Lori Goldston’s restless curiosity and the adaptive sounds of her cello blur the lines of genre, time and geography. Her music reflects her broad interests and layered emotions, from fierce humor to focused chaos to hauntingly tender melancholy.
Lori’s current projects include work with the groups Spectratone International and However; with Kyle Hanson in the duo The Shifting Light; and her own live solo score for the 1928 classic film, “The Passion of Joan of Arc”. Spectratone will premiere its original song cycle, “Share This Place” — based on a 19th-century scientist’s fun and fascinating passion for insects — in the spring of 2007 at the Seattle International Children’s Festival.
She applies her uniquely wide-ranging musical skills and love of learning to her teaching, offering classes and workshops, and maintaining a private studio.
Co-founder with partner Kyle Hanson of The Black Cat Orchestra, Lori is a frequent collaborator in dance, film and music from other disciplines. She has played with Nirvana, David Byrne, Cat Power, Mirah, John Doe, the Wedding Present, Laura Veirs, Larry Barrett and many others. Lori has played on more than 40 CDs, written scores for more than 40 silent films, and has composed and performed commissioned pieces for dance companies around the country and internationally.