Aaron Siegel's
A Great Many

Released in January 2019, Aaron Siegel's A Great Many received a "Best of Bandcamp" -- Peter Margasak describes that album as "​a hypnotically pulsing gem that recalls the music of Steve Reich as much as it does Tortoise."

A Great Many, featuring clarinetist Christa Van Alstine, is a new work for six percussionists and clarinet that represents the latest collaboration in 10-year relationship between composer Aaron Siegel and Mantra Percussion. A Great Many, was commissioned by Chamber Music America in 2017 as a feature for Van Alstine, and subsequently performed at the Vancouver New Music Festival and at the Ecstatic Music Festival in NYC. 

Matthew Welch's
And Here We Are

AND HERE WE ARE, a new opera from Matthew Welch and librettist/singer 
​Daniel Neer. A timeless story of isolation, AND HERE WE ARE is based on the true memoir by Matthew’s great-uncle, a prisoner of the WWII Santo Tomas Internment Camp in Manila.

This 2-Act opera for 4 vocal soloists and mixed ensemble features Mantra Percussion with Welch’s long-time ensemble Blarvuster. Freshly mixed audio from the Experiments in Opera 2018 premiere with director and designer Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew comes to life here!

In The News

The New York Times
Timber at BOAC Marathon
"seductive and accessible…
with steroidal energy"
— Zachary Woolfe

The New Yorker
The Most Memorable Classical Performances 
"…aural hypnosis"
— Alex Ross

TimeOut New York
Top Ten Classical Performances
"…superhuman"
— Steve Smith