Val Domingo

🌸 Maestro’s Message - Autumn Salon 🍁 This has been a joy and a thrill such as I have never imagined. I can’t begin to describe the high emotions I have felt about this whole evening - every aspect from the acoustics to the snacks to the incredible floral arrangements and supremely positive vibrations from audience and musicians alike - the Autumn Salon was simply exquisite. I am tremendously grateful to the musicians of BCP for their friendship, collaboration, and trust in my conducting debut! And especially to the organizing council who are just so freaking good at what they do. Special thanks to our gracious hosts Pete and Beth @peterpcp , florist Jasmine Baum @kindaformal , and videographer Gabriel Flores @_gabrielflores 💐 To connect with a listening audience, and to one’s peers… to fuse the creative energies of so many talented individuals, what a gift 🎻 LESSONS 1. Live music is transformative 2. Classical music is modern 3. Conductors can look like ME (or you!) “With utmost feeling,” Alec Val Domingo Santamaria QUEEN MAESTRO WILL RETURN (and so will Mackey! 🐈) #AutumnSalon #BrooklynChamberPlayers #ChamberMusic #Mahler5 #Viola . . . #QueenMaestro :3

Bring Your Own Vinyl marked my DJ debut, on turntables no less! 🪩 Photo and video by @alinnnaaaa & @dreamelixr 🪭 Dual-platter Kraftwerk, ritual altar, and my very first scratch: Apollo landings + Moon 2, masterpiece of Brooklyn's beloved @avalunagroup 🌝 Shoutout to President Nixon?? 🚀 Undying love to the group of 13 who gifted me one fine turntable 🥰

Photos from the ashram... I'm a yoga teacher! 💛 This has been a transformative month of intensive study in Hatha Yoga, Vedanta, simple living and devotional service. The deeper lessons can be shared only through direct experience. As we all know, the real ashram is the friends we made along the way. The journey has just begun :) Yoga for musicians is in the works! Further travel and art sharing in the meantime 🍣 My new spiritual name is Venu. As if I didn't have enough monikers ;) Scroll to the end for SOAD talent show rehearsal footage! ❤️‍🔥 #saraswati #sarasvati

Chain mail lewks at the concert of @catelebon 🩷 Inspired by the artist's 2022 Glastonbury appearance. St. Vincent cameo! #MichelangeloDying 🧡 Headpiece borrowed from friendly neighborhood Joan of Arc @_mosnow who's the best to ever wear it ⛓️ Also my stuffies are in love. Dragmire the socktopus (USA) and mythical steed Yakul (JPN) were just two of my guardians at a full moon ceremony last summer... the rest is herstory 💜 🥀

❄️ The Spiral of Stillness Workshop 🌀TIX LINK IN BIO ^ A Solstice Prep Winter Ritual + Community Gathering Wednesday, December 17th | 7:00–9:30PM Location Update: 12 St Marks Place 3rd Floor ✨ As the year softens and winter’s hush settles in, we gather to rest, release, and root into what’s next. The Spiral of Stillness is an evening of movement, ritual, and reflection — a gentle descent into the quiet before the solstice, where darkness becomes fertile ground for renewal. We’ll begin by arriving through somatic movement and breath, grounding into the body and opening space for what’s to come. From that centered place, we’ll gather to craft Solstice Spell Jars — small vessels of intention and rebirth to carry us into the turning of the year. Each ingredient we add becomes a quiet spell for protection, clarity, and transformation. Afterward, we’ll soften into gentle yoga, sound bath, and meditation, letting sound and stillness wash through us as our intentions root deeper into the heart. The evening will unfold in a gentle sensory landscape, accompanied by tea and aromatherapy to awaken warmth and soothe the senses as we rest. All materials for the spell jars will be provided, except for the glass jar itself — please bring one of your own (any size that feels right). Please also bring any personal stones crystals or other objects that represent renewal for you. You’ll also need to bring your yoga mat, journal, and pen. We’ll end together in silence and sound, resting as the last traces of the year unwind. 🌙 Schedule 7:00 – 7:45 PM Somatic Grounding + Breath A gentle return to the body through breath and mindful movement. 7:45 – 8:30 PM Solstice Spell Jar Crafting Ritual Intention-setting through ritual making — weaving herbs, stones, and symbols into your own vessel of renewal. 8:30 – 9:30 PM Gentle Yoga, Sound Bath + Meditation A closing immersion into sound, aromatherapy, and deep rest, accompanied by tea. Tickets: Tiered pricing at $35 / $45 / $55, available via POSH link in bio!! Please bring: a yoga mat, a glass jar, journal, and pen. 💌 inquiries: [email protected] #nycyoga #nycevent #nyccommunity #eastvillage #nycartists

