The International Contemporary Ensemble performs at the SONIC MATTER FESTIVAL in Zürich!
The International Contemporary Ensemble built its multivalent artistic identity by direct collaboration with many American Experimental mentors such as George Lewis and Nicole Mitchell. Together with a new generation of composers, the Ensemble presents a program of premieres which reflects the perpetual state of creative energy of their home city: NYC.
Program
Jessie Cox: Black as a Hack for Cyborgification
Nicole Mitchell: Cult of Electromagnetic Connectivity
Murat Çolak: LAV (World Premiere)
George Lewis: Thistledown
Helga Arias: I See You (World Premiere)
George Lewis: Creative Construction SetTM
Personnel
Isabel Lepanto Gleicher, flute
Joshua Rubin, clarinets & electronics
Ryan Muncy, saxophone
Rebekah Heller, bassoon
Levy Lorenzo, percussion
Ross Karre, percussion & visual design
Jacob Greenberg, piano
Jennifer Curtis, violin
Josh Modney, violin
Rosa San Martin Valdor, viola
Michael Nicolas, cello
This engagement is supported by the Elisabeth Weber Stiftung and Mid Atlantic Arts through USArtists International in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Howard Gilman Foundation, with additional commissioning support from the Jerome Foundation and Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts.
Murat Çolak’s LAV was commissioned by the International Contemporary Ensemble with lead support from the Jerome Foundation.
Helga Arias’ I See You was commissioned by the International Contemporary Ensemble.
CREDITS
The International Contemporary Ensemble’s performances and commissioning activities during the 2021-22 concert season are made possible by the generous support of our board of directors and many individuals as well as The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, Jerome Foundation, Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Aaron Copland Fund for Music Inc., MAP Fund, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts, Amphion Foundation, The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University, The Casement Fund, BMI Foundation, as well as public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 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 Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, the Illinois Arts Council Agency, and the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) from the U.S. Small Business Administration. The International Contemporary Ensemble was the Ensemble in Residence of the Nokia Bell Labs Experiments in Art and Technology from 2018 - 2021. Yamaha Artist Services New York is the exclusive piano provider for the International Contemporary Ensemble.