Sotelo, Beat Furrer, Philippe Leroux, John Rea, Denys Bouliane et Lasse Thoresen. Her work has been rewarded by first prizes at the Universidad de las Artes music festival, at the national composition contest of Havana and at the Concours de composition d’opéra de l’Université de Montréal (2011). She also won the Concours de composition Serge-Garant 2011 and the 2010 composition contest of the Orchestre de l’Université de Montréal. In 2012, Evelin won a residency in composition of the Faculté de Musique de l’UdM, which allowed her to work with the École de Danse Contemporaine de Montréal.
Noisy Creatures. One of the main characteristics of Noisy Creatures is its dynamism, the constant interplay between texture, timbre and the combination of various forms of manipulation on the instrument itself, which will be constantly incorporated with electronics throughout the work.
The Merlin is an instrument that caught my attention the moment I discovered it. So I wanted to create sound textures by manipulating it with different objects and doing different improvisation sections with it. These experiments resulted in an amalgamation of extremely attractive gestures which were the starting point for the creation of this work.