Chamber Music Concert: Songs for the Earth
$25
- Nathaniel Sullivan, baritone
Gabriella Smith — Tessellations
Julius Eastman — Stay On It
Joshua Groffman — Lemur (world premiere)
Lawrence Kramer — Ecospheres (world premiere)
Songs for the Earth: A concert inspired by the grandeur of the natural world and the need to restore and sustain it, now and in the future. Featuring world premieres of works for voice and chamber ensemble by Joshua Groffmann and Lawrence Kramer setting poems from Elisabeth Frost's "Remains." The program also includes chamber works by Marcos Balter, Gabriella Smith, and Julius Eastman. Performed by musicians from Contemporaneous.
Student and senior discount tickets available at the box office.
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About Contemporaneous
Contemporaneous is an ensemble of 23 musicians whose mission is to bring to life the music of now. Recognized for a "ferocious, focused performance" (The New York Times) and for its "captivating and whole-hearted commitment" (I Care If You Listen), Contemporaneous performs and promotes the most exciting work of living composers through innovative concerts, commissions, recordings, and educational programs. Based in New York City and active throughout the United States, Contemporaneous has been presented by such institutions as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Park Avenue Armory, PROTOTYPE Festival, Merkin Concert Hall, MATA Festival, St. Ann’s Warehouse, and Bang on a Can and has worked with such artists as David Byrne, Donnacha Dennehy, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Dawn Upshaw, and Julia Wolfe.
Contemporaneous has premiered more than 150 works, and with its newly-launched program Contemporaneous IMAGINATION, the ensemble champions large-scale works, curated from an open call for artists to submit ideas for projects that take risks and defy constraints. The ensemble has recently released a podcast entitled Imagination Radio, which explores the significance of creativity and music in our lives through dialogues with composers, scientists, a cartographer, and a BASE jumper. Contemporaneous has recorded for the New Amsterdam, Cantaloupe, Innova, Roven, and Navona labels.
https://www.contemporaneous.org/