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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=7WUH-pazuCoQ7kNvwH1JQi4&_nc_oc=Adot6PJC7RfWGPfU6YwKdFvmT69PpeCtTV5l4sOX279fFZf0xvGXDJcpYbNsUNWimX4&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=instagram.fsdv2-1.fna&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=8GganplP8q4SuOX6AWnlXQ&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQI1ZOzMlg-eJoK5lZG-UViOY_i0Sok9uw3tRbPEhd19YlMZGL19VH1j1I1bW7LGc3KnPACtoNO_&oh=00_AQIm0ZIX06DwFQC7svizJjEbrJH_7HrwNH2f3iTTeRHJmQ&oe=6AB14ED2)
![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=7WUH-pazuCoQ7kNvwH1JQi4&_nc_oc=Adot6PJC7RfWGPfU6YwKdFvmT69PpeCtTV5l4sOX279fFZf0xvGXDJcpYbNsUNWimX4&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=instagram.fsdv2-1.fna&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=8GganplP8q4SuOX6AWnlXQ&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQI1ZOzMlg-eJoK5lZG-UViOY_i0Sok9uw3tRbPEhd19YlMZGL19VH1j1I1bW7LGc3KnPACtoNO_&oh=00_AQIm0ZIX06DwFQC7svizJjEbrJH_7HrwNH2f3iTTeRHJmQ&oe=6AB14ED2)




![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=Mi_uXpSGSB4Q7kNvwFie8vJ&_nc_oc=AdqvWyopDolDxVsGBRLrMmkcRu9ZKm2bmQzWDxnCUixfHL2HlAduCigsGI9koRpqKK8&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=instagram.ftlv23-1.fna&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=8GganplP8q4SuOX6AWnlXQ&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQKqdKsaW0Qg9kZ-k3C8iSuRrwq7ZM07D1dmmXYSEvPxyqaMInUUfrPojePt3jV-DaYTxtToKqTq&oh=00_AQKw5k_DHNZkwR1acnkW5I8DOjGq4afFfdaRiTzEpyd8cg&oe=6AB148CB)
![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=Mi_uXpSGSB4Q7kNvwFie8vJ&_nc_oc=AdqvWyopDolDxVsGBRLrMmkcRu9ZKm2bmQzWDxnCUixfHL2HlAduCigsGI9koRpqKK8&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=instagram.ftlv23-1.fna&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=8GganplP8q4SuOX6AWnlXQ&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQKqdKsaW0Qg9kZ-k3C8iSuRrwq7ZM07D1dmmXYSEvPxyqaMInUUfrPojePt3jV-DaYTxtToKqTq&oh=00_AQKw5k_DHNZkwR1acnkW5I8DOjGq4afFfdaRiTzEpyd8cg&oe=6AB148CB)



