Marina Kifferstein

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Marina Kifferstein (born July 19, 1989) is a violinist, composer, improviser, and educator based in New York City. She is a member of contemporary classical quintet TAK ensemble, The Rhythm Method string quartet, and electronic noise project xbucket. [1]

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Education

Born and raised in Manhattan, Kifferstein attended New York City's School for Strings and went on to major in both violin performance and English as part of Oberlin College and Conservatory's double degree program, where she studied with violinist Milan Vitek. She continued her studies at Manhattan School of Music's Contemporary Performance Program, studying with Laurie Smukler and Curtis Macomber. [2] She is currently pursuing a doctorate of Musical Arts at the Graduate Center, CUNY.

Career

In 2013 Kifferstein co-founded TAK ensemble, [3] a contemporary quintet based in New York City, where she also co-founded The Rhythm Method, an experimental string quartet, in 2014. [4] She is a frequent guest with ensembles such as the International Contemporary Ensemble, [5] Talea Ensemble, [6] Wet Ink Ensemble, [7] Da Capo Chamber Players, and the Ensemble of Lucerne Festival Alumni.

As a writer, Kifferstein has contributed to I Care If You Listen [8] , Wet Ink Ensemble's Wet Ink Archive, [9] and Q2 Music. [10]

Kifferstein teaches at the United Nations International School [11] and is on faculty at The Composers Conference summer festival. [12]

Discography

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  1. ↑ "About". www.marinakifferstein.com. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  2. ↑ "New Sounds | Hand-picked music, genre free". newsounds. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  3. ↑ "TAK". TAK. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  4. ↑ "The Rhythm Method". The Rhythm Method. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  5. ↑ Hall, Susan. "International Contemporary Ensemble – Berkshire Fine Arts". www.berkshirefinearts.com. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  6. ↑ "TALEA Ensemble". TIME:SPANS. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  7. ↑ "The Wet Ink Large Ensemble plays Columbia Composers". Computer Music Center. 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  8. ↑ Kifferstein, Marina. "Marina Kifferstein, Author at I CARE IF YOU LISTEN". I CARE IF YOU LISTEN. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  9. ↑ "Archive 03 – Future Visions | Wet Ink Archive". archive.wetink.org. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  10. ↑ "Dedicated Proponent of Music for Cello Goes All New in 'Crossings' | Q2 Music Featured Album". WQXR. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
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