Patti Kilroy | Violin
Described as “intensely focused” by The New York Times, violinist Patti Kilroy is a modern-minded musician with eclectic musical interests based in New York City. Patti has performed with contemporary music ensembles like Alarm Will Sound, Argento New Music Project, ensemble mise-en, ETHEL, Hotel Elefant, Newspeak, Signal, The Wordless Music Orchestra, Cadillac Moon Ensemble, the avant-rock Burning City Orchestra led by Noam Faingold, metal string quartet seven)suns, and the disco band Escort. She has played in the company of a variety of artists spanning many genres, including Icelandic singer Björk, avant-jazz-funk band Medeski, Martin and Wood, Jonny Greenwood from Radiohead, the band Goldfrapp, Icelandic electronic artist Valgeir Sigurdsson, John Cale from the Velvet Underground, rock band Deep Purple, and Afro-Peruvian singer Eva Ayllón. Patti has performed in a variety of concert halls, bars, and living rooms, including Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House, Melbourne Recital Center, Muziekgebouw a’ant Ij in Amsterdam, the Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi, (Le) Poisson Rouge, Merkin Hall, Roulette, Issue Project Room, Galapagos, Symphony Space, and Death by Audio. She was a Bang on a Can Summer Festival fellow in the summers of 2010 and 2011, and a New Horizons Fellowship Recipient at the Aspen Music Festival in 2013. In addition to performing, Patti teaches violin and chamber music at Western Connecticut State University and New York University. She is a candidate for the Ph.D. in Violin Performance at NYU Steinhardt, studying violin with Naoko Tanaka and writing her dissertation under the advisement of pianist Marilyn Nonken.