Suzanne Ciani

Suzanne Ciani is a composer, recording artist, and pioneer in the field of electronic music and sound design. She is best loved for her eleven albums of original music which feature her performances in a broad array of expressions: pure electronic, solo piano, piano with orchestra, and piano with jazz ensemble. Her music, reknowned for its romantic, healing, and aesthetic qualities, has found a rapidly growing international audience, and her performances include numerous benefits for humanitarian causes.

Suzanne Ciani was one of the first and finest woman artists to make a name for herself in the world of electronic music. Ciani earned a Masters degree in composition from the University of California at Berkeley, where she studied with electronic pioneers Max Matthews, John Chowning, and Don Buchla. In 1975 she moved to New York, where she got involved in the Soho art scene, and also worked with minimalist Philip Glass. She began to hit the big time with the establishment of Ciani Musica, Inc., one of the foremost commercial production companies in the country. Ciani later expanded into film scoring and gained recognition for her work on Lily Tomlin's The Incredible Shrinking Woman as well as the award-winning feature documentary Mother Teresa.

5-time Grammy nominee, composer/pianist Suzanne Ciani presents a classically-inspired contemporary collection of her most romantic compositions. Pure Romance is a selection of very personal works mirroring a deep emotional experience and a true sincerity of feelings, a touching romanticism and an ocean of unspent love.

Silver Ship has won the Indie Award for 2006 for Best New Age Album. A synthesis of both Ciani's classical acoustic and electronic roots, Silver Ship represents her ultimate maturity as an artist. Performers include members of Ciani's group, The Wave, as seen on PBS: Paul McCandless (of Oregon and Bela Fleck) on reeds, flautist Matt Eakle (of the Dave Grisman Quintet), Teja Bell on guitars, and fretless bassist extraordinaire, Michael Manring.

Suzanne Ciani is a composer, recording artist, and pioneer in the field of electronic music and sound design. She is best loved for her eleven albums of original music which feature her performances in a broad array of expressions: pure electronic, solo piano, piano with orchestra, and piano with jazz ensemble. Her music, reknowned for its romantic, healing, and aesthetic qualities, has found a rapidly growing international audience, and her performances include numerous benefits for humanitarian causes.

Live Buchla Quadraphonic Performance in Geneva, Switzerland at Festival Antigel January 25, 2020.