10 | ACFNY | 12 | ANNIVERSARY CONCERT | ICE ENSEMBLE
Celebrating 10 Years of the Austrian Cultural Forum New York
The anniversary concert series continues with this performance by renowned New York-based ICE Ensemble. The program for this night’s event is dedicated to the oeuvre of Austrian composer Klaus Lang. Following the intermission, Bruce Hodges will engage in a brief conversation with Klaus Lang, who wil be personally present for this event.
PROGRAM
praeludium I, for solo piano
origami, for flute, cello and accordian (New York Premiere)
praeludium II, for solo piano
weiße aepfel, for violin, viola, cello
praeludium III, for solo piano
praeludium IV, for solo piano
now.here. I, for solo piano
praeludium V, for solo piano
ann says “why”., for flute, percussion and piano
praeludium VI, for solo piano
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
With a flexible roster of 33 leading instrumentalists performing in combinations ranging from solos to large ensembles, the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) functions as performer, presenter, and educator, advancing the music of our time by developing innovative new works and pursuing groundbreaking strategies for audience engagement. In an era of radical change, ICE redefines concert music as it brings together new work and new listeners. Since its founding in 2001, ICE has premiered over 500 compositions, the bulk of them by emerging composers, in venues ranging from New York’s Lincoln Center and Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art to galleries, bars, clubs, and schools around the world. The ensemble has released acclaimed albums on the Bridge, Naxos, Tzadik, and New Focus labels, with forthcoming releases on Nonesuch, Kairos, and Mode. (Photo by Carrie Schneider)
For more information, please visit http://iceorg.org/
ABOUT THE COMPOSER
Klaus Lang, born 1971 in Graz, is an Austrian composer, concert organist, and lecturer. Lang’s compositions span from solo works through chamber music pieces to orchestral compositions, with a special focus on opera (e.g., königin ök, die perser., fichten., BUCH ASCHE.). His opera Die Architektur des Regens (The Architecture of Rain) which is based on the Noh play Shiga by Zeami, was premiered at the Munich Biennale in 2008. In 2006 Lang was appointed Professor of composition at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria. He is the 2010 recipient of Styria’s Andrezj-Dobrowolski-Prize. He has written extensively on music theory.
For more information, please vist http://klang.mur.at/
ABOUT THE SERIES
The year 2012 will mark the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Austrian Cultural Forum’s landmark midtown building, which was designed by the late Raimund Abraham, as what Herbert Muschamp of the New York Times called a “lucidly rational modern glass tower” that provides a “gateway into the tradition of modernity associated with Vienna at the turn of the last century.” A host of different events and series throughout the year will commemorate these past ten years on many different levels.
Ten concerts featuring newly commissioned works and dedications by contemporary composers will form the musical focal point of these special anniversary programs. While most of the featured composers are Austrian, the performers will be renowned Austrian and American contemporary ensembles, such as Klangforum, Talea Ensemble, ICE Ensemble, and the JACK Quartet.
The ten concerts, which will take place throughout the year, reflect the gateway to modernity associated with Austria in the ten years following this most recent turn of the century. Composers such as Bernhard Lang, Kurt Schwertsik, Manuela Kerer, and Johannes Maria Staud are at the forefront of cutting-edge creativity, and as such the ideal representatives of what contemporary Austrian music has to offer.
VENUE
ACFNY