Lori Goldston is an American cellist and composer. Accomplished in a wide variety of styles, including classical, world music, rock and free improvisation, she came to prominence as the touring cellist for

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from 1993–1994 and appears on their live album ''

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''. She was a member of

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, the Black Cat Orchestra, and Spectratone International, and also performs solo.Black Cat Orchestra website
Retrieved 15 December 2008

Career

Training and early bands (1970s–1991)

Raised in the Long Island town of

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, Goldston received training on cello, guitar, piano, and voice. She studied cello with Aaron Shapinsky, and guitar with Bob Suppan and Joe Monk. At

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, Goldston trained with Maxine Neuman,

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, Arthur Brooks,

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, and Frank Baker. Goldston dropped out before attaining a degree and would later describe herself as “rigorously detrained.” In 1986, Goldston moved to Seattle. Through the late eighties, Goldston performed with the Run/Remain Ensemble, a multimedia collaboration with Dayna Hanson, Kyle Hanson, Greg Lachow, and Megan Murphy. In 1989, Goldston co-founded the Black Cat Orchestra, with Don Crevie on horn, Scott Granlund on saxophone,

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on vocals, and Goldston's partner and fellow Run/Remain alum Kyle Hanson on accordion.

Nirvana's ''MTV Unplugged'' session and studio recordings (1994–2003)

In the mid-nineties, Goldston rose to prominence in the Pacific Northwest music scene as a session cellist, notably joining

on a US tour and appearing on their famous ''

'' set. Through the nineties and early millennium, Goldston played on dozens of studio albums. Meanwhile, with the Black Cat Orchestra, she toured and recorded for prominent national acts, including David Byrne (on his 1997 album ''Feelings''), the One Reel Film Festival (at that time under the aegis of

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), and NPR's ''

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''. In 1996, the group recorded and independently released a self-titled debut album. They followed it in 2001 with ''Mysteries Explained'', co-produced with Irene Records, and then and ''Long Shadows at Noon'' from Yoyo Recordings (2003).

Later bands and collaborations with Mirah (2003–2015)

In 2003, Goldston and Hanson entered the first of many collaborations with then-Portland-based artist

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. The Black Cat Orchestra teamed up with Mirah for the political album ''

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''. Goldston's group disbanded in 2004, but soon after, she and Hanson founded Spectratone International. Goldston and Hanson reprised their roles on cello and accordion, respectively. They were joined by Kane Mathis on oud, Jane Hall on percussion, and Darko Vukmanic on bass. With Spectratone International, Goldston's rejoined Mirah for the 2007 album '' Share This Place: Stories and Observations''. For the project, Goldston commissioned stop-motion animator Britta Johnson to make short films for the band to perform against live; ''Share This Place'' premiered at the 2006 Seattle International Children's Festival and was performed throughout the US, including the

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, Museum of Fine Arts,

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's TBA Festival,

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, and

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. She appeared on their two-part ''Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light'' (

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), but by 2015, Goldston had left the band to pursue independent projects.

Solo work

As a solo artist, Goldston has recorded and performed around the country and the world. Her work is often eclectic, irreverent, and genre-bending. She has appeared as a voiceover artist on The Dina Martina Holiday Album (playing the role of Martina's eleven-year-old daughter Phoebe); and composed a suite of solo cello work in response to Melinda Mueller's poetry collection ''Mary’s Dust''. She has also worked on numerous dramas, and as a co-creator (with

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and Goldston's partner Kyle Hanson) of the puppet opera ''The Wreck of the St. Nikolai'' (2003) for

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and the radio play ''The Post Office''. Goldston has worked on performances with composers including

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, Malcolm Goldstein,

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, Steve Moore, Bob Marsh, Olivia Block, Byron Au Yong, Erin Jorgensen, Bill Horist, Threnody Ensemble,

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, Christian Asplund, and Julio Lopezhiler. She has ongoing and/or long-term collaborations with

, Robert Jenkins (a.k.a. Buzz Gundersen), Paul Hoskin,

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, Angelina Baldoz, Ed Pias, Vanessa Renwick, Greg Campbell,

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, Dan Sasaki, and Clyde Petersen. With an emphasis on improvisational work, Goldston has composed on-the-spot in performances with

