Work TBA
Composed for Ethan Seto
Commissioned by the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) as part of the ANAM Set 2027 and written for Ethan Seto, to be premiered during ANAM’s 2027 recital season.
The 2027 ANAM Set commissions are supported by the Anthony and Sharon Lee Foundation.
About the composer:
Katia Geha is an Australian-Lebanese composer based in Basel, Switzerland, where she is pursuing a Masters degree in Composition at the Musik-Akademie Basel. Katia’s practice centres on experimental performance art music, exploring conceptually-grounded political frameworks that encourage performers and audiences to rethink social and political paradigms. A graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium with first-class honours, Katia was selected for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s 21st Cybec Century Composer Commission, Ensemble Offspring’s Hatched Academy and Omega Ensemble’s CoLab Commission. Her work has been performed in Aarhus (DE), Buffalo (NY), Bled (SI), Tempe (AZ), New Orleans (LA), and Gothenburg (SE). In 2025, Katia won first prize in the Engine Room International Sound Art Competition with her installation being shown at the Morley Gallery in London. Throughout the year, she will have her work performed in Rheinsberg (DE), in Beirut (LB) and in Milan (IT). She was also named Emerging Artist of the Year at the Australian Women in Music Awards in October.
Katia is based in Basel (Switzerland) but her home is Eora/Sydney.
Instagram: @katia.geha
Image credit: Supplied by composer.