Susan Frykberg is a composer and poet who tries to balance spirituality, creativity and social justice. Previously a lecturer in Acoustic Communication at Simon Fraser University, Canada, she quit her job to return to New Zealand with her then thirteen year old son, so he could get to know to his New Zealand family and so she could study theology and classics. During her studies, she found it difficult to compose. The chant Virgin Mother (2002), was the first new work since 1997. From 2002 however, she has been working steadily to create a portfolio of acoustic compositions for a second CD, having had new works performed by OKTA (Waikato University), pianist Ross Carey and the Baroque Singers. In 2008, one of her works was performed in Beijing, at the Congress for the International Alliance of Women Musicians. Recently,having purchased Ableton Live, she has returned to composing and performing electroacoustic music. In September 2009 she presented Salve Regina Electronica in the New Zealand Electroacoustic Symposium at Auckland University and Redaction at the Govett Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth in conjunction with the works of Australian artist Judith Wright. (October 2009). In 2010, a new work - Ubi Caritas Electronica - was performed at the 9th International Festival of Women Composers in Indiana, Pennsylyvania. Susan is a citizen of Canada and New Zealand. She has degrees in experimental music and theatre, Classics (Greek and Latin), and Theology. She currently resides in Whanganui, New Zealand where she works as a Chaplain for the Sisters of St Joseph. She is a member of the Canadian Music Centre and the New Zealand Music Centre(SOUNZ), a past member of The World Forum for Acoustic Ecology, a founding member of the Canadian Electroacoustic Community.
earsay CDs
Astonishing Sense
harangue 1