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, Vratislav Brabenec, Ilan Volkov,

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, Thollem McDonnas,

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, Balász Pándi, Kanako Pooknyw,

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, and

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. From 2015 to 2017, Goldston traveled to Tel Aviv, Athens, and Glasgow for the Tectonics Festival, culminating in a composition for the BBC Scottish Symphony. Goldston has been commissioned by numerous established arts organizations, including performing arts companies like

's Time-Based Art (TBA) Festival, the

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; and art institutions such as the

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, the

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, the New Foundation, and the

. Numerous theaters, film organizations, and dance companies have commissioned Goldston to compose scores including the

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, the Rebecca Stenn Dance Company, 33 Fainting Spells, Seattle Jewish Film Festival, and the Regenbogen Kino in Germany. Numerous of these commissions, including those for

's One Reel Film Festival, Northwest Film Forum, and

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, have included composing scores for early silent films. In 2001, Goldston collaborated with filmmaker

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on “Our Round Earth” for On the Boards's Northwest New Works Festival and in 2009 scored Shelton's feature film ''

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''. She has collaborated extensively with choreographer Peter Kyle composing for dance pieces. She has also contributed to numerous film scores, including the 2016 stop-motion film ''Torrey Pines'' and the documentaries ''Water Is Life'' and ''Where the House Was''. In 2013, Goldston released a solo album of such work, entitled ''Film Scores'', through the

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record label. In January 2017, Goldston was commissioned to compose and perform a solo acoustic cello score for Étude's

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runway show. The score was recorded at the Paris

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studio and released as a limited edition LP by Ed Banger. Goldston did a solo set at the Le Guess Who? musical festival in Utrecht, Netherlands in 2021.

Musical style and influences

Goldston is known in large part for her improvisational work. Her work in cello is notable for a disorienting emphasis on

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, which Goldston has said stemmed from attempts to play her cello like a guitar. Goldston has been heavily influenced by Western classical music and folk tunes, citing the Folkways folk and ethnographic records as childhood touchstones and

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, and

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as influences later in her life. Though not a jazz musician, Goldston has studied and listened to jazz extensively, particularly

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, and

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. At the award ceremony for her 2012

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for Music, Goldston handed the orchestra written directions on how to follow her rather than sheet music, a move she traced back to Ornette Colman. ''The Stranger'' said that "listening to her was not entirely an earthbound experience ..the music could only be described as a storm or flock of sound." Goldston draws on musical styles from around the world. She has performed as a member of the Seattle Turkish Music Ensemble and Seattle Chinese Orchestra, Volunteer Park Conservatory Orchestra, with Turkish Sufi singer Latif Bolat, Brazilian music with guitarist Marco De Carvalho, Japanese 20th-century and classical repertoire with

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music with Jack Falk, Lev Lieberman, Sandra Layman, Hank Bradley and Cathy Whitesides.

Discography

Goldston has appeared on a number of albums, both for her own bands and as a session musician.

Solo and ensemble albums

* ''Mysteries Explained'' by Black Cat Orchestra (2001) * ''Long Shadows at Noon'' by Black Cat Orchestra (2003) * ''

'' by Mirah and the Black Cat Orchestra (2003) * '' Share This Place: Stories and Observations'' by

and Spectrone International (2007) * ''Live on Sonarchy'' by Instead Of (2007) * '' Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I'' by Earth (2011) * ''The Lichens in the Trees / Moss on the Ground'' (solo album) (2012) * '' Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II'' by

(2012) * ''Film Scores'' (solo album) (2013) * ''creekside: solo cello'' (solo album) (2014) * ''The Seawall'' with Dan Sasaki (2017) * ''Études No. 11'' (solo album) (2017) * ''Things Opening'' (solo LP on Second Editions) (2019) * ''Feral Angel'' with Dylan Carlson (2021) * ''Ô'' by various artists (2021). Goldston contributed the first track, "Fleuve iii." Compiled by Ô Paon, Geneviève Castrée's music project. * ''Punk Equinox'' with Stefan Christoff (2022)

