Daijana WALLACE: stone walled
Performers: Matt Albert and
stone walled (2024)
Instrumentation: violin and double bass
Duration: 7:00
Program note:
“A tall, tall wall looms in front of me. What’s the view on the other side? What does it look like? [...]”
— Hinata Shoyo from Haruichi Furudate’s Haikyuu
Headshot by Julian Kincaid
About Daijana Wallace
Daijana Wallace is a composer and educator based in Wichita, KS. Her music is an outward reflection of her own introspection, drawing inspiration from any and every thought that crosses her mind from the mundane aspects of daily life to specific memories about a percussive upstairs neighbor. Wallace’s compositions have been heard at venues such as Wichita Art Museum, and MASS MoCA, as well as PASIC and International Society of Basses conferences. Daijana holds Bachelors’ Degrees and a Master’s Degrees from Wichita State University and Michigan State University respectively. When she’s not busy composing, she’s teaching music in the greater Wichita area.
Daijana is pronounced Day-on-a, like spending a day-on-a beach.
