ABOUT
Tatsulok is a chamber ensemble that features trumpeter Kenken Gorder, soprano Katrina Saporsantos, and pianist Benjamin Dia. Launched in 2025, they perform specially arranged repertoire, including works by individual members of the trio themselves. Tatsulok, from the Filipino word for triangle, draws much from their experiences and identities as Filipino/Filipino-Americans, and stories from their cultural heritage. They are dedicated to programming music from both Eastern and Western traditions to highlight how these two worlds can be so different yet can sound so profoundly beautiful.
Meet Tatsulok
Benjamin Dia
PianoBenjamin Dia is a pianist, arranger, composer, and conductor who frequently collaborates with Panoramic Voices, Inversion Ensemble,
Austin Cantorum, and the ZACH Theater. He is passionate about new music, focusing on works by underrepresented composers. A self-proclaimed music nerd, keeps himself abreast of anything that is new and interesting in the music world.
Katrina Saporsantos
SopranoKatrina Saporsantos enjoys a multi-faceted career as a singer, conductor, composer, pianist, arts administrator, voice teacher, and actor. Apart from her extensive performance and teaching experience, Rina is also the Artistic Director & Conducotr of Inversion Ensemble, an organization that focuses primarily on new music, with a mission to create art that intersects with and impacts humanity. A fierce advocate of Filipino music and the creation of new music, she programs as much of these as she can in her projects.
Kenken Gorder
TrumpeterKenken Gorder is a versatile trumpeter, music educator, interdisciplinary collaborative artist, and arts administrator based in Austin, Texas. His students have performed at the regional, state, and national levels. He is a member of the new music collectives Density512 and Black House Collective. He can be heard on various albums and labels such as Crystal Records, Toccata Classics, and Earth Libraries. Kenken enjoys engaging in interdisciplinary collaborations and performing alongside his friends.