Salvatore Siriano IV 

708.955.2186 

salsiriano@gmail.com 

ARTIST STATEMENT

Salvatore Siriano is a Chicago-based composer, audiovisual artist, and educator working with sound, video, and digital processes. Drawing on field recordings, electronic synthesis, acoustic instruments, and filmed landscapes that he captures and transforms through digital techniques, his work engages ecological systems, memory, and the relationship between physical and virtual environments. His projects combine natural imagery with digitally altered visuals, reflecting on environmental change, perception, and personal history.

SELECTED RECENT SCREENINGS, PERFORMANCES, AND EXHIBITIONS OF MULTIMEDIA WORKS

• Civic Orchestra Fellows Performance, Symphony Center, Chicago (upcoming 2026) 

• New Music on the Bayou Festival (upcoming 2026)

• New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival (upcoming 2026)

• International Computer Music Conference - Germany (upcoming 2026)

• Open Walls Exhibition at St. Peters - Ireland (2026)

• SOUND/IMAGE Festival - United Kingdom (2025)

• Simpósio Brasileiro de Computação Musical - Brazil (2025)

• Terrain Biennial 2025 – Outdoor Projection, Geneva Public Library (2025)

• ArtPrize 2025 Grand Rapids – Exhibition at Western Michigan University Gallery (2025)

• Statewide 2025 -M. G. Nelson Gallery/Springfield Art Association (2025)

• Archive Exhibition  - Artlink Gallery (2025)

• NOIS//E Multimedia Festival: Nature, Art and Sound in Post-Places - Italy (2025)

• New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival (NYCEMF) (2025)

• International Computer Music Conference (ICMC) (2025)

• New Music on the Bayou Festival (2025)

• Art Alive Festival - Portugal (2025)

• Art in Silico - Michigan Technological University (2025)

• Richmond Center for Visual Arts (2025)

• Performing Media Festival - Indiana University South Bend/ University of Notre Dame (2025) 

• 20th WOCMAT (Workshop on Computer Music and Audio Technology) Conference & Computer Music Concert - Taiwan (2024) 

• Central Washington University New Music Festival (2024) 

• Performed with Central Washington University’s Electroacoustic Improvisation Ensemble (2024) 

• Seoul International Computer Music Festival - South Korea (2024) 

• Contemporary Venice 15th Edition - Italy (2024)  

• Art from the Heartland Exhibition - Indianapolis Art Center (2024) 

• Ball State University Electronic Music/Media Concert (2024) 

• Performed with Ball State University’s Electroacoustic Ensemble (2024) 

• CLICK: SEAMUS 40th Anniversary Edition - Ohio University (2024) 

• Napoleon Electronic Media Festival - Eastern Illinois University (2024) 

• Created sound collage for photographer Alice Hargrave’s A Forest Shouting Art Exhibit which debuted at Alma Art Chicago (2023) 

• Transcendence – Visuals projected in planetarium dome, Cernan Space Center (2023) 

• Earth Day Art Model, Donald Louis Tavel Arts Technology Research Center, IUPUI (telematic screening) (2023)  

• Digitally edited photography on exhibit at St Charles Municipal Building (2022-23) 

• Remix Exhibition - Aurora Public Art Gallery (2022) 

• Created sound collage for photographer Alice Hargrave’s Sea Change Art Exhibit - Aurora University (2022) 

• Reflections for Amplified Piano premiered by Dr. Akiko Konishi, Assistant Professor of Music at Washington and Lee University (2021) 

• McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage (2020) (2020) 

• Reflections for Trumpet and Sampled Guitar premiered by Russell Monahan at McAninch Arts Center (2019) 

EDUCATION 

Master of Music in Composition 

Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
 

Bachelor of Music in Composition 

Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL

TEACHING EXPERIENCE 

Tenured Music Faculty, Lead Instructor of Music, & Director of Bands 

Triton College, River Grove, IL

Jan '20 - Present 

• Triton College Outstanding Full Time Faculty of the Year Award, 2023 

• Teach: Music Theory, Aural Skills and Sight Singing, Music Technology, Introduction to American Music, Music Appreciation. 

• Direct Community Concert Band; organize and coordinate Global Music Series and Faculty Artist series. 

Adjunct Music Faculty 

College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL

Aug '08 - Jan '20 

• Taught: Music Theory, Aural Skills and Sight Singing, Music Recording Techniques/Recording Studio Lab, Introduction to American Music, Music Appreciation. 

Music Teacher and Summer Enrichment Teacher

Cicero Public School District #99                                                  

Aug ’11 – Jan '20 

• Taught General Music to grades 7-8, including 53% English language learners and 11% students with exceptionalities. 

RECENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ACTIVITIES 

• Taught music at the Roi Et School for the Blind in Thailand (July 2024), in partnership with the U.S. Embassy, Northern Illinois University, and Mahidol University. 

• Illinois State University Conducting Workshop. 

• World Music Pedagogy: Teaching Music/Teaching Culture. 

• Presenter on music and differentiation for District 99 and Illinois Council for Exceptional Children. 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS 

• International Computer Music Association 

• SEAMUS

• New Music Chicago 

• American Federation of Teachers 

CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES

• Max/MSP  

• TouchDesigner

• Ableton Live  

• Native Instruments Reaktor and Kontakt 

• Avid Pro Tools 

• DaVinci Resolve 

• Adobe Audition 

• Dorico 

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST