Aleksandra Slyz
At EMS August 11–24, 2025

Aleksandra Słyż is a Polish composer, musician and sound engineer. She holds degrees from the University of A. Mickiewicz in Poznań, the Poznań Academy of Music, and the Royal College of Music in Stockholm.
In her compositions, Słyż explores the relationships between acoustic and synthetic sounds. This process is often rooted in natural tuning systems, through which she constructs rich, complex drone structures that highlight the power of microtonal, electroacoustic tensions.
Interactive sonication systems are another large part of her artistic practice. Between 2017 and 2022 Sły conducted artistic research involving practical experiments on movement sonication and various types of interaction.
Her works have been presented at the most important European music festivals and in various major venues including Rewire Festival; CTM; Aarhus Festival; Unsound; Fiber Festival; NODE; Warsaw Autumn; Kyiv Music Fest; OSA Festival; ORF musikprotokoll; The Royal Concertgebouw; Fylkingen; Ancienne Belgique; The National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Stadtcasino Basel; Kunsthalle Helsinki; Meet Factory; Dom im Berg; Silent Green; Kunsthal Gent.
Aleksandra’s compositions have been featured by exeptional contemporary orchestras and ensembles like the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Basel Sinfonietta, the Sinfonietta Cracovia, the Orchestra of Futurist Noise Intoners or the Spoldzielnia Muzyczna contemporary ensemble.