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Lana Norris

Lana Norris (she/her) is a pianist and music journalist convinced that both science and art are aesthetic. She brings an interest in diplomacy to her coverage of new music, and enjoys sacred choral and shameless pop. She is based in New York City, Munsee Lenape and Wappinge territory.
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Tigue performs at New Amsterdam Records' 10th anniversary celebratio

New Amsterdam Records and Le Poisson Rouge Celebrate 10th Anniversary

New Amsterdam Records put on a rollicking showcase of its vibe and vision at Le Poisson Rouge on Jun...
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Rebekah Heller

5 Questions to Rebekah Heller (Co-Artistic Director, ICE)

Since its founding in 2001, the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) has garnered acclaim not o...
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Ashley Windle

5 Questions to Ashley Windle (Artistic Director, Fair Trade Trio)

The Fair Trade Trio—Ashley Windle (violin), Hannah Levinson (viola), and Jeanette Stenson (cel...
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PROTOTYPE 2018: The Echo Drift Explores Human Nature

Walker Loats’ day revolves around soup. The arrival of lunch is one of two ways she keeps track of t...
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R.B. Schlather’s The Mother of Us All in Hudson: Unusual Coherence

Hudson Hall in Hudson, N.Y. hosted a two-week community exhibition directed by R.B. Schlather in Nov...
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5 Questions to R.B. Schlather (opera director)

R.B. Schlather is an opera director known for questioning production methods and form. November 11-1...
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How Forests Think: ICE Considers Nature’s Voice at Mostly Mozart

“The Forest Speaks” invited the counsel nature might have for humans through the work of three conte...
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Christian Marclay and Okkyung Lee Play with Calder at the Whitney

Alexander Calder’s first use of sound in sculpture was accidental. “You have weight, form, size, col...
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MATA’s Inaugural New Music from the Islamic World

Within the last two years, MATA’s call for scores received a sudden influx of Iranian pieces. Submis...
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Chelsea Music Festival: Curated Dinner and Beethoven All Night

The Chelsea Music Festival is a placemaker. One doesn’t feel that they must speak a foreign language...
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MATA Festival 2017 Concludes with “Dangerous Currents”

Diversity is important to MATA, said Artistic Director Du Yun, and diversity beyond race: “diverse e...
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2017 PROTOTYPE Festival: Matt Marks’ Mata Hari

Mata Hari’s reputation as dancer spy has inspired plenty of retellings in film, literature, and a re...
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Maya Beiser’s TranceClassical: A Therapist at a Punk Hotel

Maya Beiser’s September 13, 2016 concert at Le Poisson Rouge was like seeing a therapist at a punk h...
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Lesley Flanigan’s Hedera Bolts You To One Spot

You can try listening to Lesley Flanigan’s album while doing something else, but it won’t work. Hede...
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Lincoln Center Salutes Steve Reich

Lincoln Center’s “Reich/Reverberations” festival proved Steve Reich’s musical effect can withstand p...
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MATA Festival 2016: The Music Speaks for Itself

“We like to call this MATA masala,” said Executive Director Todd Tarantino of “Neither Land, Nor Sea...
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Yair Klartag

5 Questions to Yair Klartag (composer)

Yair Klartag is one of four composers commissioned by MATA, this year. His piece There’s no la...
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Tim Brady’s Atacama: Symphony #3 at National Sawdust

It’s a dramatic moment when the doors open at National Sawdust. After standing in a slim black lobby...
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5 Questions to Petr Kotik (composer)

Petr Kotik is the founder and artistic director of the biennial Ostrava Days which includes a three-...
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Nouveau Classical Project at The Center for Fiction

“21-year-old Danny wouldn’t believe this was happening!” At an evening of his music curated by Nouve...
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Chelsea Music Festival brings Finland and Hungary to NYC

The Chelsea Music Festival’s Opening Night Gala took place at Canoe Studios, a warehouse practically...
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George Lewis premieres “Afterword” at Roulette

“Black folks do not issue ultimatums to white folks in Mississippi … we had to get out!” rang tenor...
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New Ensemble Exceptet debuts at Cloud City

Walking through Brooklyn’s Cloud City art space on May 17, 2015, you passed a vintage sink full of d...
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5 Questions to Ilari Kaila (composer)

Ilari Kaila is a Finnish-born composer, based in Hong Kong and with strong ties in New York City. He...
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