FALL 2016
September 17, 2016: The Hunger
The Touhhill Performing Arts Center; St. Louis
Alarm Will Sound
Iarla Ó Lionáird, sean-nós singer
Katherine Manley, soprano
Tom Creed, director
Jim Findlay, set and video design
Donnaha Dennehy, The Hunger
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The Touhhill Performing Arts Center; St. Louis
Alarm Will Sound
Iarla Ó Lionáird, sean-nós singer
Katherine Manley, soprano
Tom Creed, director
Jim Findlay, set and video design
Donnaha Dennehy, The Hunger
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September 20, 2016: Composing the Island
The National Concert Hall; Dublin
Crash Ensemble
Iarla Ó Lionáird, sean-nós singer
Michelle O'Rourke, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Hamilton, Music for People Who Like Art
Donnacha Dennehy, Grá agus Bás
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The National Concert Hall; Dublin
Crash Ensemble
Iarla Ó Lionáird, sean-nós singer
Michelle O'Rourke, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Hamilton, Music for People Who Like Art
Donnacha Dennehy, Grá agus Bás
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September 24–25, 2016: Vireo
Alarm Will Sound
Lisa Bielawa, Vireo
Alarm Will Sound
Lisa Bielawa, Vireo
September 30–October 1, 2016: The Hunger
BAM Next Wave
Howard Gilman Opera House at the Brooklyn Academy of Music; New York City
Alarm Will Sound
Iarla Ó Lionáird, sean-nós singer
Katherine Manley, soprano
Tom Creed, director
Jim Findlay, set and video design
Donnaha Dennehy, The Hunger
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BAM Next Wave
Howard Gilman Opera House at the Brooklyn Academy of Music; New York City
Alarm Will Sound
Iarla Ó Lionáird, sean-nós singer
Katherine Manley, soprano
Tom Creed, director
Jim Findlay, set and video design
Donnaha Dennehy, The Hunger
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October 14, 2016: MACE
The New School; New York City
Missy Mazzoli, Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres)
Arnold Schoenberg, Chamber Symphony
The New School; New York City
Missy Mazzoli, Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres)
Arnold Schoenberg, Chamber Symphony
October 19, 2016: The Fever
Belfast International Arts Festival
Grand Opera House; Belfast
Crash Ensemble
Donnacha Dennehy and Colm Tóibín, The Dark Places
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Belfast International Arts Festival
Grand Opera House; Belfast
Crash Ensemble
Donnacha Dennehy and Colm Tóibín, The Dark Places
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November 4, 2016: Katrina Ballads
San Francisco Conservatory; San Francisco
San Francisco Conservatory New Music Ensemble
Angela Davis, special guest vocalist
Ted Hearne, Katrina Ballads
Frederic Rzewski, Coming Together
San Francisco Conservatory; San Francisco
San Francisco Conservatory New Music Ensemble
Angela Davis, special guest vocalist
Ted Hearne, Katrina Ballads
Frederic Rzewski, Coming Together
November 19, 2016
Galvin Hall at Northwestern University; Chicago
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
with Ben Bolter, co-Artistic Director
Alex Mincek, Chamber Concert
Andrew Norman, Try
Helmut Lachenmann, Mouvement
Galvin Hall at Northwestern University; Chicago
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
with Ben Bolter, co-Artistic Director
Alex Mincek, Chamber Concert
Andrew Norman, Try
Helmut Lachenmann, Mouvement
November 21, 2016: MusicNOW; Steve Reich 80th Birthday Celebration
Harris Theater at Millennium Park; Chicago
Musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Steve Reich, Proverb
Steve Reich, Different Trains
Steve Reich, Double Sextet
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Harris Theater at Millennium Park; Chicago
Musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Steve Reich, Proverb
Steve Reich, Different Trains
Steve Reich, Double Sextet
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December 16, 2016: John Adams
The Sheldon Concert Hall; St. Louis
John Adams, Chamber Symphony
John Adams, Son of Chamber Symphony
The Sheldon Concert Hall; St. Louis
John Adams, Chamber Symphony
John Adams, Son of Chamber Symphony
SPRING 2017
January 10–11, 2017
Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg; Luxembourg
Crash Ensemble
Claudia Boyle, soprano
Robin Adams, baritone
Katherine Manley, soprano
Mikel Murfi, actor
Enda Walsh, director
Donnacha Dennehy, The Last Hotel
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Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg; Luxembourg
Crash Ensemble
Claudia Boyle, soprano
Robin Adams, baritone
Katherine Manley, soprano
Mikel Murfi, actor
Enda Walsh, director
