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Žibuoklė Martinaitytė -- Photo by Arũnas Balténas

5 Questions to Žibuoklė Martinaitytė (composer)

These days, Žibuoklė Martinaitytė is based in New York City, but she was born and raised in Lithuani...
Author
A. Kori Hill
Pauline Kim Harris -- Photo by Matt Dine

5 Questions to Pauline Kim Harris (Executive Director, MATA)

MATA opened their exciting 2023-24 season with a new executive director at the helm. Pauline Kim Har...
Author
Lauren Ishida

Found Sound Nation Presents Socially-Minded Music from Appalachia to Ramallah at MATA 2023

A gently glowing fabric cube radiated a campfire-like comfort from the center of Roulette. People ci...
Author
Lana Norris
Darius Jones--Photo by Steven Pisano

MATA 2022 Mounts Experimental and Socially-Engaged Works

When spring arrives in New York City, so does the MATA festival. Each year, Music at the Anthology (...
Author
Lana Norris
Shara Nova

This week: live streamed concerts (April 20, 2020 – April 26, 2020)

It Is One-Hundred Seconds to Midnight In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, composer Dorian...
Author
Sam Reising
Abigail Fischer - Photo by Stephen Taylor

This week: concerts in New York (December 17, 2018 – December 23, 2018)

Dorian Wind Quintet & Abigail Fischer: Bon Appétit! The Dorian Wind Quintet joins forces with me...
Author
Sam Reising
David Lang

This week: concerts in New York (October 8, 2018 – October 14, 2018)

The Mile-Long Opera The Mile-Long Opera, a citywide public engagement project, brings together 1,000...
Author
Sam Reising
Helga Davis

This week: concerts in New York (September 10, 2018 – September 16, 2018)

Resonant Bodies Festival 2018: Paul Pinto, Helga Davis, Lucy Dhegrae Resonant Bodies Festival return...
Author
Sam Reising
Dianne Berkun Menaker and Brooklyn Youth Chorus present Silent Voices

Silent Voices, Sounding Alarms: On Gendered Spaces in the New Music World

Well, here I am, once again tasked with writing about the underrepresentation and tokenism of women...
Author
Rebecca Lentjes
Contemporaneous MATA

MATA Festival 2018 Concludes with Contemporaneous: Stop Motion

“What was once a failure or challenge is now commonplace…over the past twenty years, we have embrace...
Author
Clare Monfredo
Face the Music, a contemporary music ensemble for young musicians (photo credit: kaufmanmusiccenter.org)

This week: concerts in New York (November 20, 2017 – November 26, 2017)

MATA Jr. Festival: Music by Pre-College Composers with performances by Face the Music MATA Jr. retur...
Author
Sam Reising
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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...
Author
Lana Norris
Lisa Bielawa

This week: concerts in New York (July 3, 2017 – July 9, 2017)

VIREO, a made-for-film opera in 12 episodes What could opera be if it wasn’t constricted to a single...
Author
Sam Reising
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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...
Author
Lana Norris
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88 Keys (plus strings, mallets, & music boxes) at MATA’s Piano Night

Composer and performer Du Yun stated that “this program is dear to my heart” prior to a...
Author
Rebecca Lentjes
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Exclusive Video: Alkaline by Pascal Le Boeuf

The 19th annual MATA Festival kicks off next week featuring 7 world premieres, 15 United States prem...
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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...
Author
Lana Norris
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...
Author
Lana Norris
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Dancing lamps, a tortured piano: Illuminating objects and heavy concepts at the MATA Festival

MATA Festival artistic director Du Yun, telling the audience how she and the other directors had rec...
Author
Rebecca Lentjes
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This week: concerts in New York (May 11 – May 17, 2015)

Hearing Voices: Music of Kate Soper Erin Lesser (L) and Kate Soper (R) – Still from “Onl...
Author
Sam Reising
Talea Ensemble--Photo by Beowulf Sheehan

Three Nights at MATA Keeps Your Ear on its Toes

As Executive Director Todd Tarantino impressively boasted during his remarks at MATA‘s opening...
Author
Christian Kriegeskotte
Nina C. Young

This week: concerts in New York (February 23 – March 1, 2015)

Pulsing & Shaking: Concert 1 Christopher Cerrone Pulsing & Shaking annually celebrates New M...
Author
Sam Reising
Karl Larson

This week: concerts in New York (January 26 – February 1, 2014)

The Debussy "Six" | Music Mondays Thoma...
Author
Sam Reising
The Nouveau Classical Project

This week: concerts in New York (November 17 – November 23, 2014)

CONTACT!: John's Playlist John Adams -...
Author
Sam Reising
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