Vedran Mehinovic was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Composition from New England Conservatory, and a doctorate from UC Santa Cruz. In 2007, his piece RA was selected as one of just three orchestral works to be performed during the Gaudeamus Music Week in Amsterdam, and had won an Honorable Mention at the week’s end. An enthusiast of world arts, Mehinovic has organized concerts of Korean, Hindustani, Uyghur, and Chinese music. His works have been performed in Bosnia, Croatia, Switzerland, France, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, Japan, Korea, and the United States.

Alpha State Suggestions

Alpha State Suggestions is an exercise in the expressive qualities of spoken voice. The Japanese text deals with various world facts, and has a partly humanitarian and ecological lean. The piece was created from a relatively short sample, spoken by Karen Gomyo in 2002.

June Haze

Spectral treatment of rock demos by Michelle Zauner.