Kirsten Reese

The musical environments of Kirsten Reese that can be found in our ordinary surroundings transport us to extraordinary places by introducing subtle aural distractions from the realities we normally anticipate.

Reese, a composer and sound artist who was raised in Rhineland, Hong Kong and the Philippines, studied flute, electronic music and composition at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin and flute with Robert Dick in New York.

Reese has received numerous awards and commissions, most
recently from Brückenmusik Köln (2008), MIBEM Festival Melbourne (2008), the Berliner Senats (2008). Festival Rümlingen (2007), and Forum Neue Musik Luzerne (2007).