Credit: Da Ping Luo
Clara Warnaar, percussion & Drums
Clara Warnaar (b. 1991, Los Angeles) is a percussionist, drummer and composer living in New York. A member of the International Contemporary Ensemble, Clara tends towards collaborative, devised and interdisciplinary projects. As the drummer for the band Infinity Shred, Clara thrives at the intersection of rock, electronic, improvised, and composed music. She is sought out as a drummer and collaborator for having this particular versatile blend of skills. In 2019, Clara founded the series “A New Age for New Age”, which aims to reimagine New Age music by commissioning artists to offer fresh interpretations of the confusing genre. The series has released 5 volumes featuring over 50 artists.
In addition to the International Contemporary Ensemble, Clara has appeared as a guest artist with So Percussion, Yarn/Wire, the Bang on a Can Orchestra, Ensemble Signal, Nouvel Ensemble Moderne and the American Modern Ensemble. Recent projects include: “The Force of Things” by Ash Fure and Adam Fure, “PLACE” by Ted Hearne and Saul Williams (BAM), “Proving Up” by Missy Mazzoli (Opera Omaha), “Reich/Richter” by Steve Reich (The Shed), “Playground/Run” by Ellen Reid, and “The Back Door” by Martin Creed (Park Avenue Armory).
Clara can be heard on the Grammy-nominated recordings of music by Missy Mazzoli and Ted Hearne, and many others. She has performed on and written music for the three most recent Infinity Shred albums, and has recorded drums with antiphonal chamber metal band, “Real Loud”. She has also appeared on major film soundtracks, including “The Fate of the Furious” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”.
As a solo act, Clara releases ambient electronic music, and has released two albums and a soundtrack (Claire Christerson’s video work “Through Angel’s Eyes”). Clara’s compositional style merges field recordings, classical music and electronics, to create surreal and poetic environments.