Category: Work
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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 »
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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…. More »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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Cubistics: A 3 Dimensional score: performance, video, sculpture
Cubistics, a 3-Dimensional Score December 15, 2019 20:00 Masaoka, Kaffe Matthews, Andrea Parkins Silent Green, Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin, Germany Past Events… More »
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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 »
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Listen Ahead: Ear Hut
Listen Ahead consists of a series of traffic signs, and the Ear Hut, a small structure that is designed to privilege the ear over the eye… More »