Each year, the NYC Contemporary Music Salon holds events to perform contemporary classical music compositions, and produce audio and video recordings. The instrumentation of the pieces performed is always for piano or another solo instrument, and occassionally chamber ensemble. Starting while they were music students, the musicians involved with NYCCMS have been organizing events together since 2018. You can check out past events by reading the blog, or reach out to us on Facebook/the Contact page form to send some music our way.
Dr. Zach Gulaboff Davis
admin, pianist, composer
Described as “beautiful, lyrical” and brimming with “unexpected harmonic shifts” (International Trumpet Guild), the music of Macedonian-American composer Zach Gulaboff Davis centers on the expressive and dramatic possibilities of compositional narrative. His works have been performed at venues including Carnegie Hall, Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania, Bulgaria's National Palace of Culture, Norway's Arctic Cathedral, Hamburg's Zinnschmelze Cultural Center, New York University Steinhardt and Shanghai, the DiMenna Center, International Trumpet Guild and National Saxophone Alliance conferences, and at schools and conservatories throughout North America. His works have garnered over 25 national and international awards. For NYCCMS, he helps with concert organization, original compositions, maintains social media and assists with administrative tasks.
Logan Vrankovic
admin, pianist, composer
Logan Vrankovic is a developer and musician from New York City. He develops websites, phone apps, and internal tools for businesses. In his free time, he plays the guitar and classical piano, and his favorite kind of piano music to play and listen to is new piano music. For NYCCMS, he maintains the website, edits audio and video recordings, and assists with concert organization and adminstration. If there are any problems with the website, or if you have any ideas for improvements, please let him know on Facebook or by using the Contact page.
Julian Bennett Holmes
admin, composer
An award-winning composer and theorist, serving as Sacred Music Coordinator for Columbia University and teaching undergraduate courses at the Manhattan School of Music. He studied with Lowell Liebermann and Richard Danielpour, and is pursuing a doctorate at the Manhattan School of Music with Marjorie Merryman. As a teenager, he toured internationally, playing in experimental bands. He has won prizes including the Society for New Music Israel/Pellman Award, the Society for Chamber Music in Rochester Young Composer Competition, the National Federation of Music Clubs Young Composers Award, and the Second Prize at the Seventh International Antonín Dvorák Composition Competition. For NYCCMS, he shares his production resources, performance advice, and original compositions.
Yucheng "Alex" Zhang
admin, visual media, composer
Yucheng “Alex” Zhang's compositions have been performed and recorded throughout U.S. and China by various ensembles including L'abri Trio, Music&Friends Chamber Ensemble, Duo Zonda, Durations Trio, Sonic Harvest Chamber Orchestra, Texas Tech University Symphony Orchestra, Linfield Concert Choir, as well as features with Charlotte New Music Festival, North American Saxophone Alliance Biannual Conference, and Atlantic Music Festival. Originally from Chengdu China, Zhang is currently a DMA candidate in composition and music theory graduate instructor at Texas Tech University, and he served as the president of Society of Composers Texas Tech Chapter. For NYCCMS, he provides graphic design assets and original music, and assists with adminstrative tasks.
