Ilana Waniuk

in^set is a flexible chamber ensemble dedicated to creation, improvisation and experimentation. Founded in 2018 by David Aguila (trumpet), Teresa Díaz de Cossio (flute), and Ilana Waniuk (violin), in^set is committed to commissioning and performing existing compositions which extends our respective instrumental practices beyond the confines of contemporary classical music. Our collaborative creative work seeks to explore the sonic and visual possibilities of everyday objects, digital and analog visual components and hacked electronics. As advocates for music of the present, we aim to foster artistic partnerships and alternative modes of concert presentation. Our activities include outreach workshops and performances geared towards sharing our passion for expanded methods of sound production. in^set has performed on concert stages in California, Mexico and Iceland and will be featured guest performers as part of Line Upon Line Percussion’s Winter Composer Festival (Austin TX Jan 2024). As recent recipients of the University of California San Diego Arts and Community Engagement Fellowship in partnership with MOAASER a free non-profit online music academy that provides annual workshops and courses on contemporary music for Persian-speaking students, in^set performed a concert of MOAASER student works as part of Neofonía, Festival de Música Nueva, Ensenada (2023).