The New York New Music Ensemble, a veritable collection of New York's finest musicians, is set to present its 35th season in New York.
Monday, November 28, 2011 - NYNME does Mixed Media
Guest artists: Susan Narucki, soprano;
Deborah Wong, violin; Lois Martin, viola
Center For Jewish History,
15 West 16th Street. NYC - 7:30 PM
Tickets: $20 general admission; $10 students; Free for
YUM Members/YU Staff with ID
World Premiere, written for
Susan Narucki:
David Glaser's Of Twilight
(1999/ rev.2011), based on Charles Simic’s
"Dimestore Alchemy" recounting Joseph Cornell’s life and box
constructions.
Stephen Dembski, The Show
(1986), by Donald
Barthelme, with projections of Barthelme's steel engravings.
Joan
Tower Rising (2010)
April 1-4 NYNME'S 35th Anniversary TOUR, Merkin Hall - NYC 8:00 PM
College of Charleston presents NYNME as "Quattlebaum
Artists-in-Residence" with master-classes, student readings and
performance of works by Zhou Long (NYNME commission), Eric Chasalow, and more.
University of Pennsylvania - performance of works by Eric Chasalow, Elliott Carter, Charles Wuorinen, and Ezequiel Viñao.
Monday, April 16, 2012 - 35th Anniversary Celebration, Merkin Hall - NYC 8:00 pm
Rand Steiger, elliott's instruments, (2010) East coast premiere
Eric Chasalow, On that Swirl of Ending Dust (2012) World premiere, written for NYNME*
Zhou Long, Cloud Earth, (2012) World premiere, written for NYNME**
Yiorgos Vassilandonakis Quatuor pour la fin d'une
ère (2012) World Premiere, written for
NYNME
*Commission made possible by the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Program, with generous funding provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Chamber Music America Endowment Fund.
**Commission made possible by The Argosy Foundation Contemporary Music Fund.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - European Hits: NYNME Favorites - Merkin Hall, NYC 8:00 pm
Franco Donatoni, Ave
(1987)
Philippe Hurel, Step (2007) Written for NYNME
Anneliese van Parys, Fragrances (2008) Written for NYNME
Gérard
Grisey, Vortex Temporum (1996)
The New York Times described the group as, "admirable for continuing to champion the more rigorous end of the contemporary repertory." (April 2010)
Read Bruce Hodges' Review of the March 21, 2011 concert Music Web International