Tamara Miller is a Chilean composer based in Cologne, Germany, dedicated to the creation of electronic and instrumental music of diverse conformations. Body, movement and space are elements that often are included and explored within her pieces. The interest in scenic and material components of the music performance has led her to different multidisciplinary and collaborative formats with other artists. From 2020 to 2022 she was part of the multidisciplinary collective LAR∀S, with a focus on Latin American socio-political issues, migration and feminism.
She’s is also a member and co-funder of the composers group Acantun, led by conductor Katharina Dickopf.
Parallel to the work with these groups and different music ensembles, she also develops personal projects that respond to her particular artistic investigation, such as the performance #queseacabechile, premiered in 2021 and (Des)—Vítreo / (Un)—Vitrify, premiered in 2023.
Tamara’s work has been performed in renowned festivals such as the Muncher Biennale für Neues Musiktheater, Festival Frau* Musica Nova, MaerzMusik, Musica Festival Strasbourg, Festival Tage für Neue Musik Izmir and the IMPULS Festival for New Music Saxony-Anhalt, and has worked with esteemed ensembles such as Ensemble Garage, Musikfabrik, Ensemble SCOPE, Ensemble Linea, Tempus Konnex, E-MEX Ensemble, Sinfonietta Dresden, amongst others.
Tamara initiates her composition studies in 2010 at the Universidad de Chile with Jorge Pepi-Alos, Miguel Letelier and Rafael Diaz. She completed a Master’s degree in composition at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden in 2020 with Manos Tsangaris, Franz Martin Olbrisch and Mark Andre, and a second Master’s degree in electronic composition in 2023 at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln with Michael Beil.