Artist Feature: Val Domingo @violamachine Val Domingo is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, DJ, and sound healer. As a classically trained violist, their work blends chamber music with improvisation, live looping, and ambient sonic textures. Val is the music director of Samadki Sound Capsules, an immersive somatic journey created by Valeria Itriago. They are a founding member and conductor of Brooklyn Chamber Players and facilitator of music and yoga with Conjure Arts Collective. Their solo and collaborative projects span classical, experimental, ambient, jazz, and electronic music — creating soundscapes that are both grounding and otherworldly. Experience Val Domingo's solo set at @purgatory.bk on 12/4. Doors at 8, music at 8:30. Ticket link in bio.

Presenting the fall season of the violamachine🪻🍁🎻 The first half of it, that is. Music for embodiment, healing and free play :) 9/21 Embody Prospect with @valitriago 9/27 Samadki Sound Capsules @reforesters.io 9/30 Oxytocin Tuesday @merlins.place 10/15 Underbelly by @amyrogg 😌 10/14 Oxytocin Tuesday with @mercermakesmusic 🎹 10/21 Contact Improvisation Jam by Ching-I Chang @tax1050 💜 10/28 Oxytocin Tuesday Fauns and Faeries edition 🎃 Links in bio! -- Viola scordatura for my faithful music nerds: Bb F Db Ab Lower temperaments make me play more rustic, shadowy, gooey :3 #scordatura #viola #ContactImprov #violamachine

Oh wow 😍 Introducing some of the lovely people who will be guiding our journey on September 21st. I am very grateful for this incredible group or people. Stay tuned for information on our other amazing experience creators soon. Link to the schedule in bio. @valitriago @anakarinadsf @leanneebrown @violamachine @the_actualized_alien @wuwu828

Contact Improv Jam at @merlins.place ! Oxytocin Friday link in bio 🪻 Photos from my first solo jam, where I spun nine records, looped nature sounds, controlled sound and light, and played viola and synthesizer ⚡️ The unexpected couch led to my favorite setup at my erstwhile home and lovely third space 👑 Blessings to co-hosts @oliverinhiselement @ulyflow 🙂‍↕️

I will see you this coming Thursday at @reforesters.io for our sober psychedelic sonic experience sound capsules. #soundhealer #energyhealing #somatichealing #nycevent #soundtherapy

Bicoastal Pride: NYC + LA 🏳️‍🌈 New York is where I gather my wits, grow into myself, and make my stand as an artist headstrong radical princess. The people here are sharp and tight-knit; in tune with the worldflow, we hate to waste our time. And that's good for everybody. Los Angeles is my birthplace and forever crush, imbued with mystique and a depth not vying for your love in this or any time of resistance. I'm proud to call her home. Here are some tiny slices of the gayest month of all time :) 1. NYC Dyke March 2. West Hollywood Dyke March 3. Bushwick selfie 4. Jtown (9 years later!) 5. Work, East Village 🍵 6. Bradbury Building 7. A faerie on the street 8. The Ballad of Sexual Dependency, MOCA 9. Domino Park 10. Troubadour 11. JFK <—> LAX #bicoastal #la #nyc

Adults need more playgrounds. This is one. 🌀 Scenes from last night's Contact Improv workshops and jam with performance by @violamachine Welcome to Elemental Gatherings—a series of embodied events rooted in play, movement, catharsis, and connection. Think: 🤝 Contact Improv 🔥 Cathartic Screaming Socials 🍽️ Intentional Dinners + Cooking Classes 👁️‍🗨️ Eyegazing Circles 💻 Soon: Embodied Co-Working for professionals & creatives I collaborate with incredible wellness facilitators to create spaces where your nervous system can exhale—and your body can remember how good it feels to move, play, and connect. As someone with ADHD, these gatherings are born from my own need to feel more adapted, expressed, and embodied in everyday life. With a background in trauma-informed yoga, somatics, and 10 years in food & wellness biz, I’m weaving together fun, structure, and meaning—socially, personally, and professionally. 🌿 NYC + Beyond 📩 Sign up for the Elemental Gatherings newsletter to stay in the loop. Let’s make adulthood way more playful. #ContactImprov #SomaticEvents #ElementalGatherings #NYCWellness #PlayForAdults #ADHDFriendly #EmbodiedLiving