past seasons: 2015-16, 2016-17
FALL 2017
September 23, 2017: Ten Thousand Birds
Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis
Alarm Will Sound
John Luther Adams, Ten Thousand Birds
Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis
Alarm Will Sound
John Luther Adams, Ten Thousand Birds
October 1, 2017: Alien Jungle
New World Center, Miami
New World Symphony Percussion Consort
Steve Reich, Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ
George Crumb, Dream Sequence
István Márta, Doll's House Story
more info and tickets
New World Center, Miami
New World Symphony Percussion Consort
Steve Reich, Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ
George Crumb, Dream Sequence
István Márta, Doll's House Story
more info and tickets
October 20, 2017: Reflector Bryce Dessner
Elbphilharmonie Grand Hall, Hamburg
Symphoniker Hamburg
Bryce Dessner, guitar
Aaron Dessner, guitar
Bryce Dessner, Quilting
Hans Abrahamsen, Stratifications
Bryce Dessner, St. Carolyn By the Sea
more info and tickets
Elbphilharmonie Grand Hall, Hamburg
Symphoniker Hamburg
Bryce Dessner, guitar
Aaron Dessner, guitar
Bryce Dessner, Quilting
Hans Abrahamsen, Stratifications
Bryce Dessner, St. Carolyn By the Sea
more info and tickets
November 3, 2017: The Varèse Legacy
The New School; New York City
Mannes American Music Ensemble
Frank Zappa, Dog Breath Variations / Uncle Meat
Edgard Varèse, Intégrales
Tyondai Braxton, Common Fate
Frank Zappa, G-Spot Tornado
The New School; New York City
Mannes American Music Ensemble
Frank Zappa, Dog Breath Variations / Uncle Meat
Edgard Varèse, Intégrales
Tyondai Braxton, Common Fate
Frank Zappa, G-Spot Tornado
November 16, 2017: Steve Reich Residency
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University; Chicago
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
with Ben Bolter, co-Artistic Director
Steve Reich, Radio Rewrite
Steve Reich, Pulse
Steve Reich, Tehillim
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University; Chicago
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
with Ben Bolter, co-Artistic Director
Steve Reich, Radio Rewrite
Steve Reich, Pulse
Steve Reich, Tehillim
December 6, 2017
The Missouri Theatre; Columbia, Missouri
Alarm Will Sound
Clint Needham, Urban Sprawl
Mary Kouyoumdjian, Paper Pianos
John Adams, Scratchband
Caleb Burhans, Escape Wisconsin
Andrew Norman, Try
Stefan Freund, Unremixed
The Missouri Theatre; Columbia, Missouri
Alarm Will Sound
Clint Needham, Urban Sprawl
Mary Kouyoumdjian, Paper Pianos
John Adams, Scratchband
Caleb Burhans, Escape Wisconsin
Andrew Norman, Try
Stefan Freund, Unremixed
SPRING 2018
January 25, 2018: 1969
Moss Arts Center; Blacksburg, Virginia
Alarm Will Sound
Robert Stanton, Jon Patrick Walker, David Chandler, actors
1969
created and developed by Andrew Kupfer, Nigel Maister and Alan Pierson
conceived by Alan Pierson
music by Luciano Berio, Leonard Bernstein, Stefan Freund, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and Karlheinz Stockhausen
more info and tickets
Moss Arts Center; Blacksburg, Virginia
Alarm Will Sound
Robert Stanton, Jon Patrick Walker, David Chandler, actors
1969
created and developed by Andrew Kupfer, Nigel Maister and Alan Pierson
conceived by Alan Pierson
music by Luciano Berio, Leonard Bernstein, Stefan Freund, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and Karlheinz Stockhausen
more info and tickets
January 27, 2018: 1969
Royce Hall, UCLA; Los Angeles
Alarm Will Sound
Robert Stanton, Jon Patrick Walker, David Chandler, actors
1969
created and developed by Andrew Kupfer, Nigel Maister and Alan Pierson
conceived by Alan Pierson
music by Luciano Berio, Leonard Bernstein, Stefan Freund, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and Karlheinz Stockhausen
more info and tickets
Royce Hall, UCLA; Los Angeles
Alarm Will Sound
Robert Stanton, Jon Patrick Walker, David Chandler, actors
1969
created and developed by Andrew Kupfer, Nigel Maister and Alan Pierson
conceived by Alan Pierson
