Marisa Sharon Hartanto

Indonesian born composer in 1986.
She is currently pursuing her Master of Music degree in composition at Royal Holloway University of London under tuition of Mark Bowden and Helen Grime (graduating in 2013).

Sharon holds a Bachelor and Professional degree in Pharmacy from University of Indonesia in 2009, and Master Certificate in Arranging and Orchestration from Berklee College of Music in 2012.

Her perfect-pitch ear has helped her in music making. She has been a pianist-accompanist in both classical music and improvisation-based for 19 years now. She is also an aspiring conductor.

Her music influences spans from Stravinsky and the Russian composers (esp. Tchaikovsky and Borodin), Ravel, Debussy, Arvo Part, John Adams, Jazz music (Bobby mcferrin and Randy Newman particularly), Pop, Church and Gospel music, Acapella music by Neri Per Caso and Indonesian indigenous music from Java and Bali. She loves arranging and enjoys songwriting too.

Her debut as composer starts off with BBC Concert Orchestra on a Baroque Remixed Project where she became the one of two finalists of this composition competition for postgraduate students/graduates throughout UK. Her second orchestral piece "Rumble to the Past" (an arrangement of Purcell's Rondeau from Abdelazer Suite) was performed in Baroque Remixed Concert at Roundhouse London, March 11, 2013 by the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Charles Hazlewood.

This sold-out concert also performs the work of Thomas Ades, Will Gregory, Matthew Herbert and Stravinsky's Pulcinella and was live-broadcasted by BBC Radio 3.