Key facts
- Martín Perna began his musical journey as an alto in a Philadelphia elementary school chorus.
- He experienced a tension between his love for music and the repertoire he was assigned.
- This experience motivated him to create new spaces for collective music-making.
Martín Perna's musical journey began in the alto section of a Philadelphia elementary school chorus. Despite his initial enjoyment of music, he found the assigned repertoire to be uninspiring. This dissonance between his love for sound and the limitations of his early musical experiences became a driving force. Perna's subsequent work aims to address this tension by fostering environments that encourage genuine, collective music creation, moving beyond conventional or prescribed forms.