Margaret Lancaster

Hailed as the “leading exponent of the avant-garde flute” (Kyle Gann, Village Voice), Margaret Lancaster has built a large repertoire of new works that employ extended techniques, dance, drama, multi-media, and electronics.

Her acclaimed solo CD Future Flute is a collection of electro-acoustic works written for her. Lancaster is a member of Essential Music and the Downtown Ensemble and is a recurring performer at Spoleto Festival USA, BONK Festival of New Music, Three Two Festival, and Santa Fe New Music.

She has appeared as a lecturer/soloist at many sites including Dartmouth College, Princeton University and the National Flute Association and performed with Absolute Ensemble at the Bremen MusikFest. Lancaster is the recipient of a 2003 Meet the Composer Commissioning Music/USA grant and can be seen on stage in the ongoing Mabou Mines production "Dollhouse."

Lancaster is the recipient of a 2003 Meet the Composer Commissioning Music/USA grant and recently played the role of Helene in the Mabou Mines production (NYC) of "Dollhouse."