The composer-musicians in our 2nd group are listed below with linked websites and instrument(s):

Winter Solstice 2020

Winter Solstice 2020 Cohort is supported by New Music USA, made possible by annual program support and/or endowment gifts from Helen F. Whitaker Fund, The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc., The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts, Fidelity Foundation, The Rogers & Hammerstein Foundation, Anonymous.

Samantha Boshnack (Seattle, WA)- trumpet

Ganavya Iyer Doraiswamy (OR)- voice/bass

Miriam Elhajli (NYC)- voice/guitar

Yeajee Kim (Chloe) (Australia/Korea) – percussion/drums

Ella Moore/Cleo Reed (Boston/NYC) – voice/electronics

Camila Nebbia (Argentina) – sax/electronics/film –

Shanta Nurullah (Chicago, IL )- sitar/voice

Michele Rosewoman (NYC) – piano  

Richie Seivwright (UK) – trombone/voice  

Monnette Sudler (Philly, PA)- guitar

Fay Victor (NYC) – voice 

Malika Zarra (NYC/France) – voice –


Summer Solstice 2020 Cohort

The composer-musicians in our inaugural group are listed below with linked websites and instrument(s):

Summer Solstice 2020

Romarna Campbell (UK) – drums 

Lesley Mok (NYC) – drums

Caroline Davis (New York) – saxophone

Jen Shyu (NYC/East Timor) – voice, multi-instrumentalist

Erica Lindsay (Rosendale, NY) – tenor sax

Eden Girma (US/UK) – voice, multi-instrumentalist

Val Jeanty (Haiti/NYC) – percussion, electronics, turntablist

Tomeka Reid (Chicago/NYC) – cello

Maya Keren (Philadelphia) – piano

Sumi Tonooka (Philadelphia) – piano

Sara Serpa (Portugal/NYC)- voice

Anjna Swaminathan (Brooklyn) – violin, voice, multidisciplinary theater artist