Mimesis Ensemble

The Mimesis Ensemble is a New York City based ensemble dedicated to performing and recording 20th and 21st century music.  Founded in 2008 by Katie Reimer, Mimesis searches for the ways that music reflects our experiences as human beings in the world.  Mimesis performs regularly at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, Symphony Space, the Miller Theatre at Columbia University, the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C..  They have performed by invitation at the United Nations, New England Conservatory of Music and Northeastern University.  Mimesis has received financial support from the Consulate General of Finland and the Consulate General of the Arab Republic of Egypt.  Mimesis released their debut CD on Bridge Records, featuring Mohammed Fairouz’s opera, Sumeida’s Song. Opera News selected this album for their Dazzling Dozen best releases of the year. They released a vocal and chamber music album on Arabesque Records in 2020, Dancing Circles in the Night. Fostering close relationships with the composers they program, musicians are often coached and conducted by the composers themselves.

Katie Reimer, Artistic and Executive Director 

Katie Reimer is a musician, teacher and healer, using the art of storytelling throughout her work. She is passionate about building relationships of messy mutuality across all that divides. Katie works to center the margins, dismantle white supremacy, and change systems that exclude or harm. She creates and nourishes the conditions that allow life to flourish. As a pianist, Katie was acclaimed by the New York Times for her “meditative” playing. Her discography includes Dancing Circles in the Night (chamber music, Arabesque Records), Mirrors (solo piano, Arabesque Records), Sumeida’s Song (opera, Bridge Records), and Critical Models (chamber music, Sono Luminus Records). Katie holds a B.M. in Piano Performance from Lawrence University’s Conservatory of Music and a M.M. in Piano Performance from Boston Conservatory. She recently completed a M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary, with a concentration in Interreligious Engagement. She was an intern from 2018-2019 at the Church Center of the United Nations, with a focus on Palestine and Human Rights.