JAVS Spring 2013

NS : Just meet people and have a nice time.

Group, New York City Ballet, New York Philharmonic, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Paris Opéra Ballet, The Royal Ballet, and the Seattle Symphony. Muhly has also lent his skills as performer, arranger, and conductor to Antony and the Johnsons, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Doveman, Grizzly Bear, Jónsi of the band Sigur Rós, and Usher. Nadia Sirota, “A stellar young violist who has served as muse to prominent composers” (The New york Times) , is best known for her singular sound and expressive exe cution, coaxing solo works from the likes of Nico Muhly, Daníel Bjarnason, Judd Greenstein, Marcos Balter, and Missy Mazzoli. Her debut album First Things First was released in 2009 on New Amsterdam Records and named a record of the year by The New york Times , and her sophomore album, Baroque , will be released in March on Bedroom Community and New Amsterdam. Nadia also hosts a radio show on WQXR’s New Music radio stream, Q2Music, for which she was awarded the 2010 ASCAP Deems Taylor Award in Radio and Internet Broadcasting. She received her undergraduate and master degrees from the Juilliard School and since 2007 has been on faculty at the Manhattan School of Music in their Contemporary Performance Program.

NM : Okay, bye.

Nico Muhly’s viola compositions can be heard on Nadia Sirota’s album First Things First (New Amsterdam, 2009), Nico Muhly’s album Drones (Bedroom Community HVALUR16, 2012), and Nadia’s new album Baroque (Bedroom Community HVALUR17, 2013). Sheet music can be purchased from G. Schirmer/ Chester Novello http://www.chesternovello.com/default.aspx?TabId=243 1&State_2905=2&composerId_2905=3071 Alexander Overington is a composer and producer spe cializing in a genre-bending approach to recorded music. A native of New York City, he holds dual degrees from Oberlin Conservatory of Music and is on the fac ulty of Composition and Music Technology at California State Summer School for the Arts at CalArts. Nico Muhly has composed a wide scope of work for ensembles, soloists, and organizations including the American Ballet Theater, American Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops, Chicago Symphony, Hilary Hahn, Gotham Chamber Opera, Music-Theatre

J OuRNAL OF THE AMERICAN VIOLA SOCIETy 24 Nadia Sirota performs with Nico Muhly at a December 7, 2012, concert (photo courtesy of Peter Butler)