MISE-EN_PLACE (45 Saint Nicholas Avenue, New York, NY 10026)

Program
Daniel De Togni (USA/USA): Ritual and Evocation at the Stone Garden (2021)

David Lipten (USA/USA): Slipstream (2020)

Shoko Nagai (USA/Japan): Synthesis Magma (2023)

JungAh Lee (South Korea/South Korea): intatto (2024, rev 2025)

Maria Vittoria Agresti (Italy/Italy): Burnt (2025)

Justin Zeitlinger (USA/USA): spargens sonum (2023)

*The program is subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. Please note that the listed order is not the concert order.

About the composers

Daniel De Togni (USA/USA)
​(De Togni pronunciation- Deh-TOH-nyee)
As a composer and artist who primarily works with sound, Daniel is fascinated with the concept of space in sound/music. The psychological space that music inhabits in our minds as listeners, performers and/or creators, how sonic objects interact with each other in real-time and space, as well how a sound can evoke an image or landscape in our minds. It is truly astonishing how music can act as a catalyst between memory and real-time, how by listening to a piece of music, or hearing a sound, a world/memory (that perhaps no longer exists) from many years ago can be recalled in the mind of the listener and be relived in, if only for a brief moment.

Daniel’s compositional style has been praised for its breadth and his ability to integrate a variety of soundworlds and influences into his music. Drawing from his Japanese and Italian heritage, Daniel’s music is that of cross-pollination between genres and styles, and the exploration of sonic environments and the musical organisms that dwell in them. His focus is that of creating emotionally moving, auditory experiences for the listener.

David Lipten (USA/USA)
David Lipten is a composer whose music has been described as having “a strong sense of direction, a fluid syntax, and an inventive linear-abstract melodic gift” (Gapplegate Classical–Modern Music). His works have been performed/recorded by Axiom Brass, Volti, the New York Virtuoso Singers, and the New York New Music Ensemble, and presented at venues like Carnegie Hall and at festivals across the United States and Europe. His chamber, solo, and vocal music—created in close collaboration with performers—appears on commercial recordings. He has received recognition from the American Prize, the Fromm Music Foundation, etc. Lipten holds a Ph.D. from Duke University.

Shoko Nagai (USA/Japan)
Shoko Nagai is a pianist, accordionist, keyboardist, improviser, and composer known for her dynamic performances and original scores for film and live performance. Born in Japan, she began on Yamaha’s Electone before moving to the U.S. to study classical music, jazz, and composition at Berklee. Nagai has developed a distinctive voice across piano, prepared piano, and accordion, often drawing inspiration from Toru Takemitsu’s minimalist sensibility. She has collaborated with leading artists including Pauline Oliveros, John Zorn, and Miho Hatori, and performed at major venues such as Lincoln Center, MoMA, and BAM. A NYFA Fellow and CMA Foundation honoree, Nagai captivates audiences with virtuosic sound and intense musical presence.

JungAh Lee (South Korea/South Korea)
JungAh Lee is a composer whose work moves between contemporary concert music, electroacoustic music, and opera, with a deep attention to music as experience. A recipient of the Emerging Artist Grant from Arts Council Korea, she presented her portrait concert in 2025. Her work has been commissioned and performed internationally by ensembles including Ensemble Modern, Ensemble TIMF, and mdi ensemble, among others. Besides composing, she writes on music, teaches composition, and occasionally steps into staging.

Maria Vittoria Agresti (Italy/Italy)
Graduated with highest honours in composition and piano and then completed postgraduate studies in composition and electronic music at the National Academy of Santa Cecilia with I. Fedele and M. Lupone. Her works have received several awards and distinctions and she has collaborated with prominent composers and artists such as Filidei, Nemtsov, Czernowin, Paxton, Verunelli, Stroppa, Momi, Vassena and others. Her music has been performed in several countries by renowned ensembles such as the Kalngforum Wien, Names Ensemble, AchRome Ensemble, RePercussion Trio, Concrete [Lab] Ensemble, Syntax Ensemble and by important artists like G. Mayrhofer, J. Sheen, M. Blaauw, S. Menotti, F. D’Orazio, A. D’Errico, M. Boselli, E. Marchesini and others. In 2025 she was selected for the composition residency at the Académie du Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, under the guidance of Unsuk Chin and received the Franco Evangelisti Award. Currently at the “”Accademia di Belle Arti”” in Naples, doing a PhD in “”Innovation, Technologies and New Materials for Art”.

Justin Zeitlinger (USA/USA)
Justin Zeitlinger (b. 2000) composes music for instruments, electronics, and installations. His work reconciles diverse interests—from language and physics to Buddhist spirituality—while examining questions of identity, perspective, and transformation. His music has been performed by ensembles including loadbang, PUBLIQuartet, Seattle Modern Orchestra, and AIR Contemporary Music Collective (Beijing), and featured at festivals including Darmstädter Ferienkurse, June in Buffalo, and the Ostrobothnian Contemporary Music Festival. He has received additional awards from BMI, ASCAP, and the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. Justin holds degrees in composition from the Eastman School of Music and the University of Washington.