Christopher Ariza

live electronics

Christopher Ariza is a composer and programmer of sonic structures and systems. He has composed for theatre, film, concert-hall, and interactive media, and his works have been performed at numerous concerts and festivals. Recognitions in composition include the Hugh MacColl prize (1999) and the John Green Fellowship in Composition (1999) from Harvard University, two BMI Student Composer Awards (2001, 2002), and a finalist designation in the 25th Concorso Internazionale "Luigi Russolo" (2003); commissions include new works for the 2003-2004 tour of the Los Angeles based TaikoProject. Research grants include a U. S. Fulbright grant (2004) to the Institute of Sonology, The Hague, the Netherlands, for research in algorithmic composition system design. His research in generative music systems and computer-aided algorithmic composition has been published in journals and presented at numerous national and international conferences, and is made available through the open-source, cross-platform software athenaCL. His music, software, and research are distributed via flexatone h.f.p.

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Wynn Yamami (taiko, percussion)
Ali Sakkal (saxophones, percussion)
Christopher Ariza (live electronics)