Composer/pianist Ketty Nez joined the composition and theory department at the Boston University School of Music in the fall of 2005, after teaching for two years at the University of Iowa. At BU, her orchestral work "cirrulian ice" was premiered by ensemble Alea III, and "take time" by the Boston University Wind Ensemble. Projects in 2008-9 include the CD of "beyond release," for two celli and chamber orchestra, by the University of Iowa’s Center for New Music; the premiere of "timed curves" by the Ex Novo ensemble of Venice; and collaborative performances with violinist Katie Wolfe of the University of Iowa, composer and violinist/violist Mark Berger, and theorist Gregory Marion of the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon.
Ketty completed, in 2002-3, a residence of several months at the École Nationale de Musique in Montbéliard, France, prior to the premiere of her chamber opera "An Opera in Devolution: Drama in 540 Seconds," at the 2003 Seventh Festival A*Devantgarde in Munich. In 2001, Ketty spent several months as visiting composer/scholar at Stanford University’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA), and in 1998 participated in the year-long computer music course at the Institute de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique (IRCAM). Before computer music studies, Ketty worked for two years with Louis Andriessen in Amsterdam, and co-founded the international contemporary music collective Concerten Tot and Met. Her music has been performed in festivals in Europe, North America, and Asia. Ketty holds a Ph.D. in composition from the University of California at Berkeley (1994), a master’s degree in composition from the Eastman School of Music (1990), a bachelor’s degree in piano performance from the Curtis Institute of Music (1983), and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Bryn Mawr College (1987).