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Composer/keyboardist/producer Elodie Lauten creates operas, music for dance and theatre, orchestral, chamber and instrumental music. Not a household name, she is however widely recognized by historians as a leading figure of post-minimalism and a force on the new music scene, with 20 releases on a number of labels. Her opera Waking in New York, Portrait of Allen Ginsberg was presented by the New York City Opera (2004 VOX and Friends) in May 2004, after being released on 4Tay, following three well-received productions. OrfReo, a new opera for Baroque ensemble was premiered at Merkin Hall by the Queen's Chamber Band, whose New Music Alive CD (released on Capstone in 2004) includes Lauten's The Architect. The Orfreo CD was released in December 2004 on Studio 21. In September 2004 Lauten was composer-in-residence at Hope College, MI. Lauten's Symphony 2001, was premiered in February 2003 by the SEM Orchestra in New York. In 1999, Lauten's Deus ex Machina Cycle for voices and Baroque ensemble (4Tay) received strong critical acclaim in the US and Europe. Lauten's Variations On The Orange Cycle (Lovely Music, 1998) was included in Chamber Music America's list of 100 best works of the 20th century. Born in Paris, France, she was classically trained as a pianist since age 7. She received a Master's in composition from New York University where she studied Western composition with Dinu Ghezzo and Indian classical music with Ahkmal Parwez. Daughter of jazz pianist/drummer Errol Parker, she is also a fluent improviser. She became an American citizen in 1984 and has lived in New York since the early seventies Previous Posts Free Panel Discussion on The Two-Cents Opera Toda... Putting in my two cents... Cool Machine The Home Studio Who knew? Music by Marcel Duchamp A textural Godot resurfaces into the 21st century ... What makes me think Doctor Atomic at the Met Where Are The Women?! Women Who Rock A depressed look at the new cultural season Archives 01/30/2005 - 02/06/2005 02/13/2005 - 02/20/2005 02/27/2005 - 03/06/2005 03/06/2005 - 03/13/2005 03/13/2005 - 03/20/2005 03/20/2005 - 03/27/2005 03/27/2005 - 04/03/2005 04/17/2005 - 04/24/2005 05/01/2005 - 05/08/2005 05/08/2005 - 05/15/2005 05/15/2005 - 05/22/2005 05/22/2005 - 05/29/2005 06/05/2005 - 06/12/2005 06/12/2005 - 06/19/2005 06/19/2005 - 06/26/2005 06/26/2005 - 07/03/2005 07/03/2005 - 07/10/2005 07/10/2005 - 07/17/2005 07/17/2005 - 07/24/2005 07/24/2005 - 07/31/2005 07/31/2005 - 08/07/2005 08/07/2005 - 08/14/2005 08/14/2005 - 08/21/2005 08/28/2005 - 09/04/2005 09/11/2005 - 09/18/2005 09/25/2005 - 10/02/2005 10/02/2005 - 10/09/2005 10/09/2005 - 10/16/2005 10/16/2005 - 10/23/2005 10/23/2005 - 10/30/2005 10/30/2005 - 11/06/2005 11/06/2005 - 11/13/2005 11/13/2005 - 11/20/2005 11/20/2005 - 11/27/2005 12/04/2005 - 12/11/2005 12/11/2005 - 12/18/2005 12/18/2005 - 12/25/2005 12/25/2005 - 01/01/2006 01/01/2006 - 01/08/2006 01/29/2006 - 02/05/2006 02/05/2006 - 02/12/2006 02/19/2006 - 02/26/2006 02/26/2006 - 03/05/2006 03/05/2006 - 03/12/2006 03/12/2006 - 03/19/2006 03/26/2006 - 04/02/2006 04/02/2006 - 04/09/2006 04/09/2006 - 04/16/2006 04/30/2006 - 05/07/2006 06/04/2006 - 06/11/2006 06/18/2006 - 06/25/2006 06/25/2006 - 07/02/2006 07/02/2006 - 07/09/2006 07/16/2006 - 07/23/2006 07/30/2006 - 08/06/2006 08/13/2006 - 08/20/2006 08/20/2006 - 08/27/2006 08/27/2006 - 09/03/2006 09/10/2006 - 09/17/2006 09/24/2006 - 10/01/2006 10/08/2006 - 10/15/2006 11/05/2006 - 11/12/2006 11/19/2006 - 11/26/2006 12/10/2006 - 12/17/2006 12/17/2006 - 12/24/2006 01/07/2007 - 01/14/2007 01/14/2007 - 01/21/2007 01/28/2007 - 02/04/2007 02/04/2007 - 02/11/2007 02/18/2007 - 02/25/2007 04/15/2007 - 04/22/2007 04/29/2007 - 05/06/2007 05/13/2007 - 05/20/2007 05/27/2007 - 06/03/2007 06/03/2007 - 06/10/2007 06/17/2007 - 06/24/2007 08/05/2007 - 08/12/2007 08/26/2007 - 09/02/2007 09/09/2007 - 09/16/2007 12/23/2007 - 12/30/2007 01/13/2008 - 01/20/2008 03/02/2008 - 03/09/2008 03/09/2008 - 03/16/2008 04/06/2008 - 04/13/2008 04/13/2008 - 04/20/2008 04/27/2008 - 05/04/2008 07/06/2008 - 07/13/2008 08/24/2008 - 08/31/2008 09/14/2008 - 09/21/2008 09/21/2008 - 09/28/2008 10/12/2008 - 10/19/2008 11/09/2008 - 11/16/2008 11/23/2008 - 11/30/2008 12/14/2008 - 12/21/2008 02/01/2009 - 02/08/2009 02/22/2009 - 03/01/2009 03/08/2009 - 03/15/2009 03/15/2009 - 03/22/2009 Visit Elodie Lauten's Web Site CONTACT INFORMATION Back to Sequenza21.com

Friday, March 13, 2009 Putting in my two cents... Well that's it, we're right in the middle of it - premiere was yesterday but nobody noticed... and is running Thursday through Saturday and even on Sunday afternoons... until the end of March. It's been great working at the Theater for the New City and I have some photos (photo credit: Joe Bly). You can more about The Two-Cents Opera on my web site using the link under the picture at left. Left to right, back row, standing: Gregg Lauterbach, Mary Hurlbut, Khoi Bao Le, Karmen Kluge, Ulysses Borgia, Jennifer Greene, and stage manager Carolyn Ratcliffe, and TNC's audio-visual technician Richard Reta and lighting designer Alex Bartenieff. Front row, sitting: Musicians: Bill Ruyle,drums; Andrew Bolotowsky,flute; Elodie Lauten, piano; Jonathan Hirschman, guitar; Steven Hall; bass guitar. posted by Elodie Lauten 12:13 PM