MY STORY
BIOGRAPHY
The dual roots of Mieke Doezema’s music are New Mexico’s high desert and her work as an advocate for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors in Washington state (2019-2021), where she studied music composition and education at Western Washington University. In 2019, she premiered an evening of electro-acoustical and large ensemble compositions including Drunk Masculinity, Evolution to Equilibrium, Forget Me Not, and Unwelcome aimed at exploring trauma, healing, and accountability through music.
Doezema is a swiss army knife teacher, having experience in all grade levels K-12 teaching orchestra, choir, and band since receiving her undergraduate degree in 2020. While teaching in the Northshore school district from 2021-2023 as an orchestra and choir director, she continued to write music under the mentorship of Reena Esmail and participate in workshops and music festivals around the world such as Seattle Opera’s Creation Lab and Mostly Modern Festival in Netherlands. Doezema now pursues her Master’s in Music Composition at University of Hawai’i at Manoa, participating in dialogues and collaborations in intercultural composition.
BEHIND THE MUSIC OF MIEKE J DOEZEMA
A Platform for Change
Empirical and often vulnerable, Doezema's work examines the world around her by exploring physical and emotional spaces that ultimately grapple with questions of morality. Her music ranges from raw poignancy to candid charm through exploration of the adversities and hidden beauties of modern life, woven with musical themes and stories that aim to elicit a sharpened sense of social responsibility and wonder for the natural world.
As an educator and advocate, her focus is often on social and societal issues that affect the lives around her. In her work, she aims to give a voice back to those who have been silenced and challenge systemic oppression and inequality.