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WoCo Fest 2026: Transcend with Claire Chase

  • The Mansion at Strathmore 10701 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD, 20852 United States (map)

Claire Chase, flute

Claire Chase / Annea Lockwood — Elwha! (Solo)
Liza Lim — Sex Magic ("Oracles IV: Throat Song")
Susie Ibarra — Sunbird
Tania León — Singsong
Suzanne Farrin — The Stimulus of Loss

Described by The New York Times as "the North Star of her instrument's ever-expanding universe," flutist Claire Chase is a trailblazing advocate for contemporary music. A MacArthur Fellow and the first flutist to receive the Avery Fisher Prize, she has premiered hundreds of works and leads the 24-year commissioning project Density 2036, reimagining the solo flute repertoire for the 21st Century. In this performance, Chase presents a curated program of innovative works, including Annea Lockwood's Solo from Elwha!, Liza Lim's "Throat Song" from Sex Magic, her own arrangements of Susie Ibarra's Sunbird and Tania León's Singsong, and Suzanne Farrin's The Stimulus of Loss.


About WoCo Fest

The Boulanger Initiative's annual multi-day Women Composers Festival, WoCo Fest, features works by women and gender-marginalized composers performed by local and nationally-acclaimed performers.

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