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NEW ALBUM COMING SOON – DARK WITH EXCESSIVE BRIGHT

New album “Dark with Excessive Bright” out March 3rd on Bis Records, with violinist Peter Herresthal, the Arctic Philharmonic, the Bergen Philharmonic, and conductors Tim Weiss and James Gaffigan. Featuring the world premiere recordings of FOUR orchestral works: Dark with…

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NPR: For Missy Mazzoli, composing is the hard work of making life easier

“As a youngster in rural Pennsylvania, Missy Mazzoli knew she didn’t want to become an astronaut or a nurse. Instead, she announced at age 10 that she was a composer — even though she hadn’t yet written a note. The…

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Coming Soon: Dark with Excessive Bright, out March 3rd on Bis Records

An album featuring the world premiere of four orchestral works by Missy Mazzoli With performances by violinist Peter Herresthal, the Bergen Philharmonic and the Arctic Philharmonic, conducted by Tim Weiss and James GaffiganFeaturing world premiere recordings of Dark with Excessive…

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Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek awarded 2023 Marc Blitzstein Award for Musical Theater and Opera, given by the American Academy of Arts and Letters

“Composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek will each receive a Marc Blitzstein Memorial Award of $10,000, which are given in the memory of Marc Blitzstein to composers, lyricists, or librettists to encourage the creation of works of merit for…

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End-of-the-year Roundup: Premieres by Missy Mazzoli described as some of the “strongest this year”

Acclaimed music critic and author Alex Ross calls Missy Mazzoli’s latest opera The Listeners “a potent, chilling and excruciatingly relevant work” (The Rest is Noise). In The New Yorker, Ross labels Missy among “a growing cohort of American women taking possession of…

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Alex Ross calls Missy Mazzoli’s opera The Listeners a “potent, chilling and excruciatingly relevant work”

Alex Ross calls Missy Mazzoli’s latest opera The Listeners a “potent, chilling and excruciatingly relevant work.” (November 17, 2022)

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Stream Missy Mazzoli’s latest opera The Listeners for free on Opera Vision until May 12, 2023

Stream Missy Mazzoli’s latest opera The Listeners for free on Opera Vision until May 12, 2023. View the trailer for The Listeners here.

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George Saunders cites Missy Mazzoli in new article on Lit Hub

George Saunders cites Missy Mazzoli in new Lit Hub article titled “George Saunders on Reading Chaotically and the Power of Generous Teachers.” A quote from the article reads… “I’d love to be a lead guitar player or maybe, if I…

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WATCH Missy Mazzoli discuss her new violin concerto “Procession” for Jennifer Koh with un/HEARD

WATCH Missy Mazzoli discuss her new violin concerto “Procession” written for Jennifer Koh with un/HEARD (Youtube)

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Missy Mazzoli’s new Violin Concerto in dazzling Nordic premiere

Missy Mazzoli’s new Violin Concerto receives its dazzling Nordic premiere by Jennifer Koh, the Lahti Sympony and Dalia Stasevska. (Article by Jari Kallio)

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Missy featured on cover of Opus Magazine

Missy Mazzoli featured in Opus Magazine (Sweden)

Missy Mazzoli featured in Opus Magazine (Sweden), with photos by Mats Bäcker.

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Missy Mazzoli discusses the upcoming European premiere of her new violin concerto at BBC Proms

Mazzoli says “With each work, I endeavor to provide a new language for thoughts and feelings…I want to provide space in which we can process the overwhelming nature of the world…In this sense, a velvet-lined theatre can become arenas for…

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All works, except those on the Victoire album Cathedral City, are published by G.  Schirmer, Inc.

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