Articles by: miri

Radio NZ Concert recording of The Grey Ghost

Radio New Zealand Concert have produced a stunning recording of my new work, The Grey Ghost, for Piano + Electronics (played from smartphones). The performance formed part of Xenia Pestova’s Chamber Music NZ tour August 2017. Check it on my Bandcamp playlist (to the right). Listen to the review here.

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The Grey Ghost

for Piano + Electronics Commissioned and premiered by Xenia Pestova for Chamber Music New Zealand tour, 2017 The Grey Ghost is a meditation in piano and electronics drawing on the ancient song of the once prolific North Island Kōkako. Download SyncSound App to participate in Miriama Young’s The Grey Ghost. The […]

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This Earthly Round – new recording out now!

HD Duo have made a made a magnificent recording of my piece, ‘This Earthly Round’. You can hear a sample here. There’s a nice review of the album here, in which Rob Barnett says, ‘This Earthly Round is delightful and original with a sort of slow, piercing, urgent mournfulness about […]

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Singing the Body Electric: The Human Voice and Sound Technology

  Singing the Body Electric: The Human Voice and Sound Technology  (Farnham: Ashgate, 2015), ISBN: 978-0-754-66986-9 Listed in Best Books 2015 @ Times Higher Education. “Young presents a brilliant account of how the voice has been preserved, transformed and even imagined in relation to technology. The 13-page list of electro-vocal pieces alone […]

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Let Me Whisper in Your Earbud

‘Let Me Whisper in Your Earbud: Curating Sound for Ubiquitous Tiny Speakers’, Leonardo Music Journal, MIT Press, Vol. 26 (2016) Singing the Body Electric: The Human Voice and Sound Technology (Monograph), Ashgate, UK (July 2015)           ‘Using Embodied Audio – Visual Interaction to Promote Social Encounters Around […]

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Speechless – The Polar Realm

Speechless – The Polar Realm , a spectacular feature film by Richard Sidey (with my music) is rolling out at festivals everywhere. Screenings are here. The score is performed by the illustrious Mirabai Peart and Ryan Francesconi, among others. “Powerful visuals and a compelling score. Truly does leave us Speechless.” […]

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Great working with you, Digital Pulse and Amplify Festival! Newsflash: This animation is a finalist in the Titles and Openers category of the Australian Effects and Animation Awards 2013!

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