“Mazzoli is a once-in-a-generation magician of the orchestra… [The Listeners] is perhaps her most original work to date… sinuously songful vocal lines; furtively expressive instrumental solos; a harmonic language that finds newness and strangeness in the interstices of traditional tonality; unerring narrative pacing.” Alex Ross, The New Yorker
Composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek follow up on their acclaimed 2016 world premiere Breaking the Waves with a thriller about the seductive power of cults and charismatic leaders in a divided nation. The Listeners examines the lengths to which we, as Americans, are willing to go…
We are thrilled to announce our annual festival, which will be held from June 17-22, 2024 in San Francisco.
The 2023–24 fellows—Maria Emiliano, Ilaria Hawley, Haeon Lee, Peyton Nelesen, Marvel Roth, and Hannah Wolkowitz—will travel to San Francisco to participate in six days of workshops, masterclasses, networking events, performances, and more. Get to know the fellows on our website.
Follow this LINK to watch the NPR Music Tiny Desk Premiere with music my Missy Mazzoli, featuring Mazzoli on keyboard and Jennifer Koh on violin. “The two artists have been collaborating for 15 years and this ferocious and beautiful set…
“[Missy Mazzoli] proved an ideal choice [for BBC’s Total Immersion], with large and small works to her credit, and a recognisably individual voice…The contrasting Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) and These Worlds in Us packed in imaginative orchestral effects. The Violin…
Missy Mazzoli’s latest opera The Listeners with libretto by Royce Vavrek opens Opera Philadelphia’s 2024-2025 season. Performances September 25th, 27th, 29th.
Missy Mazzoli’s album Dark with Excessive Bright nominated for BBC Music Magazine’s 2024 Awards in the “Premiere” Category. “A showcase of orchestral works by the New York-based composer, performed by two Norwegian ensembles. At its heart are two takes on her…
Missy Mazzoli’s Dark with Excessive Bright album featured on Alex Ross’s “Notable Classical Recordings of 2023” list in The New Yorker.
Missy Mazzoli’s debut orchestral album Dark with Excessive Bright featured on the New York Times’ “Best Classical Music Albums of 2023” list.
Missy Mazzoli’s album Dark with Excessive Bright featured in Norway’s Klassekampen Musikkmagasinet list of Best Albums of the Year 2023.
Missy Mazzoli’s album Dark with Excessive Bright named one of the top 50 albums of 2023 by NPR. Dark with Excessive Bright was released in March of 2023 on BIS Records, and features violinist Peter Herresthal, conductor James Gaffigan, and the Bergen and Arctic…
Missy Mazzoli has been nominated for two of the 2024 GRAMMY Awards: Best Classical Compendium for her album Dark with Excessive Bright and Best Contemporary Classical Composition for her piece “Dark with Excessive Bright” on the same album. The album…