Argento Chamber Ensemble

by Andrew Frisicano

Mata Festival

The 12th annual MATA Festival 2010, which focuses on new works by young composers, kicks off tonight (Monday, April 19th) with a free show at LPR's Gallery Bar. Turntablist/composer Matthew Wright will be performing his MATA comissioned Totem for Gobi-New York, an "interactive audio/video installation" with guest, sax improviser Evan Parker. The rest of the concerts, which run through this Thursday, are also happening at (Le) Poisson Rouge. Many are free, including the closing event with Argento Chamber Ensemble and Italian ensemble L'Arsenale on Thursday.

Tickets to the non-free shows (like Calder Quartet's Tuesday show) are available through LPR. Audio samples of the festival's new commissions are up here. The full artist schedule, more information and composer interviews are posted below...

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posted at 6:28 PM on April 19, 2010 in music | tour dates | Comments (1)