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Oscar Bettison, Composer Talea kicks off the 2018-19 season—Our 10th anniversary year—with its opening night as part of TIME:SPANS Festival 2018. The program is a split bill of large ensemble works by Oscar Bettison and Felipe Lara, colleagues at the Peabody Institute of Music. I sat down with Oscar during a break from rehearsal to  Continue Reading »

Talea premiered Scenes 2-5 of Maxwell Dulaney’s “Already Root” in April 2018, after working in-person in residence in New Orleans. We brought the show back to New York to close our mainstage season on April 13 at St. Peter’s, alongside works by Courtney Bryan, Anna Walton, and Rebecca Saunders. Read on to learn more about  Continue Reading »

JOB TITLE: Production Coordinator POSITION TYPE: Part-time Permanent SALARY: $10,000 annually APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED: Rolling, until May 15th   PLEASE NOTE: THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED Thank you to everyone who applied.   Description Join the Talea team! Talea is hiring a part-time Production Coordinator to begin in June 2018. Applicants should have a background in  Continue Reading »

Courtney Bryan, Composer & Pianist Courtney’s new work “In the Heart of God” will be performed tonight on Talea’s mainstage season finale. We sat down to chat about composition, Courtney’s diverse influences, and big-picture questions about diversity and inclusion that are coming to the forefront of conversations in jazz and classical music. ZS: Let’s dive  Continue Reading »

Greg Chudzik, double bass Talea’s illustrious bassist, Greg Chudzik, is the featured soloist in Rebecca Saunders’ “fury ii” in the concert this Friday, April 13th, at St. Peter’s Chelsea. We talked about Rebecca Saunders’ music, Greg’s many musical hats, and bonded over freelancing in NYC. ZS: So, Greg, how long have you been with Talea  Continue Reading »

Lauren Slaughter, Poet, author, and editor Before Talea’s mainstage season finale on Friday, April 13th, I had the chance to sit down with Lauren Slaughter, who wrote the libretto to Maxwell Dulaney’s Already Root, a modern retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth. We talked about Eurydice, feminism, re-runs of Friends, and more. By Zach  Continue Reading »

In the lead-up to Monday’s performance of Michelle Agnes Magalhaes’ Herbarium, we spoke about her work as an improviser and composer, about imagination and memory, and about Emily Dickinson’s garden. ZS: Thank you for making a little bit of time to talk with me today! Can you talk some more about your project, Herbarium, and  Continue Reading »

In advance of Karen Kim’s big debut as the newest member of Talea’s roster, we sat down to chat about her background, her preparations for the Nono, and her approach to such a mysterious and beguiling work…. Zach Sheets: Let’s see: first, to get to know you a little better, I’m wondering if you could  Continue Reading »

Thanks to the support of the Columbia University Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America, the British music critic, novelist, and librettist Paul Griffiths has written a specially commissioned long-form program note for February 21st’s concert, featuring Luigi Nono’s 1989 masterpiece La Lontananza Nostalgica Utopica Futura. We invite you to read it in advance of  Continue Reading »

By Zach Sheets A few days ago, I had the chance to chat with Chris Gross about the upcoming iNSIDE Out concerts on January 18th and January 20th at the Flea Theater. Our conversation touched on the music for this weekend, Chris’ vision for the iNSIDE Out series, on being a new father, and on  Continue Reading »