Congratulations to 2024–25 Luna Lab fellows Danity Pike—who was just awarded the 2025 G. Schirmer Prize for Luna Composition Lab for her work just like the dolls—and Zoe Verduin, who received an Honorable Mention for her work Joshua Tree. Inaugurated…
Luna Composition Lab and ChamberQUEER present the second installment of The Nebula Project on November 3 at National Sawdust.
We asked our 2024–25 fellows—Sam Pichardo, Danity Pike, Mia Turakhia, Zoe Verduin, Brannon Warn-Johnston, and Emilie Wolff—what inspired the pieces they have been working on with their mentors throughout this year. Learn where they each found inspiration ahead of the world premieres on June 26 at Carnegie Hall, performed by International Contemporary Ensemble.
The next Luna Lab Festival will be held from June 22-27! The 2024–25 fellows will travel to New York City to participate in six days of workshops, masterclasses, networking events, performances, and more, culminating in a performance of their world premiere compositions by International Contemporary Ensemble.
Tune in to WQXR’s Young Artists Showcase, hosted by Simone Dinnerstein, to hear Kronos Quartet perform works by the 23-24 Luna Lab fellows, plus interviews with co-founder and Artistic Director Missy Mazzoli and 23-24 fellow Maria Emiliano.
From a tainted lullaby to a turbulent thunderstorm, the pieces on the program of The Nebula Project: Volume 1, Little Gems encompass many different themes and concepts. Hear more about where each composer found inspiration and join us for the performance on November 4.
Congratulations to 2023–24 Luna Lab fellow Marvel Jem Roth, who was just awarded the 2024 G. Schirmer Prize for Luna Composition Lab for her work lens. Inaugurated in 2019, G. Schirmer & Associated Music Publishers, part of the Wise Music…
Luna Composition Lab is thrilled to introduce The Nebula Project, an ongoing collaboration with ChamberQUEER. Read on to learn more about the first performance as part of the project, which will take place on November 4 in NYC.
This year we celebrate five Luna Lab alumni graduating from high school and five Luna Lab alumni graduating from college across six fellowship years.
We asked our 2023–24 fellows—Maria Emiliano, Ilaria Hawley, Haeon Lee, Peyton Nelesen, Marvel Roth, and Hannah Wolkowitz—what inspired the pieces they have been working on with their mentors this year. Read on to see where they each found inspiration.
The next annual Luna Lab Festival will be held from June 17-22, 2024. The 2023–24 fellows will travel to San Francisco to participate in six days of workshops, master classes, networking events, performances, and more, culminating in a performance of their world premiere compositions by Kronos Quartet.
“…advocacy and mentoring are as essential to my creative practice as composing every day. I could not continue to be a composer in this field if I weren’t helping the next generation to have a slightly easier time.” –Missy Mazzoli
Luna Composition Lab is thrilled to announce a new collaboration with ChamberQUEER. Read on to learn more about our two-year partnership, which consists of commissions, performances, master classes, and more.
Congratulations to 2022–23 Luna Lab fellow Lili M. Namazi, who was just awarded the 2023 G. Schirmer Prize for Luna Composition Lab for their work [to be determined].
Today we are thrilled to announce Luna Composition Lab’s 2023–24 season. Read on to learn more about our new class of fellows, honorable mentions, mentors, upcoming events, and more.
We are thrilled to announce the release of our first album! Find the album on your preferred streaming platform on September 22 or pre-order today.
Luna Lab celebrates a milestone as the largest group of alumni graduates from high school this year. Eleven Luna Lab alumni across 5 fellowship years are headed to college in the fall.
We asked our 2022–23 fellows—Hannah Chen, Lucy Chen, Lili Masoudi, Gabrielle Smith, Elaina Stuppler, and Isabelle Tseng—what inspired the pieces they have been working on with their mentors this year. Read on to see where they each found inspiration.
The next annual Luna Lab Festival will be held from June 6-10, 2023. The 2022–23 fellows will travel to New York City to participate in five days of workshops, master classes, networking events, performances, and more, culminating in a performance of their world premiere compositions.
In May 2023 Luna Lab alumni Madeline Clara Cheng (2020-21) and Caleb Palka (2017-18) will travel to Bergen for workshops with young female and nonbinary Norwegian composers, led by mentor Therese Ulvo. In addition, both Maddie and Caleb will have their works premiered on festival concerts.
Luna Lab’s largest commissioning initiative to date, The May Festival’s 25 for 25: A New Time for Choral Music premieres new choral works by Greater Cincinnati choral ensembles in a community showcase March 19, 2023, and at several other local performances throughout the spring.
Congratulations to 2021–22 Luna Lab fellow Alicia Erlandson, who was just awarded the 2022 G. Schirmer Prize for Luna Composition Lab for her string quintet “Windowpane.”
Today we are thrilled to announce Luna Composition Lab’s 2022–23 season. Read on to learn more about our new class of fellows, honorable mentions, mentors, upcoming events, and more.
Twenty-five alumni of the Luna Lab Fellowship have been commissioned to write works for the Cincinnati Symphony’s May Festival in 2023. The project—25 for 25: A New Time for Choral Music—honors the May Festival’s storied history of commissioning new works…
In June 2022, Luna Lab Fellowship alumni Maya Miro Johnson (2017-18), KiMani Bridges (2019-20), and Zola Saadi-Klein (2020-21) will travel to Bergen, Norway with composer-in-residence Missy Mazzoli to take part in a week of concerts, masterclasses and workshops at the…
Luna Lab’s 2021–2022 season concludes in an expanded, in-person Festival that will function as a belated celebration of the program’s fifth anniversary, opening its doors to both current Fellows and alumni. Festival highlights will include: Solar Flare, the culminating performance…
Luna Composition Lab is proud to announce the 2021-22 Fellows. The six teens range in age from 14 to 17 and hail from New York City, Los Angeles, Detroit, Seattle and Wallingford, PA. They are Gabriella Cariddo, Alicia Erlandson, Elisa Johnson,…
Luna Composition Lab and The Oregon Symphony are proud to announce the first member of the new Oregon Symphony/Luna Lab partnership. The 2021-21 Luna Lab with The Oregon Symphony recipient is Elaina Stuppler, who will be mentored by Nathalie Joachim. Learn…
The 2020-21 class of Luna Lab Fellows have been commissioned by Intersection’s LISTEN project where they will be creating solo works for young audiences. Stay tuned for the premieres and read more about this project.
New this season! Luna Composition Lab will present public virtual masterclasses during their 2020–21 season. Classes will be led by flutist and composer Valerie Coleman, composer, conductor, and educator Tania León, composer inti figgis-vizueta, and the International Contemporary Ensemble. Anyone…
Luna Composition Lab is proud to announce the 2020-21 Fellows. The six teens range in age from 14 to 17 and hail from New York City, Los Angeles and Harrisonburg, VA. They are: Vera Gjaja (age 15), Alisha Heng (age 17),…
Luna Composition Lab and Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra are proud to announce the first members of the new LACO/Luna Lab partnership. The 2019-20 Luna Lab with LACO members range in age from 16 to 18 and hail from all over…
