Lauren Siess

Performer

Mar 29

Lauren Siess is an NYC-based composer, violist, and improviser. Mass, chaos, and irrationality are integral to her work. By combining and manipulating found objects, she enjoys discovering the nuance and life inside of physical materials. 2021 projects included works for National Sawdust Ensemble, SICPP Festival, and and Line Upon Line Percussion. Upcoming projects include works for Riot Ensemble, ilSUONO Contemporary Music Week, and Alinea Ensemble.

As a violist, Lauren has performed with Delirium Musicum, Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players, Shattered Glass, and International Contemporary Ensemble. Lauren graduated from the Juilliard School in 2019, where she was a student of Carol Rodland, and recipient of a Kovner Fellowship. She currently teaches privately in NYC, while studying composition with Sivan Cohen Elias. Lauren is on faculty as Professor of Viola and Chamber Music at the Mahanaim School in Huntington, NY; and teaches through City Strings and Piano.

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