I was recently interviewed by The WholeNote Magazine (conducted by Wendelin Bartley) about the new work I'm writing for the Continuum Contemporary Music Ensemble. The work will be premiered at the 21C Music Festival on January 25, 2025. You can access the interview by clicking the link below!
Solo Album Release by Starkland Records
So happy to announce that my solo album will be finally released on September 16 by Starkland Records! Huge thanks to New Music USA, Canada Council & ASU HIDA Grant, and everyone who has helped me realize this (especially emotionally). And special thanks to John Chowning for writing a heartfelt, beautiful introduction. The album includes performances by the Spektral Quartet / Clara Lyon (violin), Theo Espy (violin), Doyle Armbrust (viola) & Russell Rolen (cello) (“Minyo”), UMS’n JIP /Javier Hagen (“Reservoir”), and Cristina Valdés (“Shimmer, Tree | In Memoriam Jonathan Harvey”); mastered by Grammy-winning artist Silas Brown.
You can listen to a short promo video from Starkland here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZFAM31ZIlo.
The CD & Digital album can be pre-ordered here as well: https://kotokasuzuki.bandcamp.com
Headshot photo: Guanglong Peng & Hengjie Zhao / Design: Janene Higgins / Assistant Executive Producer: Clare Shore / Executive Producer: Thomas Steenland / Mixed and Produced by Kotoka Suzuki / Mastered by Silas Brown
Picture: Kotoka Suzuki © Guanglong Peng & Hengjie Zhao
Voyage Phoenix →
A short interview with the Voyage Phoenix. Please visit their website here to view the full article.
ISCM-World Music Days 2019
Orison for three music boxes and electronics was selected by the international ISCM jury (International Society for Contemporary Music) for performance at ISCM World Music Days in Tallinn, Estonia this May. The work will receive a European premiere during the festival by Defunensemble from Finland. The festival will take place between May 2-10, 2019. Please visit the ISCM 2019 official website for more detail: https://www.worldmusicdays2019.ee/#
National Portuguese Radio Broadcast | RTP N
The National Portuguese Radio RTP broadcast In Praise of Shadows on their Música Contemporânea program on June 6th, 2017. This broadcast is available on their archive for listening at this following link. This program includes works by Jummei Suzuki, Jacqueline Fontyn, Roderik de Man, Eliska Cilkova & Monty Adkins/Paulina Sundin.
*If you are listening outside of Portugal and have problem accessing the video, please follow the steps indicated at this link.
THE AMERICAN PRIZE
I'm thrilled to announce that In Praise of Shadows received the Special Judges' Citation Award from The American Prize in the Chamber Music Composition category for "Creating a Unique, Sustained Sound World".
RESERVOIR IN JAPAN
The fabulous Swiss Duo, UMS'n JIP gave an Asian Premier of Reservoir (4 channel version) at sonorium in Tokyo, Japan, as part of the duo's Japan Project. The duo will give a Swiss tour of this Japan Project in May, which will include a world premier of my new work, The Excess.
Musica Nova Prize
I'm thrilled to announce that In Praise of Shadows received First Prize (Electroacoustic with Instruments Category) in Musica Nova International Competition of Electro-Acoustic Music in Czech Republic.