International Contemporary Ensemble presents George Lewis: Hearing Voices
$30 advance, $35 at the doors ($25 student/ages 65+ with ID)
- Tony Arnold, soprano
- Damian Norfleet, baritone
- Alice Teyssier, voice & flute
- Emmalie Tello, clarinet
- Gareth Flowers, trumpet
- Mike Lormand, trombone
- Clara Warnaar, percussion
- Oren Fader, guitar
- Josh Modney, violin
- Kyle Armbrust, viola
- Lizzie Burns, double bass
George Lewis — a whispered nine (for soprano, flute, guitar, viola, & percussion)
George Lewis — Apis (for baritone, clarinet/bass clarinet, trumpet, & trombone)
George Lewis — H. narrans (US premiere; for contralto, clarinet/bass clarinet, trumpet, percussion, violin, & double bass)
George Lewis — Creative Construction Set™ (for open instrumentation)
"George Lewis: Hearing Voices" presents a portrait of the Ensemble's Artistic Director and features the US premiere of Lewis's H. narrans (2020) for voice and chamber ensemble, with text drawn from the writings of postcolonial theorist Sylvia Wynter.
This event will take place in person at Roulette in NYC on Thursday, October 5. A livestream will be available free of charge at 8pm Eastern on the day of the performance and archived for future viewing.
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 Tony Arnold, soprano
About Damian Norfleet, baritone
About Alice Teyssier, voice & flute
About Emmalie Tello, clarinet
About Gareth Flowers, trumpet
About Mike Lormand, trombone
About Clara Warnaar, percussion
About Oren Fader, guitar
About Josh Modney, violin
Josh 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/