New York Times Celebrates Luna Composition Lab Founders Missy Mazzoli and Ellen Reid
Missy Mazzoli and Ellen Reid didn’t have female mentors. They founded Luna Composition Lab so young composers would.
Missy Mazzoli and Ellen Reid honored by New Music USA
Now in its third year, New Music USA’s Table for 100 brings new music lovers together with some of the most compelling creators and champions in our community. This year, we are proud to honor three extraordinary leaders whose work is shaping the future of new music: Phyllis Mills, visionary philanthropist and steadfast supporter of our field; composer Ellen Reid, whose expansive and immersive works are redefining how audiences experience sound; and Missy Mazzoli, a composer whose bold, genre-defying voice has transformed contemporary classical music.
The Galloping Cure, a new opera by Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek, will premiere at the Edinburgh International Festival on August 9, 2026. Story by Karen Russell (after Franz Kafka), directed by Tom Morris and conducted by Stuart Stratford
The Galloping Cure WORLD PREMIERE PART OF THE ANDERSON OPERA SERIES Opera Ventures Productions and Scottish Opera present a bold new opera for the opioid age. Local doctor Theresa Hart works tirelessly for her community in a fading, forgotten corner…