— ABOUT —

Chelsea Loew (b. 1992: Charleston, SC) is a composer and performer whose interests are rooted in emotion, humanity, nature, and interaction. Her music has been described as “beautiful, warm, soft, and sensual” with “bursts of color and brightness” (EarRelevant). Her works often explore the relationships (both constructive and damaging) between language, communication, and expression. Driven by a curious spirit and a desire for connection, her music is highly gestural and textural with interactive and aleatoric elements, and she frequently collaborates with artists from other disciplines. 

Chelsea’s music has been featured at venues and festivals including MOCA Georgia, National ACDA, National Museum of Wrocław, Musica Polonica Nova, Sacrum Profanum at Play Kraków, the Composer’s Conference at Brandeis, the National SCI Composers Conference, New Music on the Point, Nief-Norf, and Cameron Art Museum. Her compositions have been performed and recorded by ensembles and musicians such as Chór Narodowy Forum Muzyki, Yarn/Wire, Popebama, Latitude 49, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Vim, Peabody Laptop Orchestra, and Tony Arnold. Chelsea has received support for her work through grants and residencies from the Fulbright Program (US-Poland), the Ellis Beauregard Foundation, and SongFest. 

As a performer, Chelsea is a founding member of Ensemble Decipher, a modular, technology-focused experimental music group, and a core alto member of the Taylor Festival Choir, where she serves as composer-in-residence. She is described to possess “ethereal vocalizations reminiscent of the music of Caroline Shaw and Roomful of Teeth.” (New York Theatre Wire)