Miya Masaoka
Born: 1958, Washington D.C., United States
Nationality: American
Miya Masaoka is an American composer, musician, and sound artist active in the field of contemporary classical music and experimental music. Her work encompasses contemporary classical composition, improvisation, electroacoustic music, inter-disciplinary sound art, sound installation, traditional Japanese instruments, and performance art. She is based in New York City.
Masaoka often performs on a 21-string Japanese koto (musical instrument), which she extends with software processing, string preparations, and bowing. She has created performance works and installations incorporating plants, live insects, and sensor technology.
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Special offer. America/Beautiful
Min Kwon, Graeme Steele Johnson, Brian Hong, Yoon Kwon Costello, Siwoo Kim, Andy Lin, Nan-Cheng Chen, Stephen Costello (tenor)
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Panorama
Olivia de Prato, Missy Mazzoli, Angélica Negrón, Miya Masaoka
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Miya Masaoka: Triangle of Resistance
Jennifer Choi (violin), Esther Noh (violin), David Wallace (viola), Alex Waterman (cello), Satoshi Takeishi (percussion), Miya Masaoka (koto), Ben Vida (synthesizer), James Ilgenfritz (double bass) Richard Carrick
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The Usual Turmoil | 12 duets composed by the performers
George Lewis (trombone), Miya Masaoka (koto)
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