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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=2TJ9TwF6w9EQ7kNvwE8gpWq&_nc_oc=AdpVbzIVVY0SfYhS7Go0U8hZdWraubweSK4DRSkzQWj-naO0nMPhO8Spm4oeoS2wX1k&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=instagram.fsdv2-1.fna&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=u9mIMTZ1PPBWjv-ZZ6Wy4g&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQInrONKJOhUQ864LudPbGNvz6qTUYzvRKTtDXcOIV7PWe2Nh7flYK4PQXMDfVmj5phGPG_y2EqV&oh=00_AQNWZlKjWIwfrrcE4rYbI9AEhe8EXS2rnRDsrokBoHELJA&oe=6ACDDF52)
![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=2TJ9TwF6w9EQ7kNvwE8gpWq&_nc_oc=AdpVbzIVVY0SfYhS7Go0U8hZdWraubweSK4DRSkzQWj-naO0nMPhO8Spm4oeoS2wX1k&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=instagram.fsdv2-1.fna&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=u9mIMTZ1PPBWjv-ZZ6Wy4g&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQInrONKJOhUQ864LudPbGNvz6qTUYzvRKTtDXcOIV7PWe2Nh7flYK4PQXMDfVmj5phGPG_y2EqV&oh=00_AQNWZlKjWIwfrrcE4rYbI9AEhe8EXS2rnRDsrokBoHELJA&oe=6ACDDF52)




![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=ygkjJT9y6YYQ7kNvwH5EHug&_nc_oc=Adrtc0-3N47PhkA5Jy8Y1RitgAfB-07CxyKH90sS8sDr7a6acnKIWc-rlyBVeaMvd0c&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=instagram.ftlv23-1.fna&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=u9mIMTZ1PPBWjv-ZZ6Wy4g&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQJkmwhsKT47V1WlVRsIRDRCGoJqCERL5KXAtnIvlUwU-FMWUWFdhXQyqhSRaT_HVDCEBG5x0Ej6&oh=00_AQMYmSIktGSdaRlfogOySrExZVYVxudcWu55demW9lVMxQ&oe=6ACDD94B)
![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=ygkjJT9y6YYQ7kNvwH5EHug&_nc_oc=Adrtc0-3N47PhkA5Jy8Y1RitgAfB-07CxyKH90sS8sDr7a6acnKIWc-rlyBVeaMvd0c&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=instagram.ftlv23-1.fna&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=u9mIMTZ1PPBWjv-ZZ6Wy4g&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQJkmwhsKT47V1WlVRsIRDRCGoJqCERL5KXAtnIvlUwU-FMWUWFdhXQyqhSRaT_HVDCEBG5x0Ej6&oh=00_AQMYmSIktGSdaRlfogOySrExZVYVxudcWu55demW9lVMxQ&oe=6ACDD94B)












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