Biography

Miriama Young is a composer, sound artist and scholar. She is a Lecturer in Music at the University of Aberdeen.

Miriama writes music for vocal and instrumental resources, and also works with live and fixed electronic media. She collaborates across disciplines with works for dance, radio, spoken poetry projects, avant-pop, and interactive electro-acoustic music.

Miriama grew up in Wellington, New Zealand, and studied music at Victoria University of Wellington. In 2000 she was awarded a Fulbright Award to pursue graduate studies at Princeton University, where she gained her Ph.D. in Music Composition (2007).

Miriama’s work is regularly programmed by ensembles in the United States, the UK, Europe, and New Zealand, including recent performances and commissions by Scottish Opera, So Percussion, New Millennium Ensemble, the Nash Ensemble, Stroma, the Yesaroun’ Duo, Strike Percussion, Now Ensemble, and Anemone Dance Theater. Her radiophonic work has aired on Resonance FM London, Radio New Zealand, and National Public Radio (USA). Miriama’s music is recorded on Strike’s album New Zealand Percussion Music (Trust Records), on the compilation of electronic works New Zealand Sonic Art 2000 (Waikato), and The Waiteata Collection of New Zealand Music, all of which are available through the SOUNZ website.

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