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Two Premieres Reflect the Ups and Downs of Claire Chase’s ‘Density 2036’

Claire Chase’s “Density 2036,” an undertaking to commission a new flute repertoire, reached its 10th installment with a multi-concert retrospective.

By Seth Colter Walls

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Claire Chase Is Changing How People Think of the Flute

She is marking her 24-year effort to expand the instrument’s repertoire with performances, including a Carnegie Hall series, as well as a box set and a new fellowship.

By Joshua Barone