Laetitia Sonami

Faculty, Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts

Academic Program Affiliation(s): MFA Music/Sound

Biography: Music/Sound. Her work combines text, music, and "found sound" from the world, in compositions that have been described as "performance novels." She has developed and adapted new gestural controllers to musical performance and composed works with these materials. Her installations include sonic and kinetic elements built from ubiquitous objects that respond to viewers' actions. Five of her compositions are included on CD compilations: Imaginary Landscapes (Nonesuch), Another Coast (Music and Arts Program of America), Jewel Box (Tellus 26), The Time Is Now (Frog Peak Music), Messiah Remix (Cantaloupe). Lovely Music Ltd. is scheduling a release of her solo CD. Recent awards: CalArts Alpert Award in the Arts (2002), Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts Award (2000), Civitella Ranieri Foundation Fellowship (2000), Harvestworks Studio PASS residency (2001), and Creative Work Fund Award for a collaboration with Nick Bertoni and the Tinkers Workshop (2000).
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Department: Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts