Leah Coloff

cello and voice

New York, NY

Leah Coloff

cello and voice

About

Leah Coloff is a cellist, singer and composer described by The New York Times as “a combination of artful angularity and a rock-inflected assertiveness.” Leah has worked with composers such as Philip Glass, Joel Thome, Sean Friar, Michael Gordon and Ted Hearne. Credits include cello chair for Oklahoma! On Broadway, the premieres of Ridge Theater’s Lightning At Our Feet as cellist/singer/performer and Beth Morrison Productions, Ted Hearne’s The Source, as cellist. Recent discography includes: The Source (New Amsterdam), selected best classical recordings of 2015 by The New York Times and The New Yorker, Outlanders (New Amsterdam) and ThisTree (searchingeye) the album inspiring her multimedia autobiographical song cycle encompassing family, memory, secrets and loss. ThisTree received commissioning, development, and production support from HERE as part of the HERE Artist Residency Program and premiered at the Prototype Festival 2019.

Music

modern classical, classical, rock, improvised, original songs for cello and voice.

Videos

Audio

359 each time from Outlanders by Ted Hearne on New Amsterdam records

Past groupmuses (1)

  • Brahms and Messiaen collide in Park Slope

    Monday, Dec 16, 2019 7:00 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Park Slope
    • Composers: Brahms
    • Instruments: Piano quartet
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 4 years ago