Hot on the heels of their Paris tour, ICE teams up with legendary bassoonist, conductor, and curator Pascal Gallois to celebrate Pierre Boulez’s 90th birthday at National Sawdust. These four extraordinary concerts explore Boulez’s tremendous work through the most colorful prisms: his well-known masterpieces, his close creative dialogue with his peers, and his incalculable influence on younger composers.
Nov 17, 2015 • 7pm
Exploring works with instruments and electronics by Pierre Boulez and George Lewis, plus a world premiere by Olga Neuwirth. Featuring Pascal Gallois, Rebekah Heller, Joshua Rubin, and Claire Chase. Tickets available here
Program:
Olga Neuwirth (b. 1968): In Nacht und Eis (rev. 2015), for two bassoons WORLD PREMIERE
Pierre Boulez (b. 1925): Dialogue de l’ombre double, for clarinet & electronics
George Lewis (b. 1952): Emergent, for flute & electronics
Pierre Boulez: Dialogue de l’ombre double, for bassoon & electronics
Nov 18, 2015 • 9:30pm
A dialogue between the idiosyncratic musical voices of Pierre Boulez and Elliott Carter, plus a world premiere by Olga Neuwirth. Featuring Pascal Gallois, Rebekah Heller, and guest pianist Dimitri Vassilakis. Tickets available here
Olga Neuwirth (b. 1968): In Nacht und Eis (rev. 2015)
Pierre Boulez (b. 1925): Incises, for piano
Elliott Carter (1908-2012): Two diversions, for piano
Pierre Boulez: Dialogue de l’ombre double, for bassoon & electronics
Pierre Boulez: Sonata #2, for piano
Elliott Carter: Two thoughts about piano
Nov 19, 2015 • 9:30pm
Boulez’s sonic experiments, musical language, and mentorship opened the doors for many younger composers. This concert features new works by composers who are forging new paths emerging from the research of the musical spectrum that Boulez set in motion.
Works by Boulez, Franck Bedrossian, Mario Diaz de Leon and world premieres by Sabrina Schroeder and Olga Neuwirth. Featuring Pascal Gallois, Rebekah Heller, and Joshua Rubin. Tickets available here
Olga Neuwirth (b. 1968): In Nacht und Eis (rev. 2015)
Sabrina Schroeder (b. 1979): Flatspin (stircrazer IV), for bass clarinet solo & live mechanics WORLD PREMIERE
Franck Bedrossian (b. 1971): Transmission, for bassoon & electronics
Mario Diaz de Leon (b. 1979): The Soul is the Arena, for bass clarinet & electronics
Pierre Boulez (b. 1925): Dialogue de l’ombre double, for bassoon & electronics
ICE’s 2015-16 performances and commissioning activities are made possible by the generous support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Howard Gilman Foundation, The Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, French American Cultural Exchange (FACE Foundation), the 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, Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, The Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts, New Music USA, The Amphion Foundation, The Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University, 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, 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. Yamaha Artist Services New York is the exclusive piano provider for ICE.