Work Archives - Miya Masaoka

Governors Island, Harvestworks Residency and Commission. Building 10a, Nolan Park, Soft opening June 2022

Resonant frequencies meet parabolic surfaces made from clay of the earth, animals of the sea, and met with the activity of human toil. More »
New Noh Opera “Long Arc of Time” Cancelled

New Noh Opera “Long Arc of Time” scheduled for Ostrava NOVO Opera Festival in the Czech Republic 2021 has unfortunately been cancelled. https://vimeo.com/520686622… More »
The Boccaccio Project “Intuit (a way to stay in this world)”

Intuit (a way to stay in this world) Library of Congress commission as part of The Boccaccio Project. For solo cello. Kathryn Bates of Del Sol, June 2020. Duration: 3 minutes. Composed by Miya Masaoka in strict quarantine in New York City 2020…. More »
When I Was A Plant v. 2 (Spanish Speaking plant, with climate data)

2019 Toronto Biennale, Main Exhibition space November 14-December 1, 2019, curated by Myung-Sun Kim and Maiko Tanaka. The plant is “speaking,” or expressing the voice of living things, which might otherwise be construed as silent, mute, and passive. The response of the plant and its root system in real time is a manifestation, metaphor of… More »
When I Was a Plant (for multiple plants + performers)

November 14, 2019. Artist Talk, Post Vocal Performance, Tellings, Toronto Biennial. https://torontobiennial.org/programs/miya-masaoka-sonifying-the-plants/… More »
I Am A Plant (response in image + sound)

Materials: philodendron, electronics, wire, video, sound, human interaction. Gutenberg Sound Art Academy, Mainz University, Germany, August, 2019…. More »
Cubistics, a 3-dimensional score for audience mental mapping and musicians

Cubistics is a composition for audience mental mapping and musicians by Miya Masaoka. This piece requires audience participation. The audience is requested to follow the mental mapping of a 3-dimensional shape — that of a cube — along with the musicians. More »
Singing River So To Speak*

July 6, 2019 Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Canada Ensemble Evolution; Commissioned work, conducted by Steve Schick; flute, clarinet, bassoon, piano, percussion, violin, viola, cello. *based on the poem by Maya Angelou, “On The Pulse of Morning”…
Listen Ahead traffic signs

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Solar Wind

Joelle Leandre (contrabasse), Rober Dick (flutes) and Miya Masaoka (koto) TRIO… More »