International Contemporary Ensemble: Boulez Rebooted
$50-$60
- Will Liverman, baritone
- Isabel Lepanto Gleicher, flute
- Alice Teyssier, voice & flute
- Emmalie Tello, clarinet
- Gabriela Díaz, violin
- Josh Modney, violin
- Wendy Richman, viola
- Kivie Cahn-Lipman, cello
- Erika Dohi, piano
- Nuiko Wadden, harp
- Randall Zigler, double bass
- Nathan Davis, percussion
- Ross Karre, percussion
- Levy Lorenzo, Somax2 interactive AI & percussion
Philippe Manoury — Hypothèse du Sextuor (for flute, clarinet, piano, violin, cello, & percussion)
Tyshawn Sorey — Sentimental Shards (for string quartet, two vibraphones, glockenspiel, & piano)
Pierre Boulez — Anthèmes II (for violin & electronics)
Various — PIiages, hommage à Pierre Boulez (world premiere; for ensemble & Somax2 AI electronics)
This cutting-edge concert is a vital part of Carnegie Hall's Pierre Boulez centennial celebration, combining the creative forces of the International Contemporary Ensemble with the latest breakthroughs in responsive music-performance technology. It features a world premiere that incorporates the machine-learning advancements of Somax2, developed with researchers at IRCAM (Boulez's world-renowned institute for computer and electro-acoustic music and innovation). The program also includes works by Boulez and leading composers inspired by his legacy, including longtime IRCAM researcher and visionary composer Philippe Manoury; genre-defying American multi-instrumentalist Tyshawn Sorey; and the late Kaija Saariaho.
About International Contemporary Ensemble
With a commitment to cultivating a more curious and engaged society through music, the International Contemporary Ensemble – as a commissioner and performer at the highest level – amplifies creators whose work propels and challenges how music is made and experienced.
https://www.iceorg.org/About Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall's mission is to present extraordinary music and musicians on the three stages of this legendary hall, to bring the transformative power of music to the widest possible audience, to provide visionary education programs, and to foster the future of music through the cultivation of new works, artists, and audiences.
https://www.carnegiehall.org/About Will Liverman, baritone
About Isabel Lepanto Gleicher, flute
About Alice Teyssier, voice & flute
About Emmalie Tello, clarinet
About Gabriela Díaz, violin
About Josh Modney, violin
Josh Modney—AKA Modney—is a violinist and creative musician working at the nexus of composition, improvisation, and interpretation. A "new-music luminary" (The New York Times) hailed for "jaw-dropping technical skill…" and as "one of today's most intrepid experimentalists" (Bandcamp Daily), Modney is a foremost interpreter of adventurous contemporary music, and has cultivated a holistic artistic practice as a composer, solo improviser, bandleader, music director, writer, arts administrator, and collaborator.
https://joshmodney.com/About Wendy Richman, viola
About Kivie Cahn-Lipman, cello
https://www.lawrence.edu/people/kivie-cahn-lipman-associate-professor-of-music-cello
About Erika Dohi, piano
About Nuiko Wadden, harp
About Randall Zigler, double bass
https://bostonconservatory.berklee.edu/directory/randall-zigler