Left Coast Chamber Ensemble is a recipient of a 2021 NEA grant for the creation of a new micro-opera based on the collection 4:30 Movie by poet Donna Masini. Rohde & Masini will work together to create a 20-minute work for soprano Nikki Einfeld, solo percussion and electronics using poems from this collection. The work will use Masini’s [deleted scenes] poems to tell the story of her sister battle with cancer as mediated through their experience of watching films.
This NEA funding will also assist with the creation of a new chamber opera by composer Anthony R. Green and writer Mark Labowskie. Their new chamber opera will be premiered by Left Coast Chamber Ensemble towards the end of 2022