Listen on-demand to Metropolis artists on WQXR’s Young Artists Showcase hosted by Emi Ferguson, including excerpts from Matthew Evan Taylor's Life Returns.

What began as an attempt by Matthew Evan Taylor to collaborate with fellow musicians during the isolation of the pandemic ended up being a yearlong project that culminated in an evening performance at the Met.

Postcard 12 was filmed in Chesterfield, MA.
May 10, 2021 and 1 Rivington / Candice Madey Gallery
February 6, 2022

Postcard 11 was filmed in Chesterfield, MA on May 10, 2021 and Pittsburgh, PA and New York, NY on January 22-24, 2022.

Postcard 10 was filmed in Chesterfield, MA July 10, 2021 and Oktaven Audio, Mount Vernon, NY

Postcard 9 was filmed in Chesterfield, Massachusetts, July 10, 2021; and One Rivington / Candice Madey Gallery, New York City, November 23, 2021.

Postcard 8 was filmed in Middlebury, Vermont, May 7, 2021; and Prospect Park, October 15, 2021.

Postcard 7 was filmed in Chesterfield, MA, July 11, 2021 and Sunset Park, September 20, 2021 and One Rivington / Candice Madey Gallery, New York, NY, July 23, 2021.

Postcard 6 was filmed in Middlebury, VT, May 7, 2021 and One Rivington / Candice Madey Gallery, New York, NY, July 23, 2021.

Postcard 5 was filmed in Middlebury, VT, May 7, 2021 and Paradox Lake, NY, July 16, 2021.

Postcard 4 was filmed in Middlebury, VT, May 25, 2021 and Eugene, OR, May 13, 2021.

Postcard 3 was filmed in Weybridge, Vermont and Red Hook, Brooklyn April 24, 2021.

Postcard 2 was filmed in Middlebury, Vermont, April 3, 2021; Río Cuchujaqui, Sierra de Álamos, Sonora, Mexico, April 5, 2021; and Álamos, Sonora, Mexico, April 7, 2021.

What began as an attempt by Matthew Evan Taylor to collaborate with fellow musicians during the isolation of the pandemic ended up being a yearlong project that culminated in an evening performance at the Met.

Witness a yearlong time-lapse musical performance of an original work by composer and saxophonist Matthew Evan Taylor.

Postcard 1 for Matthew Evan Taylor’s “Postcards to The Met” video series was filmed in Middlebury, Vermont, and Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, March 12–14, 2021.