CONCERT SERIES | A CELEBRATION OF YOUNG AMERICAN COMPOSERS: PROGRAM 2
This concert is part of the concert series Celebration of Young American Composers. To see the entire program, click >here<
Argento showcases American composers in back-to-back-to-back festivities. Concert programs include three world premieres by emerging American composers David Fulmer, Jon Forshee, and Aaron Cassidy, as well as works and installations by Aaron Einbond, Aaron Helgeson, Erin Gee, Hannah Lash, Huck Hodge, Jeff Brown, Jon Forshee, Kimmy Szeto, Michael Pisaro, Ryan Beppel, and the recently naturalized Arthur Kampela. An homage to our host and partner, the Austrian Cultural Forum, series programs are anchored by works of Georg Friedrich Haas and Second Viennese School composers.
PROGRAM 2
Michael Klingbeil (US) – Vers la courbe for piano and electronics
Hannah Lash (US) – Friction, Pressure, Impact for cello and piano
Jonathan Forshee (US) – Supine for two violins
World premiere
Huck Hodge (US) – Efflux for violin and clarinet
Arnold Schoenberg (Austria) – Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op.16
World premiere arrangement for chamber ensemble by Kimmy Szeto (US) with electronics by Jonathan Forshee (US)
Jeff Brown (US) – Motion Harmony #3 for percussion and three pendulums
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
The Argento Chamber Ensemble is a virtuoso ensemble dedicated to innovative musical performance and discovery of daring artistic paths. Championing cutting-edge contemporary composers, as well as framing classical repertoire in new contexts, Argento inspires musical inquiry through education, mentorship, technology, and dialogue. The group’s international reputation has resulted from its strong history as a chamber ensemble, the technically demanding work it performs across the world, and its commitment to intellectually rigorous interpretation. Argento has long-term artistic relationships with leading composers including Pierre Boulez, Beat Furrer, Georg Friedrich Haas, Bernhard Lang, and Fabien Lévy, and has recorded the music of Tristan Murail, Georg Friedrich Haas, Philippe Hurel, Fred Lerdahl, Katerina Rosenberg, and Alexandre Lunsqui.
For more information about Argento, visit www.argentomusic.org
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