MATA FESTIVAL 2020
APRIL 17–20

Dear MATA community,

I hope you and your loved ones are staying safe during these uncertain times. I’m writing today to share an important update regarding the MATA Festival. Following the implementation of new and necessary quarantine measures in New York, MATA is postponing the 2020 MATA Festival, originally planned for April 17-20.

While this is a sad development, it is not an unexpected one, and MATA has been working closely with both ICEensemble and the New School over the last few weeks to prepare for this outcome. MATA has also been working to ensure that our musicians and other creative partners are taken care of during this difficult time. We are continuing to monitor the situation closely and look forward to rescheduling the Festival for a time when our audience, composers, performers, and production team can safely participate.

While the Festival won’t take place as intended this spring, we remain committed to furthering MATA’s core mission: to promote and support early-career composers. To this end, we are working with our partners to develop digital content that we can share in the interim. We hope to share more news about this in the coming days. MATA is also moving forward with our 2021 Call for Submissions and encourages all composers and sound artists to apply.

The music community is as resilient as it is compassionate, and I am confident we will emerge from this crisis stronger and more creative than ever. In the meantime, please stay safe and stay healthy.

Sincerely,

Loren Loiacono
Executive Director (2019-2021), MATA