Prof. Keeril Makan

Michael (1949) and Sonja Koerner Music Composition Professor
Section Head, Music and Theater Arts
Associate Dean, School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS)

Primary DLC

Music and Theater Arts

MIT Room: 10-298A

Research Summary

Working to create emotionally engaging musical experiences, American composer Keeril Makan combines an exploration of the rich detail inherent in sound with an unmistakably visceral energy. Drawing from diverse sources such as American folk music, the European avant-garde, Indian classical music, and minimalism, he synthesizes a music that, in its sheer intensity, thwarts assumptions of what is beautiful.

Recent Work