Joseph Kudirka
Joseph Kudirka (born 1978, USA) is a composer and performer of experimental music, focusing on composed chamber music, but also with toes in folk/pop music, electronic music, improvisation, and installation.
Some musicians he's composed works for include: Tom Buckner, Rhodri Davies, Anton Lukoszevieze, Sebastian Berweck, and Rebecca Lane. As a performer, he's premiered works by Christian Wolff, Stefan Thut, Maya Verlaak, and numerous others. He is a member of the groups The Jack Chicks, post music, Sparrows, BAKU, and panomorph. He holds degrees in composition from Northwestern University (BM), CalArts (MFA), and the University of Huddersfield (PhD), having studied with Michael Pisaro, Alan Stout, James Tenney, and Bryn Harrison.
He likes cats, whiskey, music boxes, and vintage guitars.
