Claire Chase

Beyond her roles as a MacArthur "genius"-grant recipient and the founder and director of the International Contemporary Ensemble, Claire Chase is a flutist of astonishing range, versatility and taste. As part of her 22-year project to commission a whole new repertoire of solo flute music (you read that right), on Oct 2 and 3 she will present an hour-plus program of all new pieces, written for her by a glittery cast of contemporary composers: George Lewis, Matthias Pintscher, Felipe Lara and Du Yun.