The International Contemporary Ensemble presents a concert focused on new works and collaborations by members of the Ensemble. Jacob Greenberg (harmonium) and Cory Smythe (keyboard) premiere a new work by David Byrd-Marrow. Nathan Davis creates undulating, prismatic soundscapes on a psaltery using bows and ebows, as Liz Liguori creates immersive projections, bending light with prisms and mirrors. Rebekah Heller premieres new compositions and improvisations for solo bassoon. Isabel Lepanto Gleicher (flute), Fay Victor (voice), and Rebekah Heller also play a set together. With Lighting Design by Nicholas Houfek.
PERFORMERS
Fay Victor, Voice
Isabel Lepanto Gleicher, Flute
Rebekah Heller, Bassoon
Nathan Davis, Percussion
Jacob Greenberg, Harmonium
Cory Smythe, Keyboard
Liz Liguori, Artist-Sculpture
Nicholas Houfek, Lighting Designer
INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE
With a commitment to cultivating a more curious and engaged society through music, the International Contemporary Ensemble – as a commissioner and performer at the highest level – amplifies creators whose work propels and challenges how music is made and experienced. The Ensemble’s 35 members are featured as soloists, chamber musicians, commissioners, and collaborators with the foremost musical artists of our time. Works by emerging composers have anchored the Ensemble’s programming since its founding in 2001, and the group’s recordings and digital platforms highlight the many voices that weave music’s present.
CREDITS
The International Contemporary Ensemble’s performances and commissioning activities during the 2023-24 concert season are made possible by the generous support of many individuals as well as the Mellon Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, Jerome Foundation, Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Aaron Copland Fund for Music Inc., Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts, Amphion Foundation, The Cheswatyr Foundation, The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, Siemens Musikstiftung, New Music USA, Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University, 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. Yamaha Artist Services New York is the exclusive piano provider for the International Contemporary Ensemble.