Ryne “Todroki” Siesky

Dr. Ryne Siesky (b. 1996) is a Filipino-American composer, educator, and EID advocate. Under their new mononym, Todroki’s music has been described as “beautifully haunting” (Robert Avalon Competition), “patiently evocative” (George Lewis), and “unsettling, [yet] interesting” (Joshua Weatherspoon, Cycling ’74). Their recent works engages with experiential intersectionality as an idiosyncratic mechanism for musical creation and sonic processing. Todroki’s music has been performed by Hypercube, Duo Sequenza, and Verdant Vibes, and has been featured at several festivals including the Aspen Music Festival, SEAMUS, and ICMC, among others.Todroki’s music has been commercially released with several labels including Navona Records, PARMA Recordings, Petrichor Records, and RMN Music.

Recently, Todroki was a composer in residence at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, working on their intersectional dissertation Project 본인 for soprano, megaphone, and decet. They are also in the process of having several works published with Universal Edition and Elision Publications. In 2022, they were awarded 2 nd prize for Loop38’s Rothko Chapel “Will and Soul” Commission and were selected for the inaugural Ensemble Vim Composer Fellowship to compose a thirty-minute work entitled Project 기억 for cello, piano, spoken word, 5.1 electronics, and live artist. Todroki’s current and upcoming projects include ‘chr_om-I-qƆrt for two sopranos, two pianos, and live electronics, a violin and cello concerto for Sarah Grimes, CJ Point, and the Mississippi Valley Orchestra, and an expanded version of his piece glass, evaporate[d] for piano and electronics.

Siesky is also an active EID researcher, consultant, and advocate, focusing primarily on the deconstruction of inequitable gatekeeping within institutional practices. Their current research presentation entitled “Recent Trends in Composition Calls and Competitions, Vol. III” distills the colonizing forces at play in new music composition opportunities and provides eight solutions to dissolving institutional kinship in the music community. Siesky has presented “Recent Trends” at several festivals including the Atlantic Music Festival, Society of Composers National Conference, Northwestern University New Music Conference (NUNC), and the PASIC International Convention, as well as for academic institutions including Duke University, Ohio University, and the University of Miami, among others.

Siesky serves as Assistant Professor of Music Technology at Johnson University where they teach courses in computer music programming, sound design, synthesis, composition, studio recording, and digital art. They completed their Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of Miami, Frost School of Music. Siesky serves as EID Director for the Millennium Composers Initiative (MCI) and as a composition mentor for the Mississippi Valley Orchestra Emerging Composer Fellowship. Outside of music, Siesky is an active foodie, birder, and amateur racquetball player.

Website: www.rynejsmusic.com