See what the NY Times says about Talea’s Written for Talea!

Talea is honored to have been selected by George Lewis for ArtForum’s Best Concerts of 2011. Olga Neuwirth’s Portrait from May 24, 2011 was selected and featured in the December issue of ArtForum. Go pick up an issue!


“Olga Neuwirth’s audacious yet subtle use of timbre always puts me on the edge of my seat, and I loved the Austrian Cultural Forum-sponsored performance of her music by the Talea Ensemble, one of today’s hot contemporary music bands. In the midconcert discussion, she confessed to her original intent to become a jazz trumpeter after listening to- who else? Miles Davis.”


-George Lewis, ArtForum December 2011


Checkout Steve Smith’s review of Miller Theatre’s John Zorn Portrait in the NY Times: Click Here

The Talea Studio moved to its new home in Long Island City this September. The new building is home to several other great businesses like Jim Henson Productions and features the world’s largest rooftop farm. Additionally, Talea launched its new website early in the 2011/12 season. The website was designed and created by artists Elana Schlenker (elanaschlenker.com) and Andy Mellon (andymellon.com).

New York-based composer Christopher Trapani (www.christophertrapani.com) received a 2011 Jerome Fund award to compose a cycle of songs inspired by Hurricane Katrina for Talea. Chris will perform with the ensemble on Appalachian dulcimer and steel-stringed guitar in his piece.

Talea’s Artistic Director Anthony Cheung won a Koussevitzky grant to write a new piece for Talea. Anthony is one of the younger recipients of this prestigious award from the Koussevitzky Music Foundation and the score will be archived in the Library of Congress. Stay tuned for the premiere!