Recital Series

International Contemporary Ensemble

Recital Series

International Contemporary Ensemble

August 17, 2014 - August 21, 2014

Board of Officers Room

The cutting-edge ensemble performs an intimate chamber music series crafted with the Board of Officers Room in mind. Two of ICE’s three performances will be portrait concerts of leading female composers, Sofia Gubaidulina and Anna Thorvaldsdottir, with the final concert featuring three New York premieres among works by John Zorn, Dai Fujikura, Alvin Lucier, and a new arrangement of a chamber work by Messiaen.

Co-Presented with the Mostly Mozart Festival

Performances

Sunday, August 17 at 5:00pm
Tuesday, August 19 at 7:30pm
Thursday, August 21 at 7:30pm

Program

August 17 Performance

All-Sofia Gubaidulina Program
String Trio; Quasi Hoquetus; Meditation on the Bach Chorale “Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit”

August 19 Performance

All-Anna Thorvaldsdottir Program
Into—Second Self
In the Light of Air (New York Premiere)
Shades of Silence (New York Premiere)

August 21 Performance
Dai Fujikura: Minina (New York Premiere)
John Zorn: Baudelaires (New York Premiere)
Alvin Lucier: Chambers
Messiaen (arr. Cliff Colnot): Chants de terre et de ciel (New York Premiere)

Gallery

  • Michael Nicholas (cello) with fellow members of the International Contemporary Ensemble in the Board of Officers Room, co-presented by Park Avenue Armory and the Mostly Mozart Festival.
    Photo: Richard Termine

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  • Members of the International Contemporary Ensemble in the Board of Officers Room, co-presented by Park Avenue Armory and the Mostly Mozart Festival.
    Photo: Richard Termine

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  • Nathan Davis (percussion) of the International Contemporary Ensemble in the Board of Officers Room, co-presented by Park Avenue Armory and the Mostly Mozart Festival.
    Photo: Richard Termine

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  • Cory Smythe (piano) of the International Contemporary Ensemble in the Board of Officers Room, co-presented by Park Avenue Armory and the Mostly Mozart Festival.
    Photo: Richard Termine

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  • International Contemporary Ensemble in the Board of Officers Room, co-presented by Park Avenue Armory and the Mostly Mozart Festival.
    Photo: Richard Termine

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  • Ross Carre (percussion) of the International Contemporary Ensemble in the Board of Officers Room, co-presented by Park Avenue Armory and the Mostly Mozart Festival.
    Photo: Richard Termine

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  • Tim Albright (trombone, foreground), Mike Lormand (trombone, background), and Nathan Davis (percussion) of the International Contemporary Ensemble in the Board of Officers Room, co-presented by Park Avenue Armory and the Mostly Mozart Festival.
    Photo: Richard Termine

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Support

The Recital Series is supported in part by a generous grant from Gwen Norton on behalf of the IKBS and The Reed Foundation, and with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

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