Koci's musical idiom is markedly contemporary based on the achievement of
European modern music. His works often are
aleatoric,
dodecaphonic and usually non-thematic. As one of the most distinguished representatives of
Albanian
contemporary music, his works have been performed in almost all European and many non-European countries as well as in music festivals at
home and abroad. Akil Mark Koci is one of the founders several festivals of contemporary instrumental music, such as Music Scene,
Pristina; Days of Kosovar Music,
Đakovica; and the Kosova Music Accords, Pristina. He is also a regular participant in numerous festivals of contemporary music, notably the
Music Biennale Zagreb,
UNESCO Festivals of Contemporary Music,
Paris, and Tribunes of Music in
Opatija,
Dubrovnik,
Belgrade,
Sarajevo,
Tirana,
Warsaw and others. Koci was a
professor of
musicology at the
Faculty of Arts of the
University of Pristina. He is the recipient of several national and international awards. At different times, he occupied the posts of
Secretary,
Vice-President and
President of the Kosovar Composers' Society as well as the President and Vice-President of the Music Society of Yugoslavia. He is actively engaged in the domain of
composition and
musicology. In the scope of the latter, he has written over 250
critiques,
essays and musical analyses published in various
newspapers and
magazines. Koci is a member of the editorial board of the music magazines Zvuk, and Nota. Koci also host the podcast
Fjala dhe Muzika, an arts programme. The highest prize of International Competition of Classical Music Pristina, the
Akil Koci Prize for outstanding performances of pieces by Albanian composers, is named in his honor. He lives in
London. ==Tributes==