About
Since 1976, the New York New
Music Ensemble has commissioned,
performed and recorded the important and upcoming composers of our time.
They have in fact been the means by which many of these have become
more known and appreciated. NYNME
has been recognized and supported by all the significant American
foundations, including the Jerome Foundation, the Fromm Foundation at
Harvard, the Mary Flagler Cary Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, the
Koussevitzky Foundation, the NEA and NYSCA, among others.
They have performed innumerable college residencies (Long Beach, UW
Madison, Univ. of Pittsburgh, etc.), appeared at major festivals (Ravinia,
Santa Fe, June in Buffalo, Pacific Rim, The Thailand International
Composers Festival, etc.), and have recorded a huge discography of
important chamber works. They
have traveled to Europe, Asia, and South America to perform, teach and
record, and have branched out into theatre music (instrumentalists
doubling as actors and singers) and adventuresome electronic,
interactive new technologies.
Our Mission
Our mission is, first of all, to give concerts which amuse and entertain. Secondly and more globally, we wish to support American composers, and increasingly European, South American and Asian, through commissioning, performing and recording. Third, we are always working to create new audiences for serious chamber music. Our number of commissions is over 120, our recordings more than 20, and performances range into many hundreds. We have been bravoed and booed, and we are thriving!
Board of Directors
Jonathan Dawe, Chair
Mario Davidovsky
Stephen Dembski
David Felder
David Froom
Richard Hennessy
Mary Richie Smith
Howard Stokar
Administration
Jayn Rosenfeld, Executive and Artistic Director
Lisa Freeman, Assistant Executive Director
Louis Fujinami Conti, Grants Manager