| Commissioned works and premieres by today's most exciting
composers juxtaposed with works by pioneers of the twentieth century |
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The programs sampled on this page reflect the links between pioneering American composers and the
composers who inherited their iconoclasm. A program might offer new works
interspersed with studies by Charles Ives; pair young composers with senior
contemporary music masters; or present a kaleidoscope of works, ranging from those rooted
in twentieth-century modernist classicism to the avant-garde.
 Rhythmically inventive, dramatic, and colorful, these programs invite new and initiated audiences alike to experience compelling contemporary music. | ||
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Hear Berman play Theofanidis Concerto Finale - Live
School of Velocity - Levering Trio Movement I - Sheng Fanfare Magazine review - 2008 Merkin Concert Hall Program (New York debut recital) Merkin Concert Hall NY Times review
John Cage program
Featured Composers
and their Works Firstworks programs Columbus Dispatch review Arthur Levering 20 Ways Upon the Bells "Building a Mountain of the Avant-Garde" The NYTimes, 2009 Boston Globe review - 1999 Boston Globe review - 1993 Pioneers & Premieres I program Pioneers & Premieres II program Pioneers & Premieres II program note Pioneers & Premieres III program Pioneers & Premieres III program note Discography |
My thanks to Dinosaur Annex Music Ensemble for having sponsored many of these original programs. | ||