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\nViolin duo Miolina (Mioi Ta keda &\; Lynn Bechtold\, violins) has been called "talented and dedicat ed" by Arts Birmingham\, and described as displaying "aggressive and virtu osic prowess" with "brilliance of sound\, technical mastery\, and stunning expressivity" by I CARE IF YOU LISTEN.
\nA member of New Music USA& rsquo\;s Impact Cohort\, Miolina has been attracting audiences since their inception in 2012. Mioi and Lynn are creating and shaping the violin duo repertoire of the 21st century. To date\, Miolina has premiered dozens of violin duos. They have had successful shows in NYC at venues such as the N ational Opera Center\, Tenri Cultural Institute\, (le) Poisson Rouge\, Spe ctrum\, KGB Espionage Museum\, Rockwood Music Hall\, Gallery MC\, Parsons School of Design\, and The Morbid Anatomy Museum. They&rsquo\;ve also perf ormed concerts around the U.S. and abroad in Birmingham\, Chicago\, Copenh agen\, Los Angeles\, Malmö\;\, Pensacola\, Philadelphia\, San Francisc o\, Washington DC\, Paris\, and Tokyo.
\nMiolina has participated in festivals/residencies/series including Avaloch Farm\, Birmingham New Musi c Festival\, Composers Concordance\, Concrete Timbre\, C-Y Series\, Electr onic Music Midwest\, Infuse Pré\;sente\, NWEAMO\, North/South Conson ance\, and Sonic Circuits. They are recipients of numerous grants includin g Adami\, American-Scandinavian Foundation\, Japan Foundation NY\, Lower M anhattan Cultural Council\, New Music USA\, and New York Women Composers. As part of their outreach and educational programs\, Miolina has performed at senior centers and soup kitchens\, as well as working with students at The Alabama School for the Blind\, The Juilliard School\, Queens College\ , and Rutgers University.
\nTheir debut album was released in 2018 o
n Composers Concordance Records/Naxos\, and they can be heard on 2020&rsqu
o\;s &lsquo\;Le Passager\,&rsquo\; performing Jean-Baptiste Favory&rsquo\;
s work UNISONO V\, available on French label ACEL records. Upcoming albums
include one with works by Alabama composers\, as well as one featuring wo
rks by NYC composers.