Celeste Betancur

Celeste Betancur

composer · live coder · instrument builder · educator

Colombian artist working between notated music, code and hand-built instruments. Based at CCRMA, Stanford University.

Celeste Betancur in a workshop, wearing safety glasses and a respirator
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Recent

Performances

  1. Oct 9 2026Low Frequency TrioCCRMA, Stanford CAVerso V
  2. Oct 3 2026Transitions: Primrose Ohling and CelesteCCRMA, Stanford CAFrom Within You
  3. Sep 29 2026Morton Feldman Centenary: Blackbox EnsembleCCRMA, Stanford CAStranded
  4. Jun 13 2026Inorganic Organ TransmutationsFountain Street Church, Grand Rapids MIAeon Sophia I
  5. Jan 2026The Return of the AmpsBing Studio, Stanford CAVerso III

All performances since 2019 →

Index

The work

  1. 01

    Music

    Albums, concert works for ensembles, algorave sets and live-coded audiovisual performance.

  2. 02

    Works

    Catalogue of compositions: concert pieces, recorded works, live cinema and collaborations.

  3. 03

    Code

    Software instruments: Chrysalis, CQenze, CHmUsiCK and CineVivo, plus demos you can open in a browser.

  4. 04

    Teaching

    Workshops and talks on live coding, AI and sound; Semillero CineVivo; Festival ART in Medellín.

  5. 05

    Instruments

    Hand-built instruments, from a 24-fret guitar to Umbilical, presented at NIME 2026.

  6. 06

    Press

    Interviews, and television appearances on gender identity and rights.

Try it

In the browser

  1. Demo

    AetherMapper

    Opens in the browser.

  2. Demo

    CQenze

    Write patterns and hear them, no install.

  3. Demo

    Algorithmic Scape

    Opens in the browser.

Listen

Secretos del viento

Digital album, Pueblo Nuevo Records (Chile).