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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=cKRHmda_gSMQ7kNvwEWuQBF&_nc_oc=AdpddIWP_jdh6bCHO69qwq_VTQP0ZKRqV27fWDpxwZ4Ybj_yEzYJ4RuRvO25Wax8Lg0&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=instagram.fsdv2-1.fna&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=jdzKXVItz93ker0Dt7t-UA&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQJKr_PXn_t7FufeKqSiG4e7rPVgk2Ygl8xc_xywk3vX8cwDZBTc0e8LmJq1vcf1rk7dYQ2RuJ7X&oh=00_AQNqHp_v_cPVc2uShs4qQMJmY9WvqHWlwmUnbUJFBR5G2Q&oe=6AC0B052)
![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=cKRHmda_gSMQ7kNvwEWuQBF&_nc_oc=AdpddIWP_jdh6bCHO69qwq_VTQP0ZKRqV27fWDpxwZ4Ybj_yEzYJ4RuRvO25Wax8Lg0&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=instagram.fsdv2-1.fna&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=jdzKXVItz93ker0Dt7t-UA&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQJKr_PXn_t7FufeKqSiG4e7rPVgk2Ygl8xc_xywk3vX8cwDZBTc0e8LmJq1vcf1rk7dYQ2RuJ7X&oh=00_AQNqHp_v_cPVc2uShs4qQMJmY9WvqHWlwmUnbUJFBR5G2Q&oe=6AC0B052)




![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=kgnwL3QcLbsQ7kNvwE5xLzz&_nc_oc=AdrAn8lqdfwZF_RGnjO87fjtgS0Hzw8slE2q77EBcpOGsgwLQujQituchoDqz3Bo5yc&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=instagram.ftlv23-1.fna&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=jdzKXVItz93ker0Dt7t-UA&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQKcM_lGZyWp5b9Ek0xzvMNOuNQm0bbl16ULp1lZapgV3WO0ldK_r17naq-E_hK6d2zNrfb4jTLf&oh=00_AQM3xRWQzIa_1_a4fBAjTLK5GHIHTDAYImauJYd4MGt5RA&oe=6AC0AA4B)
![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=kgnwL3QcLbsQ7kNvwE5xLzz&_nc_oc=AdrAn8lqdfwZF_RGnjO87fjtgS0Hzw8slE2q77EBcpOGsgwLQujQituchoDqz3Bo5yc&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=instagram.ftlv23-1.fna&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=jdzKXVItz93ker0Dt7t-UA&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQKcM_lGZyWp5b9Ek0xzvMNOuNQm0bbl16ULp1lZapgV3WO0ldK_r17naq-E_hK6d2zNrfb4jTLf&oh=00_AQM3xRWQzIa_1_a4fBAjTLK5GHIHTDAYImauJYd4MGt5RA&oe=6AC0AA4B)



