Lori Goldston’s restless curiosity and the adaptive sounds of her cello blur the lines of genre, time and geography. Her music reflects broad, layered interests and feelings, from fierce humor to focused chaos to hauntingly tender melancholy.
Current projects include work with doom metal band Earth, her own bands Spectratone International, the Shifting Light and However; a score for Linas Phillips’s film “Bass Akwards,” which will premiere at Sundance this month, and a live score for Ozu’s 1933 silent film “Passing Fancy,” which was commisioned by and will premiere at WNYC’s New Sounds Live in February.
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, Earth, Mirah, John Doe, the Wedding Present, Laura Veirs, Larry Barrett, the Dead Science and many others.
She applies her uniquely wide-ranging musical skills and love of learning to her teaching, offering classes and workshops, and private lessons.