New Music Festival 2014
When:
Wednesday, Nov 19, 2014 8:00p -
Sunday, Nov 23, 2014 11:00p
Wednesday, Nov 19, 2014 8:00p -
Sunday, Nov 23, 2014 11:00p
Where:
Seully Hall
8 The Fenway
Boston, MA
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Date Idea, Music, Performing Arts
Event website:
http://www.bostonconservatory.edu/new-music-festival
The Boston Conservatory’s annual New Music Festival returns November 19–22, with special guest artist, virtuoso flutist Claire Chase, in residence. Each year, the multi-day celebration of music’s evolution throughout the ages is dedicated to recognizing exceptional compositions by modern composers. This year, the festival is celebrating women, presenting works by seven different female composers from established luminaries such as Sofia Gubaidulina and Kaija Saariaho to Ellen Taaffe Zwilich and Caroline Shaw—the first woman and youngest woman, respectively, to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music.
All performances are FREE and take place at 8 p.m. in Seully Hall, 8 The Fenway, Boston, MA:
November 19
AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ENSEMBLE
The American Contemporary Music Ensemble, best known as ACME, performs the Boston premiere of 2013 Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw's Ritornello for string quartet, complete with video projection; Marti Epstein; the Boston premiere of John Luther Adam's The Wind in High Places; and more. Featuring Yuki Numata-Resnick (violin), Benjamin Russell (violin), Caleb Burhans (viola) and Clarice Jensen (cello). View event here.
November 20
CLAIRE CHASE IN RECITAL: SOLO FLUTE AND ELECTRONICS
Claire Chase, artistic director of the International Contemporary Ensemble and contemporary flute virtuoso, performs in a recital of contemporary works by Edgard Varèse, Marcos Balter, Mario Diaz de León, Felipe Lara and Du Yun. Levy Lorenzo, sound engineer. View event here.
November 21
BOSTON CONSERVATORY STUDENT SHOWCASE
Selected Conservatory students present a collection of contemporary solo and chamber works by Karlheinz Stockhausen, Marti Epstein, Kaija Saariaho, György Ligeti, Miriam Gideon, Mark Applebaum and György Kurtag. View event here.
November 22
A SHOWCASE OF FACULTY, ALUMNI, STUDENTS AND GUESTS
Conservatory faculty members Eric Hewitt (saxophone), Michael Norsworthy (clarinet) and Samuel Solomon (percussion) are joined by the Julius String Quartet, Philipp Stäudlin (saxophone) and current, select Boston Conservatory students in a performance of works by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Sofia Gubaidulina, Karola Obermüller and Davide Ianni. View event here.
