User:Knifegames/sandbox/Laura Cocks

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Laura Cocks
Genrescontemporary classical, experimental music, improvised music
Occupation(s)flutist
Member ofTAK ensemble
Websitewww.lauracocks.biz

Laura Cocks is an American flutist known for their work in contemporary classical and experimental music.[1][2] Cocks has received wide acclaim for their solo work[3][4][5] and is a member of Talea Ensemble[6] and co-founder and executive director of TAK ensemble.[1][7]

Education and career[edit]

Cocks grew up in Green Oaks, a small town north of Chicago, Illinois.[1]

Cocks studied at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music[8] and the Royal Academy of Music,[9] completed a master's at the Manhattan School of Music,[10] and in 2020 received a Doctor of Musical Arts from CUNY Graduate Center.[11]

In 2022, Cocks released their solo debut, field anatomies, on Carrier Records.[12] The record received wide acclaim, including charting in the Billboard top 10 for "Classical Crossover" releases,[3] Stereogum's best experimental albums of 2022,[5] and Bandcamp Daily's best releases for both experimental[13] and contemporary classical music.[14] The album comprises five works composed by David Bird, Bethany Younge, Jessie Cox, DM R, and Joan Arnau Pàimes,[15] with Bird's piece receiving special acknowledgment in The New York Times.[4] The compositions showcase Cocks' technical prowess and extensively feature extended techniques, including unconventional materials such as aluminum foil, balloons, and glass.[1][16]

Laura is also a member of SUN HAN GUILD[17] and performs regularly with the International Contemporary Ensemble and Wet Ink Ensemble.[7]

Discography[edit]

Solo[edit]

Year Title Label Composers
2022 field anatomies Carrier David Bird, Bethany Younge, Jessie Cox, DM R, Joan Arnau Pàimes[14]

With TAK ensemble[edit]

  • TAK Ensemble & Taylor Brook, Ecstatic Music: TAK plays Brook (New Focus, 2016)
  • TAK Ensemble & Mario Diaz de León, Sanctuary (Denovali, 2017)
  • TAK Ensemble, Oor (TAK Editions, 2019)[18]
  • TAK Ensemble & Scott L. Miller, Ghost Layers (New Focus, 2020)
  • TAK ensemble & Taylor Brook, Star Maker Fragments (TAK editions, 2021)
  • TAK & Brandon Lopez, Empty And/Or Church of Plenty (Tripticks Tapes, 2021)
  • TAK ensemble & Ashkan Behzadi, Love, Crystal and Stone (TAK, 2022)[19]

As performer[edit]

  • Vijay Iyer, Radhe Radhe: Rites of Holi (ECM, 2014)[20]
  • Bryan Jacobs, Dis Un Il Im Ir (Carrier, 2014)
  • Brett Cimbalik & Brad Fritcher, Sunrider (Chambray, 2015)
  • Alex Mincek, Torrent (Sound American, 2017)
  • Scott L. Miller, Raba (New Focus, 2018)
  • The Nouveau Classical Project, Currents (Gold Bolus, 2018)
  • Gabi, Empty Me (2018)
  • Majetic, Club Dread (2018)
  • Michael Beharie, Promise (2022)
  • Sugar Vendil, May We Know Our Own Strength (Gold Bolus, 2022)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Edgar, Hannah (17 February 2022). "By deconstructing the flute, Laura Cocks's Field Anatomies builds new worlds". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  2. ^ Degroot, Jillian (15 February 2022). "field anatomies: Laura Cocks Hyperextends the Flute-Body Relationship". I Care If You Listen. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Artist Index" (PDF). Billboard. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b Walls, Seth Colter (24 February 2022). "For Flute Fans". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b Weingarten, Christopher R. (8 December 2022). "10 Best Experimental Albums Of 2022". Stereogum. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Talea Ensemble Presents 15th Anniversary Concert". MusicalAmerica. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Laura Cocks". Miller Theatre at Columbia University. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  8. ^ "MMG Presents: TAK Ensemble + David Bird". Oberlin. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Biographie de Laura Cocks". CIRM. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Contemporary Performance: Notable CPP Alumni". Manhattan School of Music. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Laura Cocks: Corporeal Analysis: The Performing Body as Analytic Site". CUNY Graduate Center. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Laura Cocks: field anatomies". Textura. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  13. ^ Masters, Marc (23 February 2022). "The Best Experimental Music on Bandcamp: February 2022". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  14. ^ a b Margasak, Peter (8 March 2022). "The Best Contemporary Classical on Bandcamp: February 2022". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  15. ^ "AMN Reviews: Laura Cocks – field anatomies (2022; Carrier Records)". Avant Music News. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  16. ^ Rose, Brad (13 January 2022). "Premiere: Laura Cocks "Oxygen and Reality"". Foxy Digitalis. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  17. ^ Ague, Vanessa (4 May 2023). "SUN HAN GUILD Shakes Up Roulette with Vibrant, Cathartic Piece by eddy kwon". I Care If You Listen. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Album Premiere: TAK Ensemble's Oor (TAK Editions)". I Care If You Listen. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  19. ^ Acime, Adam (4 July 2022). "Ashkan Behzadi - Love, Crystal and Stone - TAK Ensemble". The Whole Note. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  20. ^ Patterson, Ian (22 December 2014). "Vijay Iyer/Prashant Bhargava: Radhe Radhe, Rites Of Holi". All About Jazz. Retrieved 18 March 2024.


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