Irene Tanuwidjaja is an Indonesian composer currently pursuing masters of music degree in Electronic Composition at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln with Michael Beil and is awarded DAAD scholarship for her current studies. Prior to this, she has completed her bachelor’s degree at UPH Conservatory of Music, Indonesia with Antonius Priyanto and Renardi Effendi. Irene's work often begins with gesture small motions, or fleeting visual moments, drawn from subtle details of everyday life and from the cultural and political environments that have shaped her experience. These gestures transform into materials through which these sensation unfolds, uncovering the inner textures of sonic and visual materials. 

 

She’s also an artistic director for Radarsuara, an Indonesian composer collective that focuses on sonic experimentation through creative practice and research based on local Indonesian landscape. 

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Her works have been performed at numerious festivals and ensembles such as Pekan Komponis Indonesia 2019 held by Jakarta Arts Council, virtual concert Either/Or Spring's Festival: Streamworks Volume II held by Either/Or ensemble, Young Composers Meeting 2022 organized by orkest de ereprijs, Soundwalk Schokland organized by Museum Schokland and Ensemble Black Pencil, IntAct Festival organized by Thailand Music and Arts Organization and Tacet(i) Ensemble, Ensemble Mosaik, ZKM and among others.