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NYT Review: A Contemporary Music Group’s Next Era Begins

March 20, 2023

By Seth Colter Walls

“George E. Lewis’ tenure with the International Contemporary Ensemble began with a tribute to the multitalented artist Douglas R. Ewart.

“Some artists earn the ‘multi-hyphenate’ label by doing two or three things. But Douglas R. Ewart works on a whole other level.

That much was clear when this composer, visual artist, poet, multi-instrumentalist and instrument-maker put on a true multimedia event at the Chelsea Factory on Friday night. He gave a thrilling tour of his varied creativity in the company of a violist, cellist, bassoonist and two percussionists from the International Contemporary Ensemble — whose new leader, George E. Lewis, organized the concert, making his curatorial debut with the group.

In the lobby were three of Ewart’s sculptures (including one dedicated to the jazz musician Eric Dolphy), and inside the hall hung five of his paintings (including one titled ‘Rasta in Sun Ra’). Underneath those canvases, the concert featured some shimmering, percussive work from Ewart, 76, himself — on a tall wooden staff outfitted with a sequence of Bundt cake pans, which he called ‘The George Floyd Bunt Staff.’”

Read the full review here
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