Composition Student Delfin Demiray in I Care If You Listen

“I believe it is every artist’s dream to explore every string of creation comprehensively, and maybe one day find a form of art that will survive and inspire another generation of artists. It is also my dream to one day be able to achieve that.” —Delfin Demiray

Curtis composition student Delfin Demiray was recently interviewed by I Care If You Listenin advance of Curtis Symphony Orchestra’s March 29, 2025, performance of her new work, An Absurd Image for Orchestra, under the baton of conductor Jeffrey Milarsky. Ms. Demiray, the Edith Evans Braun Composition Fellow at the school and an accomplished pianist, studies under Nick DiBerardino, Amy Beth Kirsten, Steven Mackey, Jonathan Bailey Holland, and Richard Danielpour at the school. As a composer, she explores an interplay of ideas, including change versus routine, rationality versus instinct, and perseverance versus adaptability. In the concert hall, her deeply felt and intellectually driven compositional philosophy shines through with music that captivates both the ear and the mind.