Dr. Corie Rose Soumah (DMA '26) will be joining the Composition and Sound Practices program at the University of Chicago this fall. Dr. Soumah defended her dissertation on April 10, 2026, titled "New Sonic Endisms: An Analysis of Sound Making Practices Through Entangled Temporalities and Decolonial Endings." Congratulations, Corie!
Corie Rose Soumah (she/her) is a Canadian composer (QC) based in the US. She is interested in shaping fractured and reconstructed sound components through hyper-collages and visceral physical gestures. Her approach is characterized by a keen interest in the interweaving of multiple aesthetic and sonic elements from the perspective of afrodiasporic geologies. She explores these textures through the overlay of different acoustic mediums as well as electronic and analog technologies. Soumah has earned several distinctions, such as the Prix de composition 2025 as part of the Prix d’Europe and multiple awards from SOCAN Foundation. Her works have been performed by an extensive number of ensembles and performers such as the International Contemporary Ensemble, Bozzini Quartet, Quasar, Proxima Centauri, Ensemble Itinéraire, Longleash, Hypercube, Ekmeles, Paramirabo, Sixtrum, Contemporary Insight, New Music Concerts and Wet Ink. Her works have also been featured at the Darmstadt Summer Course, TIME:SPANS, Gaudeamus, Wigmore Hall, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, contrapunkt, MaerzMusik, Fontainebleau Schools of Music and Fine Arts, Festival Musica, MATA festival, la salle Bourgie and many more. Soumah holds a DMA in composition from Columbia University and completed a BMus degree in composition from the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal.
