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Intersection: Contemporary Classical Music

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Ariadne Greif sings with the Alterity Chamber Orchestra. Photo courtesy of Andreas Volmer


Alterity Chamber Orchestra teamed up with soprano Ariadne Greif and composer Christopher Cerrone this week. They performed his work The Pieces That Fall To Earth,  a song cycle based on the poems of Kay Ryan, US poet laureate from 2008- 2010. 

Cerrone, Grief and clarinetist Natalie Grata, a founding member of the Alterity Chamber Orchestra talked to Intersection about contemporary classical music and finding new audiences for their music. 


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Matthew Peddie

About Matthew Peddie

Host of WMFE's Intersection & Assistant News Director

Matthew Peddie grew up in New Zealand and studied journalism at the University of Western Ontario. After graduating with an MA in Journalism he returned to Christchurch, working as a reporter for Radio Live and Radio New Zealand. He’s reported live from the scene of earthquakes, criminal trials and rugby ... Read Full Bio »

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