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The International Contemporary Ensemble returns to NYU Skirball with a program of works by composer/pianist Anthony Davis and composer/vocalist Leila Adu-Gilmore. The evening will feature Adu-Gilmore’s Mahakala Oratorio (2020-23, world premiere of the live version) and Alyssum (2014); and Davis’s Wayang No. II (Shadowdance) (1982) and Undine (1986).
The International Contemporary Ensemble is a multidisciplinary collective of musicians, digital media artists, producers and educators committed to building and innovating collaborative environments, inspiring audiences to reimagine how contemporary music and sound can be experienced. Acclaimed as “America’s foremost new-music group” (The New Yorker), the Ensemble has premiered over 1,000 works and is the recipient of the Chamber Music America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, as well as Musical America’s Ensemble of the Year Award. By honoring the polyaspora of human experience and expression by commissioning, developing, recording and performing the works of living artists, the International Contemporary Ensemble has had a major impact on contemporary performance around the world.
The International Contemporary Ensemble is a multidisciplinary collective of musicians, digital media artists, producers and educators committed to building and innovating collaborative environments, inspiring audiences to reimagine how contemporary music and sound can be experienced. Acclaimed as “America’s foremost new-music group” (The New Yorker), the Ensemble has premiered over 1,000 works and is the recipient of the Chamber Music America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, as well as Musical America’s Ensemble of the Year Award. By honoring the polyaspora of human experience and expression by commissioning, developing, recording and performing the works of living artists, the International Contemporary Ensemble has had a major impact on contemporary performance around the world.
Performance Schedule:
Saturday, March 2 @ 7:30 PM
