Artist Bio
Fae Ordaz, born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is a multimedia artist who integrates experimental instruments, vocal improvisation, noise, and textiles in her practice. She combines folk tales (many New Mexican ones) early music, and her personal stories. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree in Technology in Music and Related Arts (TIMARA) with an Improvisation Minor at Oberlin Conservatory. Penina Biddle-Gottesman is currently a Technology in Music and Related Arts (TIMARA) major and musicology minor at Oberlin Conservatory. With a foundation in classical cello, she is now a performer and composer of experimental music interested in instrument design, film scoring, installation-based performance, and Jewish music history. Penina works as a promoter for Oberlin's Dionysus Discotheque, and as a singer at the Christ Episcopalian Church in Oberlin.