#Leyna Marika Papach

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10.20.17 In an intimate setting at the Lunchnet clubhouse in Greenpoint, Leyna Marika Papach played a set for solo violin and viola, and Jessica Pavone played a set for viola.

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Words have always come easy to playwright, lyricist, and librettist Melisa Tien, creator and producer of the song cycle project Swell. When she was in kindergarten, her teachers pulled her out of recess and gave her books to read. “They would sit and make read for whatever the time was–maybe 15 minutes, but for me, it seemed like an eternity,” Melisa remembers. Initially, Melisa thought it was some type of punishment, but she realized later that they were trying to see how much she could comprehend.

Swell is a collaborative song cycle project that invites artists with immigrant backgrounds to compose a song that helps tell the story of their relationship with immigration in America. Leyna Marika Papach, a 2019 Minnesota Music Creator Award winner (formerly Minnesota Emerging Composer Awards), participated in the first incarnation of the cycle and introduced us to this project. And this Friday, March 12, at 12PM CST, Melisa and three of her collaborators–Justine F. Chen, Or Matias, and Izzi Ramkissoon–will join us in conversation about the project (Register Here).

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JG Thirlwell will be performing two more shows with Zola Jesus and string quartet this weekend, playing the "Versions" album, where I rearranged ZJ's material for strings.The quartet will consists of Leyna Marika Papach, Elena Moon Park, Miranda Sielaff and Clara Kennedy. We are playing in Chicago at the Garfield Park Observatory on Thursday Oct 24 2013 and in Asheville at the Mountain Oasis Festival on Saturday Oct 26 2013 with Chromatics and Animal Collective. Sadly the Washington DC show at the Hirshhorn Museum that was scheduled for Oct 25 was postponed due to the government shutdown. Photo by Greg Cristman.

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9/13/13 We played at the ICA in Boston on the Zola Jesus / JG Thirlwell plus string quartet tour, where the stage backs right onto the harbor with a stunning view of the water, boats and skyline. Pictured are violinists Josh Modney and Leyna Marika Papach. Time is precious.

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JG Thirlwell's Manorexia play a FREE concert this Sunday June 23 2013 at 7.30 pm on a triple bill with Pauline Oliveros and Susie Ibarra & Robert Rodriguez. Manorexia will be premiering a new arrangement of "Plastic Island In The Pacific". Part of The New York Electronic Art Festival, presented by Harvestworks and River to River Festival. At Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts Pace University 3 Spruce Street, New York, New York 10038.The Manorexia ensemble this evening will consist of Peter Wise - percussion, Dave Broome - piano, Leyna Marika Papach - violin, Elena Moon Park - violin, Karen Waltuch - viola, Isabel Castelvi - cello and JG Thirlwell - compositions and laptop. Photo by Marylene Mey.

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Manorexia - Armadillo Stance

Live at The Stone, NYC JG Thirlwell- Laptop and compositions Leyna Marika Papach - Violin Elena Moon Park - Violin Phillipa Thompson - Viola Felix Fan - Cello David Hanlon - Piano David Cossin - Percussion Filmed and edited by Jeff Davidson