Donnacha Dennehy, The Last Hotel
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February 1, 2017
Galvin Hall at Northwestern University; Chicago
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
with Ben Bolter, co-Artistic Director
Derek Bermel, Canzonas Americanas
Iannis Xenakis, Jalons
Wesley Levers, new work
Galvin Hall at Northwestern University; Chicago
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
with Ben Bolter, co-Artistic Director
Derek Bermel, Canzonas Americanas
Iannis Xenakis, Jalons
Wesley Levers, new work
February 9, 2017: Steve Reich Residency
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University; Chicago
Steve Reich, City Life
Steve Reich, Music for 18 Musicians
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University; Chicago
Steve Reich, City Life
Steve Reich, Music for 18 Musicians
March 11–12, 2017: The Cave
Haertter Hall in St. Louis
Alarm Will Sound
Steve Reich, The Cave
Haertter Hall in St. Louis
Alarm Will Sound
Steve Reich, The Cave
April 21, 2017: Ten Thousand Birds
Toledo, Ohio
John Luther Adams, Ten Thousand Birds
Toledo, Ohio
John Luther Adams, Ten Thousand Birds
April 22, 2017: Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen Memorial Concert
Galvin Hall at Northwestern University; Chicago
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble; Donald Nally, conductor
Dietrich Buxtehude, Membra Jesu Nostri
Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Ad Cor
Dowland, Flow My Tears
Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Song, Play, Company
Galvin Hall at Northwestern University; Chicago
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble; Donald Nally, conductor
Dietrich Buxtehude, Membra Jesu Nostri
Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Ad Cor
Dowland, Flow My Tears
Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Song, Play, Company
April 23, 2017: Ten Thousand Birds
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
John Luther Adams, Ten Thousand Birds
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
John Luther Adams, Ten Thousand Birds
April 29, 2017: Wall to Wall Steve Reich
Symphony Space; New York City
Alarm Will Sound
Steve Reich, City Life
Steve Reich, Four Genesis Settings
Steve Reich, Radio Rewrite
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Symphony Space; New York City
Alarm Will Sound
Steve Reich, City Life
Steve Reich, Four Genesis Settings
Steve Reich, Radio Rewrite
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May 5, 2017
Galvin Hall at Northwestern University; Chicago
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
with Ben Bolter, co-Artistic Director
Joon Park, new work
Tyler Kramlich, new work
Zappa, Dog Breath Variations / Uncle Meat
Varèse, Intégrales
Galvin Hall at Northwestern University; Chicago
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
with Ben Bolter, co-Artistic Director
Joon Park, new work
Tyler Kramlich, new work
Zappa, Dog Breath Variations / Uncle Meat
Varèse, Intégrales
May 12, 2017: Alarm System
The Sheldon Concert Hall; St. Louis
Alarm Will Sound
The Sheldon Concert Hall; St. Louis
Alarm Will Sound
March 14, 2017: Ten Thousand Birds
Symphony Space in Morningside Park; New York City
John Luther Adams, Ten Thousand Birds
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Symphony Space in Morningside Park; New York City
John Luther Adams, Ten Thousand Birds
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May 26, 2017: Varèse and Zappa
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall at Northwestern University; Chicago
Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
with Ben Bolter and Victor Yampolsky, co-Artistic Directors
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall at Northwestern University; Chicago
Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
with Ben Bolter and Victor Yampolsky, co-Artistic Directors
May 28, 2017: Varèse and Zappa
Pritzker Music Pavilion at Millennium Park; Chicago
Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
with Ben Bolter, co-Artistic Director
Pritzker Music Pavilion at Millennium Park; Chicago
Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
with Ben Bolter, co-Artistic Director
July 2017: Mizzou International Composers Festival
Missouri Theatre; Columbia, Missouri
Alarm Will Sound
Dan Visconti, Psychedelia
Robert Sirota, Three Nocturnes
Don Freund, Hard Cells
Missouri Theatre; Columbia, Missouri
Alarm Will Sound
Dan Visconti, Psychedelia
Robert Sirota, Three Nocturnes
Don Freund, Hard Cells
July 29, 2017: Missouri International Composers Festival
Missouri Theatre; Columbia, Missouri
Alarm Will Sound
Missouri Theatre; Columbia, Missouri
Alarm Will Sound