International Contemporary Ensemble presents Composing While Black: Volume One
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- Alice Teyssier, soprano
- Fay Victor, voice
- Tariq Al-Sabir, tenor
- Peter Tantsits, tenor
- Laura Cocks, flute & piccolo
- Kemp Jernigan, oboe
- Rebekah Heller, bassoon
- Joshua Rubin, clarinets
- Jonathan Finlayson, trumpet
- Jacob Greenberg, piano
- Clara Warnaar, percussion
- Gabriela Díaz, violin
- Marina Kifferstein, violin
- Wendy Richman, viola
- Clare Monfredo, cello
- Randall Zigler, double bass
- Vimbayi Kaziboni, conductor
Adegoke Steve Colson — MIRRORS (world premiere)
Wendell Logan — Runagate, Runagate
Courtney Bryan — Dreaming (world premiere)
The acclaimed International Contemporary Ensemble presents a program of chamber music featuring world premieres by Rome Prize-winning Courtney Bryan and Adegoke Steve Colson, a longtime member of the famed Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. Conducted by Vimbayi Kaziboni, one of the foremost interpreters of contemporary classical music of his generation, this program reveals the new Afromodernism as an intercultural, multigenerational space of innovation.
Courtney Bryan's Dreaming is commissioned by Arlene and Larry Dunn in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary. Adegoke Steve Colson's MIRRORS is commissioned by the Fromm Music Foundation. This performance is is made possible, in part, due to support from the Fromm Music Foundation.
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 Alice Teyssier, soprano
About Fay Victor, voice
Brooklyn, NY (USA) based sound artist/composer Fay Victor hones a unique vision for the vocalist’s role in jazz and improvised music. Victor encompasses a distinctive vocalizing, language and performing approach with the foundation of the jazz vocal idiom, now encompassing an “everything is everything” aesthetic bringing in references that span the globe.
https://www.fayvictor.com/About Tariq Al-Sabir, tenor
About Laura Cocks, flute & piccolo
Laura Cocks is a New York-based flutist who works in a wide array of creative environments as a performer and promoter of contemporary music. Laura is the flutist and executive director of TAK ensemble, and a member of the Nouveau Classical Project and the Association of Dominican Classical Artists. They can be heard with TAK, International Contemporary Ensemble, Talea, Wet Ink Ensemble, and others on labels such as Carrier Records, ECM, Centaur Records, New Focus Recordings, Sound American, Denovali, Orange Mountain Music, Chambray Records, Amplify, TAK editions, Double Double Whammy, Winspear, Supertrain, and Gold Bolus.
http://www.lauracocks.biz/About Kemp Jernigan, oboe
About Rebekah Heller, bassoon
Rebekah Heller is an artist whose work aims to expand the sonic possibilities of her instrument and the field at large. Called "an impressive solo bassoonist" by The New Yorker, she is dedicated to exploration, experimentation, and a robust collaborative practice.
https://www.rebekahheller.com/About Joshua Rubin, clarinets
About Jonathan Finlayson, trumpet
About Jacob Greenberg, piano
About Clara Warnaar, percussion
About Gabriela Díaz, violin
About Marina Kifferstein, violin
About Wendy Richman, viola
About Clare Monfredo, cello
About Randall Zigler, double bass
https://bostonconservatory.berklee.edu/directory/randall-zigler
About Vimbayi Kaziboni, conductor
Described as a conductor of "great intensity, without distancing, maneuvering, without indifference" (neuemuzikzeitung), Zimbabwean-born conductor Vimbayi Kaziboni (b. 1988) is widely sought-after for his depth of approach and his interpretive imagination and expressivity. He has led many critically lauded performances with orchestras across the globe in Australia, Austria, Brazil, France, Germany, Kyrgyzstan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Uzbekistan.
A former Fulbright Fellow (2013-14), Kaziboni holds degrees from the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles and the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (HfMDK) in Germany.
http://www.vimbayikaziboni.com/