May 15, 8:45 PM
La Marbrerie
21 Rue Alexis Lepere, 93100 Montreuil, France

May 19, 7:00 PM
Friche Belle de Mai
41 Rue Jobin, 13003 Marseille, France 

ICE and the amazing French new-music group L'itinéraire investigate what the Spectralism movement has to teach composers today.  In a program featuring recent pieces and a new commission from Christopher Trapani, both ensembles honor the tradition of Spectralism with a bi-continental, virtuosic perspective that opens doors of creative collaboration.

Gérard Grisey: Anubis Nout for saxophone
Philippe Leroux: De l’Épaisseur for violin, cello, and accordion
Ashley Fure: Something to Hunt for sextet
Christopher Trapani: PolychROME for ensemble (European premiere)
Gérard Grisey: Périodes and Partiels for ensemble

From ICE:
James Austin Smith, oboe
Campbell MacDonald, clarinet
Ryan Muncy, saxophone
Josh Modney, violin
Kivie Cahn-Lipman, cello
David Nelson, trombone
Nathan Davis, percussion

From L'Itinéraire:
Julie Brunet-Jailly, Yua Souverbie, flutes
Claire Voisin, François Miquel, clarinets
Pierre Remondière, horn
Alexis Lahens, trombone
Anne Mercier, violin
Lucia Peralta, Vladimir Percevic, viola
Yann Dubost, bass
Anthony Millet, accordion
Benoit Masson, percussion

This engagement is supported by the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation through US Artists International in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Howard Gilman Foundation.