Celeste Oram is a composer and musician who grew up Pākehā in Tāmaki Makaurau and now lives in Manhattan, New York with her partner Keir and sometimes a foster cat. Her recent work spans instrumental & vocal music for concerts, polyphonic songs, experimental music-theatre, music for dance, and radiophonic work. She did undergraduate studies in music (among other things) at the University of Auckland and then a PhD in music composition at the University of California San Diego.

Photo by Marco Giugliarelli for Civitella Ranieri Foundation