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Martha Mooke

Saturday, April 5, 2025

Classical Candlelight Concert Series

Time: 7:00pm EST
The Angel Nyack, First Reformed Church of Nyack, 18 South Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960
Tickets: Premium Seating (First Four Rows) $55 / General Admission $40 / Student - General Admission $10

MARTHA MOOKE is a Grammy Award-winning, pioneering electric violist/composer, highly regarded for her artistry, music advocacy, and innovative educational programs. Mooke is Founder and Artistic Director of the Scorchio Quartet featured on David Bowie's Heathen, Trey Anastasio's Live From Princeton and Carla Patullo's Grammy-winning album, So She Howls.

Since 2001, Scorchio has performed as resident string quartet in the Tibet House Benefit Concerts at Carnegie Hall produced by Philip Glass and Laurie Anderson performing with David Bowie, Philip Glass, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Phoebe Bridgers and many others.

A solo recording artist with numerous releases, Mooke is featured on Laurie Anderson's recent Nonesuch release, Amelia, a recounting of Amelia Earhart's fatal last flight. She has toured with Barbra Streisand, Andrea Bocelli, Peter Gabriel and Star Wars in Concert. Mooke received the prestigious ASCAP Concert Music Award for creating and producing ASCAP's new music showcase Thru the Walls featuring boundary defying composer/performers.

A longtime Yamaha Artist, Mooke created and directs the cutting-edge Multi-Style Strings program at New Jersey City University.