Progressive chamber songs mixing lush orchestration, improvisation, and Thompson's smoky, raw voice to create dark and mournful atmospheres.

11 MP3 Songs
FOLK: Modern Folk, CLASSICAL: Contemporary



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Molly Thompson is a New York based composer/performer. Her music has been performed at venues as diverse as NYC performance spaces, new music festivals, and Parisian jazz clubs. She has been commissioned by California E.A.R. Unit, Composers Collaborative, Margaret Lancaster, and Kathleen Supové and has been resident at Villa Montalvo, I-Park, the Oregon Bach Festival, and Bang on a Canâs Summer Institute. The LA Times called her Draft of Shadows âa clever mash-up of tango, rock rhythms, and taped city noises,â Spoleto Today called The Great Hush âeerie and lovely,â while the New York Times described Our Mingling Arms as ârhapsodic music withâ¦jazzy outbursts and exuberant chaos.â