AKARI KOMURA, composer & violinist

AKARI KOMURA (b.1996) is a Japanese composer-vocalist whose works center around contemplative engagement with listening and soundmaking. She is interested in curating a participatory performance space that invites a collective ritualistic experience. Her works have been presented at the Atlantic Music Festival, Composers Conference, New Music Gathering, Nief-Norf, MATA Festival, Montreal Contemporary Music Lab, Penn State New Music Festival, soundSCAPE, and soundpedro. Recently, Akari was selected for the American Composers Orchestra EarShot Readings to work with The Next Festival of Emerging Artists on a new string orchestra piece “Inhabited by air.” She holds an M.M. in Composition from the University of Michigan and a B.A. in Vocal Arts from the University of California, Irvine. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Composition at the University of California San Diego.

www.akarikomura.com