Originally from New Zealand, Tessa Brinckman is an interdisciplinary flutist/composer who has been praised for her “chameleon-like gifts” and “virtuoso elegance” (Gramophone).
Now based in New York City since 2022, she enjoys creating and performing unique work that honors synesthesia, dialect, innate meter and collaboration, often on geo-political themes in a surrealist spirit.
She talks with host Seth Boustead about her latest release Take Wing, Roll Back, now out on New Focus Recordings.
MUSIC
Taniwha (excerpt) by Tessa Brinckman
Dawn Brightens the Day of Mortals Robed in Purple by Caroline Delume
You Never Come Out the Same by Cara Stacey
Wade Through Water by Andile Khumalo
A Cracticus Fancie by Tessa Brinckman
Sonux Redux: And the Wave Rolled Back by Todd Barton