MATA Festival 2010
The Illustrious Festival for Emerging New Music Talent Continues
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Highlights from the 2010 MATA Festival Recorded Live at (Le) Poisson Rouge
Cued Up on Q2 continues with highlights from the 2010 MATA Festival, which took place April 19-22 at Greenwich Village's (Le) Poisson Rouge. This year's festival features works by turntablist/sound artist Matthew Wright; composer/percussionist Nathan Davis, and many others including Tristan Perich, Lisa Coons and Timothy Andres.
Since 1996, MATA Festival has followed the ambitions of its founders -- Philip Glass, Eleonor Sandresky and Lisa Bielawa -- and commissioned and presented works by young local and international composers including Jennifer Higdon, Derek Bermel, Annie Gosfield, Julia Wolfe and Randall Woolf.
This year's installment was met with critical acclaim and featured numerous, newly commissioned works performed by the Calder Quartet, Ensemble Pamplemousse, and former Bang on a Can pianist Lisa Moore.
Photographs from the 2010 MATA Festival
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Keeping its finger on the pulse of New York City’s vibrant live-music scene, Cued Up brings you complete live shows from the city’s most progressive venues and presenters. From the Upper West Side’s Lincoln Center and Columbia University’s Miller Theatre to the West Village’s (Le) Poisson Rouge, SoHo’s Greene Space, and halls all over Brooklyn and Queens, Cued Up brings this progressive contemporary music scene directly to you.
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Comments [1]
Great selection! That Tristan Perich piece is like a jolt of caffeine - the perfect starter.
BTW, rumor has it that next year's festival is going to be equally awesome.
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