PinkNoise is a New York-based chamber ensemble dedicated to musical improvisation and compositions in acoustic and electronic mediums as a reaction and response to the conditions of our community and our society. Our mission is to reveal how improvisation in musical performances lies at the intersection of historical and contemporary works, and how it is a synthesis of multifarious cultures and styles from the past and the present that connect us to our conscience in society. We also believe in performing new works by composers and artists in acoustic and electronic mediums to present music as a collaborative and interdisciplinary art form.

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​The ensemble has performed at the Electroacoustic Music Festival FME UC in Santiago, Chile, cheLA center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Zagreb Biennale in Croatia, Contrapunkt Series in Switzerland, the Foro Internacional de Música Nueva Manuel Enriquez of Mexico City, CMMAs in Morelia, Mexico, the Shanghai Conservatory, and the Guangzhou Opera House. 

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PinkNoise is a recipient of grant awards by the Ernst von Siemens Stiftung, Amphion Foundation, the Mid-Atlantic Grant,the Fritz Reiner Center for Contemporary Music, and the Puffin Foundation. 

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Our 2026 season is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

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We are Johnna Wu (violin), Simon Kanzler (electronics), Roberta Michel (flutes), Kaichi Hirayama (clarinets), Iva Casian-Lakos (cello), Andrew Zhou (piano).