Title: Several Rainy Days
Commission: 2017
Completed: 2019, rev. 2021
Instrumentation: viola and electronics
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Premiere Ensemble: Kurt Rohde
Notes:

The music of Tonia Ko has been lauded for its “captivating” details and “vivid orchestral palette” (New York Times). Her interests in texture and physical movement play into a larger theme of interdependency between visual art and music. Tonia’s work has been performed at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, and the Tanglewood, Aspen, and Santa Fe Chamber Music festivals. She has collaborated with leading soloists as well as ensembles including New Morse Code, Volti, Spektral Quartet, New York Youth Symphony, and Wild Up. Tonia has received recognition from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, two BMI awards, and residencies at the Copland House, Djerassi, and Pocantico Center. Tonia served as the 2015–2017 Composer-in-Residence for Young Concert Artists. Born in Hong Kong and raised in Honolulu, Tonia earned degrees from Eastman School of Music and Indiana University. She holds a DMA from Cornell University, where she studied with Steven Stucky and Kevin Ernste.