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Suzuki, born in Tokyo, is composer and sound artist with a special interest in bringing music together with other mediums, such as video and dance, through collaboration with artists from these disciplines. Her works consist of both computer-assisted compositions (where the computer is used to produce the sound material or as a controlling device) and purely acoustic compositions for traditional instruments. In many of her works, the performer and audience often become active compositional partners where they directly influences the music and visual elements as well as the narrative/musical structure of the work.
She has worked with artists such as the Arditti String Quartet (U.K.), Beate Schmitt (Germany), Carla Kihlstedt (U.S.), Carmel Raz (Israel), Caroline Pittman (U.S.), Claudia Rohrmoser (Germany), CONTACT (Canada), Continuum (Canada), Cristina Valdes (U.S.), Earplay Ensemble (U.S.), Eric Rynes (U.S.), Gehard Daurer (Austria), Heather O’Donnell (Germany), Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne (Canada), Lisa Goethe-McGinn (U.S.), Michal Wroblewski (Poland), Molly Barth (U.S.), Pacifica Quartet (U.S.), Penderecki String Quartet (Canada), Rainer Kohlberger (Austria), Rei Hotoda (U.S.), Sarah Holzman (U.S.), and Thomas Seelig (Germany).
Her recent awards include the DAAD-Berlin Residency, Bourges International Electroacoustic Music and Sonic Art Competition Prize in multimedia category (IMEB), Musica Nova International Electroacoustic Music Competition Honor Prize, Robert Fleming Prize from Canada Council for the Arts, and Gerald Oshita Fellowship Award from Djerassi Resident Artists Program.
Suzuki studied composition and computer music at Indiana University (Bloomington), Stanford University/CCRMA, and IRCAM (France). Shei is an Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Chicago.
For more detailed information and concert dates, please visit the composer's website: www.kotokasuzuki.com
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