music by Luciano Berio, Leonard Bernstein, Stefan Freund, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and Karlheinz Stockhausen
more info and tickets
February 8, 2018: American Immigrants
The Sheldon Concert Hall; St. Louis
Alarm Will Sound
François Sarhan, Hands
Mary Kouyoumdjian, Paper Pianos
The Sheldon Concert Hall; St. Louis
Alarm Will Sound
François Sarhan, Hands
Mary Kouyoumdjian, Paper Pianos
February 26, 2018: Remix
The New School; New York City
Mannes American Music Ensemble
Sciarrino, Le Voci Sottovetro
Orfe, Dowland Remix
Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Song Play Company
The New School; New York City
Mannes American Music Ensemble
Sciarrino, Le Voci Sottovetro
Orfe, Dowland Remix
Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Song Play Company
March 9, 2018
Galvin Hall at Northwestern University; Chicago
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
with Ben Bolter, co-Artistic Director
Shawn Yaeger, Letters Made with Gold
Gubaidulina, Yetzt Immer Schnee
Galvin Hall at Northwestern University; Chicago
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
with Ben Bolter, co-Artistic Director
Shawn Yaeger, Letters Made with Gold
Gubaidulina, Yetzt Immer Schnee
March 16, 2018: "This Music Shouldn't Exist"
Carnegie Hall; New York City
Alarm Will Sound with Nadia Sirota
"This Music Shouldn't Exist"
produced by Alex Overington, Alan Pierson, and Nadia Sirota
György Ligeti, Piano Concerto
György Ligeti, Chamber Concerto
more info and tickets
Carnegie Hall; New York City
Alarm Will Sound with Nadia Sirota
"This Music Shouldn't Exist"
produced by Alex Overington, Alan Pierson, and Nadia Sirota
György Ligeti, Piano Concerto
György Ligeti, Chamber Concerto
more info and tickets
April 21, 2018: Northwestern University New Music Conference
Galvin Hall at Northwestern University; Chicago
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
with Ben Bolter, co-Artistic Director
Ashley Fure, Albatross
Derek Bermel, Canzonas Americanas
Simon Steen-Andersen, Chambered Music
Galvin Hall at Northwestern University; Chicago
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
with Ben Bolter, co-Artistic Director
Ashley Fure, Albatross
Derek Bermel, Canzonas Americanas
Simon Steen-Andersen, Chambered Music
May 9, 2018: Alarm System
The Sheldon Concert Hall; St. Louis
Alarm Will Sound
new work by New work by King Britt, Eartheater, Oren Ambarchi, and Caleb Burhans
The Sheldon Concert Hall; St. Louis
Alarm Will Sound
new work by New work by King Britt, Eartheater, Oren Ambarchi, and Caleb Burhans
May 17, 2018
Galvin Hall at Northwestern University; Chicago
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
with Ben Bolter, co-Artistic Director
Conor Hanick, piano
Anna Thorvaldsdottir Ro
Conlon Nancarrow, arr. Derek Bermel, Study 3A
Conlon Nancarrow, arr. Chuck, Study 2A
György Ligeti, Piano Concerto
Galvin Hall at Northwestern University; Chicago
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
with Ben Bolter, co-Artistic Director
Conor Hanick, piano
Anna Thorvaldsdottir Ro
Conlon Nancarrow, arr. Derek Bermel, Study 3A
Conlon Nancarrow, arr. Chuck, Study 2A
György Ligeti, Piano Concerto
June 17, 2018: Mostly Modern Festival
Arthur Zankel Music Center; Saratoga Springs
American Modern Orchestra
Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Mirror II
Robert Paterson, Electric Lines
more info and tickets
Arthur Zankel Music Center; Saratoga Springs
American Modern Orchestra
Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Mirror II
Robert Paterson, Electric Lines
more info and tickets
July 26, 2018: Mizzou International Composers Festival
Missouri Theatre; Columbia, Missouri
Alarm Will Sound
Stefan Freund, con/influences
Chen Yi, arr. Stefan Freund, Prelude and Fugue
Alex Mincek, new piece
Missouri Theatre; Columbia, Missouri
Alarm Will Sound
Stefan Freund, con/influences
Chen Yi, arr. Stefan Freund, Prelude and Fugue
Alex Mincek, new piece
July 28, 2018: Missouri International Composers Festival
Missouri Theatre; Columbia, Missouri
Alarm Will Sound
Missouri Theatre; Columbia, Missouri
Alarm Will Sound