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My name is Akari Komura (she/her).
I am originally from Tokyo, Japan.
I like thinking, writing, and imagining
our sonic environment.
I am interested in composing scores
that are invitational and sensorial.
I am interested in curating a performance space
for contemplative listening and soundmaking.
I am currently based in California studying Ph.D. in music composition at UC San Diego.




![no.238
listen for what’s left in the veins of a leaf
[the noise of the earth bending skyward]
[the oldest birdsong]
[a lullaby absorbed by water]
[the sun from a thousand years ago]
[roots of street names]
[a carpet of pine needles]
[the skeleton of languages]
@akarikomura
2026 August](https://instagram.fsdv2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.82787-15/788792814_18068224040735357_5384785466795949147_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=107&_nc_map=urlgen_bucketless&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=2TJ9TwF6w9EQ7kNvwGiRCHO&_nc_oc=AdrReqLKBZuannBapJpOrAN9RiisroJ_9KbiyGzcxCr9Tbso5mKI68UBH7ErsLIogC8&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=instagram.fsdv2-1.fna&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=3NjYYGAlefybwuCoFQEGbA&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQJdyJJ5357mav90t_FIuhos6Db6RPfhF3GbpLC3xkCLRPYOD5Bq_i5wbyOBg0IwUxELF0MopHC_&oh=00_AQPk2uSwcurjiz7UNx4t0Ut-dDsSvIZLsDMbAPKbN3YGkA&oe=6ACF30D2)
![no.238
listen for what’s left in the veins of a leaf
[the noise of the earth bending skyward]
[the oldest birdsong]
[a lullaby absorbed by water]
[the sun from a thousand years ago]
[roots of street names]
[a carpet of pine needles]
[the skeleton of languages]
@akarikomura
2026 August](https://instagram.fsdv2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.82787-15/788792814_18068224040735357_5384785466795949147_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=107&_nc_map=urlgen_bucketless&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=2TJ9TwF6w9EQ7kNvwGiRCHO&_nc_oc=AdrReqLKBZuannBapJpOrAN9RiisroJ_9KbiyGzcxCr9Tbso5mKI68UBH7ErsLIogC8&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=instagram.fsdv2-1.fna&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=3NjYYGAlefybwuCoFQEGbA&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQJdyJJ5357mav90t_FIuhos6Db6RPfhF3GbpLC3xkCLRPYOD5Bq_i5wbyOBg0IwUxELF0MopHC_&oh=00_AQPk2uSwcurjiz7UNx4t0Ut-dDsSvIZLsDMbAPKbN3YGkA&oe=6ACF30D2)




![no.235 [silence]~[silenced]
@akarikomura
2026 July](https://instagram.ftlv23-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.82787-15/753970640_18062133269735357_4349643967184139568_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=102&_nc_map=urlgen_bucketless&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=ygkjJT9y6YYQ7kNvwF7WmPX&_nc_oc=AdoGWuoUp61RRkBdIEU3-MH_Je8ixDhfHx_Y9A1VH8XrbBhIKokeONsOLAKeLucpFSA&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=instagram.ftlv23-1.fna&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=3NjYYGAlefybwuCoFQEGbA&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQJIHFZQB-m3ciSWIpD4YDrKnRvY2SRntRHo9r6zdfl_q9XkZv6tqkKc6djGAB1C8W1qSyrAjtPY&oh=00_AQNwPhNkqKd8wKGmw4jSlUI6hYYgnJZ3akrkqCbMgHosVg&oe=6ACF2ACB)
![no.235 [silence]~[silenced]
@akarikomura
2026 July](https://instagram.ftlv23-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.82787-15/753970640_18062133269735357_4349643967184139568_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=102&_nc_map=urlgen_bucketless&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=ygkjJT9y6YYQ7kNvwF7WmPX&_nc_oc=AdoGWuoUp61RRkBdIEU3-MH_Je8ixDhfHx_Y9A1VH8XrbBhIKokeONsOLAKeLucpFSA&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=instagram.ftlv23-1.fna&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=3NjYYGAlefybwuCoFQEGbA&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQJIHFZQB-m3ciSWIpD4YDrKnRvY2SRntRHo9r6zdfl_q9XkZv6tqkKc6djGAB1C8W1qSyrAjtPY&oh=00_AQNwPhNkqKd8wKGmw4jSlUI6hYYgnJZ3akrkqCbMgHosVg&oe=6ACF2ACB)












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