#  Ellen Reid 

 

 



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 Title: *desert in*  
Commission: 2020  
Completed: 2021  
Instrumentation: opera  
Premiere Location: streamed on operabox.tv  
Premiere Ensemble: Boston Lyric Opera  
Notes: Co-creators include playwright christopher oscar peña and director James Darrah.

   
Ellen Reid is one of the most innovative artists of her generation. A composer and sound artist whose breadth of work spans opera, sound design, film scoring, ensemble and choral writing, she was awarded the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in Music for her opera, *p r i s m*. Along with composer Missy Mazzoli, Ellen co-founded the Luna Composition Lab. Luna Lab is a mentorship program for young self-identified female, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming composers. Since the fall of 2019, she has served as Creative Advisor and Composer-in-Residence for Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.



 

 

 





 

 

- ## Commission Date
    
     [2020](/commission-date/2020)
- ## Completion Date
    
     [2021](/completion-date/2021)
- ## Composer
    
     [Reid, Ellen](/composer/reid-ellen)
- ## Commissions
    
     [Past Commissions](/pastcommisions)