Carnegie Hall: Ensemble Connect Up Close – 'Blossoming Like Crazy'

Robert Honstein — Endless Landscape (world premiere)
Gabriella Smith — Tessellations
Gabriella Smith — Maré
George Lewis — Shadowgraph, 5
Kyle Brenn — Blossoming Like Crazy (world premiere of revised version)
Shelley Washington — A Kind of Lung (world premiere; arr. for Ensemble Connect)

Spring is a great time for new music! The composers on this concert originate from all parts of the US, and bring their unique and powerful voices to the dynamic young players of Ensemble Connect. Curated by Julia Wolfe, holder of Carnegie Hall's Debs Composer Chair, this multi-generational offering is a feast of new music written by composers living right now, including newly commissioned works by Robert Honstein and Shelley Washington.

Please review Carnegie Hall's COVID-19 protocols before attending this in-person event: https://www.carnegiehall.org/Our-Commitment-to-You

About Ensemble Connect

Ensemble Connect is a program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and the Weill Music Institute in partnership with the New York City Department of Education. This two-year fellowship program prepares extraordinary young professional classical musicians for careers that combine musical excellence with teaching, community engagement, advocacy, entrepreneurship, and leadership. Ensemble Connect offers top-quality performance opportunities, intensive professional development, and the opportunity to partner with a New York City public school throughout the fellowship.

https://www.carnegiehall.org/Education/Programs/Ensemble-Connect

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/