Eda Er is a composer, multimedia artist, and vocalist whose work integrates storytelling, sound, and
visual media to explore themes of identity, belonging, trauma, and cultural heritage. She combines
electronic music, classical composition, traditional Turkish visual arts, and installation with emerging
technologies to challenge artistic boundaries.
Her compositions have been performed internationally by ensembles such as the Antwerp Symphony
Orchestra, Ensemble Multilatérale, Kugoni Trio, Hermes Ensemble, Hezarfen Ensemble, Atlas
Ensemble, MusikFabrik, and Ninth Planet, and featured at festivals and institutions including
Gaudeamus Festival, Festival Mixtur, IKSV International Theater Festival, and CNMAT. She has
collaborated with renowned soloists such as Nicholas Isherwood and Johanna Vargas, and her works
have been presented across Europe and the United States.
Eda's research focuses on integrating Ebru, the traditional Turkish marbling art, as a visual and
performative notation system in music composition. This exploration is at the core of her project
Fluid Narratives, which investigates how Ebru’s organic forms can be translated into sound and
interdisciplinary performance structures. More about this project can be found
at www.fluidnarratives.com.
She is a recipient of the Nicola de Lorenzo Prize in Music Composition (2024) and an alumna of the
Académie Voix Nouvelles at Royaumont. She has studied with Ken Ueno, Edmund Campion, Myra
Melford, and Carmine-Emanuele Cella, and has participated in masterclasses and lessons with
Philippe Leroux, Du Yun, Francesco Filidei, Chaya Czernowin, Eva Reiter, Yann Robin, Toshio
Hosokawa, and Rand Steiger, among others.
She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Music Composition with a Designated Emphasis on New Media
at the University of California, Berkeley, affiliated with CNMAT (Center for New Music and Audio
Technologies) and BCNM (Berkeley Center for New Media).
