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Mary Ellen Childs (born April 13, 1957 in Lafayette, Indiana) is an American composer and multimedia artist and founder of the ensemble Crash. She grew up as a dancer and writes music often influenced by dance rhythms. She currently administers the McKnight Artist Fellowships for Dance. Her music is chiefly for small instrumental groups, especially for percussion, string groups or solo piano, and it usually has an essential theatrical or visual dimension. Her collaboration with accordionist
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led to several works for that instrument. Her works have been widely performed by major ensembles, including a commission from the
Kronos Quartet The Kronos Quartet is an American string quartet based in San Francisco. It has been in existence with a rotating membership of musicians for almost 50 years. The quartet covers a very broad range of musical genres, including contemporary classic ...
. Her 2007 recording of ''Dream House'' features the string quartet
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. Reviews of her work have been published in newspapers nationwide, including ''The New York Times''.Steve Smith,
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'', June 28, 2010. She is based in the twin city Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota area.


Discography

* ''Now'' ( ECM, 2015)'' * ''Kilter'' ("Powerhouse Pianists",
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2015) * ''Ephemeral Geometry'' (Documerica,
Innova Recordings Innova Recordings is the independent record label of the non-profit American Composers Forum based in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was founded in 1982 to document the winners of the McKnight Fellowship offered by its parent organization, the Minneso ...
2015) * ''Wreck'' (
Innova Recordings Innova Recordings is the independent record label of the non-profit American Composers Forum based in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was founded in 1982 to document the winners of the McKnight Fellowship offered by its parent organization, the Minneso ...
, 2013) * ''Parterre'' ("Fantasy 'n' Symmetry", Performed by QNG, Genuine Recordings, 2012) * ''Oa Poa Polka'' (Starkland Recordings, 2012) * ''Farmstand Now Open'' (
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, 2012) * ''Faint Object Camera'' (Here and Now,
Innova Recordings Innova Recordings is the independent record label of the non-profit American Composers Forum based in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was founded in 1982 to document the winners of the McKnight Fellowship offered by its parent organization, the Minneso ...
, 2011) * ''Chamberhouse'' (Dream House remixed, Sugarfoot Recordings) * ''Dream House'' (
Innova Recordings Innova Recordings is the independent record label of the non-profit American Composers Forum based in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was founded in 1982 to document the winners of the McKnight Fellowship offered by its parent organization, the Minneso ...
, 2007) * ''Kilter'' (Experimental Intermedia, 1996) * ''Bright Faces'' ("Choral Currents",
Innova Recordings Innova Recordings is the independent record label of the non-profit American Composers Forum based in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was founded in 1982 to document the winners of the McKnight Fellowship offered by its parent organization, the Minneso ...
, 1991) * ''Oa Poa Polka'' (
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, 1991) * ''Parterre'' ("Open Boundaries",
Innova Recordings Innova Recordings is the independent record label of the non-profit American Composers Forum based in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was founded in 1982 to document the winners of the McKnight Fellowship offered by its parent organization, the Minneso ...
, 1989


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CD release of ''Dream house''
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Mary Ellen Childs
- Profile on the Other Minds website
"Mary Ellen Childs' Playlist"
by Kristin Harper for ''Secrets of the City''
"Mary Ellen Childs: ''Dream House''"
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