Appearances on compilation albums

* ''Give the People What We Want: The Songs of the Kinks'' electric guitar on "Art Nice and Gentle" (2001) * ''This American Life: Stories of Hope & Fear'' "Seum Ma" with the Black Cat Orchestra (2006) * ''The 1st Seattle Festival of Improvised Music'' cello on four tracks, with Paul Hoskin, Charley Rowan, Wall Shoup et al. (2010) * ''Below the Radar 17'' solo track "Tide" on album for UK publication ''The Wire'' (2012) * ''Mind the Gap'' solo improvisation on album for ''Gonzo Circus'' magazine (2013) * '' Sub Pop 1000'' solo track "Tangled North" for Seattle record company

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(2013) * ''Torrey Pines: Official Soundtrack'' "Beauty and the Beast" with Zach Burba (2016)

Appearances as a session musician

* ''

'', live album by

(1994) * ''Peace Wave'' by Don Glenn (1996) * ''Skinwalkers'' by Skinwalkers (1996) * ''Shugg vs. Cockpit: A Bittersweet Team Up of Bands'' Vol. 2 by Shugg (1996) * ''You Can Be Low'' by Mavis Piggott (1996) * ''No More Medicine'' by Citizens' Utilities (1996) * ''Octoroon'' by Laura Love (1997) * ''

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'' by

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(1997) * ''Fulcrum'' by Sue Ann Harkey (1997) * ''Wigwam Bendix'' by Craig Flory/Doug Haire (1998) * ''Release the Butterfly'' by Carrie Clark (1999) * ''Metal Shed Blues'' by Old Joe Clarks (1999) * ''Ride'' by Jeff Greinke (1999) * ''The Dina Martina Holiday Album'' by Dina Martina (1999) * ''The Big Slowdown'' by Larry Barrett (2000) * ''For the Moment'' by Marco deCavalho (2003) * ''

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'' by

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(2003) * ''Principal of Uncertainty'' by Mark Quint (2004) album * '' Carbon Glacier'' by

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(2004) * '' C'mon Miracle'' by Mirah (2004) * '' Take Fountain'' by

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(2005). She also appeared on their 2006 DVD ''Search for Paradise''. * ''For Better or Worse'' by Paul Manousos (2006) * ''Sailor System'' by Your Heart Breaks (2007) * ''Chicken or Beef?'' by Reptet (2008) * ''

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'' by

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(2008) * ''Trombone Cake'', EP by Trombone Cake (2008) * ''Wall to Wall'' by The Golden Bears (2008) * ''FLEUVE'' by Ô Paon (2008) * ''Long Live the Days'' by Mia Katherine Boyle (MKB) (2009) * '' (a)spera'' by Mirah (2009) * '' Live and Loud,'' DVD by Nirvana (2013) * ''Consolation'' E.P. by Protomartyr (2018) * ''Keep This Be the Way'' by Helms Alee (2022) * ''Participant'' by Sheridan Riley (2022)

Equipment

Goldston plays a cello made in Seattle in 2013 by Jason Starkie, modeled after Giovanno Grantino. Prior to 2013 she played an instrument made in the 1950s in the shop of Anton Schroetter. Electrified, she uses a Schertler pickup through a variety of amplifiers, most often a Softscience modeled after Marshall Plexi, a 1970s

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modified by Kevin Hilbiber of Softscience, a Sunn Beta Lead, or a Soldano Astroverb. Pedals usually include a vintage

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and/or MXR Bass Octave Deluxe, often with various combinations of MXR Phase 90, Boss TR2, Boss RV-6, Cry Baby, and/or Eau Claire Thunder, among others. Goldston also uses one of the first twenty manufactured Juggernautics Fuzz Fixx pedals.

Awards

Goldston has received awards and grants from 4Culture, Meet The Composer, Artist Trust, Jack Straw, and Seattle Arts Commission, King County Arts Commission, Allied Arts (as a member of the Run/Remain Ensemble), and was a 2010 City Artist for Seattle. Goldston was also the recipient of a Stranger Genius Award in 2012. Most recently, Goldston's work with Steve Fisk and Alexander Miranda was nominated for Best Score for ''Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust'' at the 2021 IDA Documentary Awards.

Notes

External links

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