ICE's members will perform chamber pieces from around the world as well as work with performance and composition students in a masterclass setting. Under the directions of the International Contemporary Ensemble, the students of Bienen School of MUsic will explore the evolution of contemporary chamber music performance in the 21st century.
International Contemporary Ensemble
David Bowlin, violin
Kivie Cahn-Lipman, cello
Jacob Greenberg, piano
Rebekah Heller, bassoon
James Austin Smith, oboe
Program of Activities
OPENING CONCERT
February 1st, 2015 | 7:30PM
Lutkin Hall at Northwestern University
Kurtág: Ligatura for Bálint Varga (2007)
Fujikura: Calling (2011)
Saariaho: Tocar (2010)
Birtwistle: An Interrupted Endless Melody (1991-94)
Carter: Epigrams (2012)
LECTURE-RECITAL with ICE pianist, Jacob Greenberg
February 3rd, 2015 | 5:00PM
Helmut Lachenmann: Serynade
GRADUATE COMPOSER WORKSHOP
February 4th, 2015 | 7:30PM
Lutkin Hall at Northwestern University
ICE performs works of student composers.
CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE CONCERT
February 5th, 2015 | 7:30PM
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
ICE members join the Northwestern Contemporary Music Ensemble.
Birtwistle: Cortége (performed with Northwestern CME)
ICE’s 2014-15 Chicago performances are made possible by generous support from The MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at the Prince Charitable Trusts, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Robert R. McCormick Foundation, the A.N. and Pearl G. Barnett Foundation, The Irving Harris Foundation, The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation, The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, New Music USA, The Amphion Foundation, the Alice M. Ditson Fund, the BMI Foundation, the Paul R. Judy Center for Applied Research at the Eastman School of Music, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, and through a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events.
ICE’s 2014-15 performances and commissioning activities are made possible by the generous support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at the Prince Charitable Trusts, The Robert R. McCormick Foundation, The Booth Ferris Foundation, French American Cultural Exchange, The New York Community Trust, A.N. and Pearl G. Barnett Family Foundation, The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation, The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, The Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts, The Amphion Foundation, The Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, Alice M. Ditson Fund, The Concinnity Fund, The Casement Fund, the BMI Foundation, the Paul R. Judy Center for Applied Research at the Eastman School of Music, a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events, and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, as well as public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, the New York State Council for the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and the National Endowment for the Arts. ICE’s international programming is made possible by the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, the Brazil Secretariat of Culture, and through the generous support of the American people through the United States Department of State’s Arts Envoy program.