International Contemporary Ensemble has a long history of commissioning and developing works, cultivating relationships with composers that grow out of larger projects for the group. Kyle Armbrust (viola), Jacob Greenberg (piano), Daniel Lippel (guitar), and Wendy Richman (viola) present an evening featuring works originally written for them, highlighting the collaborative process behind works by Vijay Iyer, Phyllis Chen, Sérgio Kafejian, and Arlene Sierra. Join us for a conversation with the musicians and composers over Zoom after the performances.

Program:

Sérgio Kafejian: From Scratch (2017) for guitar and electronics; commissioned by Daniel Lippel

Phyllis Chen: SumiTones (2019) for solo piano; commissioned by Jacob Greenberg

Arlene Sierra: Cricket-Viol (2010) for solo viola/voice; commissioned by Wendy Richman

Vijay Iyer: Song for Flint (2019) for solo viola; commissioned by Miller Theatre at Columbia University for the Year of Water 2019-20

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About TUES@7

“Tues@7” are regular opportunities to engage with members and collaborators of the International Contemporary Ensemble. Artists will reflect on past world premieres, pull back the curtain on upcoming works-in-process, and dig deeply into the DigitICE archive to see how collaborations, new works, and sound creations have blossomed over the past 19 years. We look forward to staying engaged in the virtual space through COVID-19 so that our audience and collaborators have a weekly destination for extraordinary new music.

Credits

We are grateful for the support of the NYC COVID-19 Response and Impact Fund in The New York Community Trust in making this program possible.

Performances and commissioning activities during the 2020-21 concert season are made possible by the generous support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, A.N. and Pearl G. Barnett Family 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, Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung, The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, Pacific Harmony Foundation, Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University, The Casement Fund, BMI Foundation, as well as public funds from the 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 Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and the Illinois Arts Council Agency. The International Contemporary Ensemble is the Ensemble in Residence of the Nokia Bell Labs Experiments in Art and Technology. Yamaha Artist Services New York is the exclusive piano provider for the International Contemporary Ensemble.

TUES@7: From Scratch

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