Ekmeles kicks off the 2013-2014 season with a program of 21st century American music.
- Taylor Brook – Motorman Sextet (2013) World Premiere
- Aaron Cassidy – A Painter of Figures in Rooms (2012) US Premiere
- Elliott Carter – Mad Regales (2007)
- Zosha Di Castri – The Animal After Whom Other Animals Are Named (2013) World Premiere
- Adam Mirza – Safe Words (2011, rev. 2013)
Personnel for concert
- Charlotte Mundy, soprano
- Mary Mackenzie, soprano
- Rachel Calloway, mezzo soprano
- Patrick Fennig, countertenor
- Eric Dudley, tenor
- Aram Tchobanian, tenor
- Jeffrey Gavett, baritone
- Steven Hrycelak, bass
Supported by New Music USA’s Cary Fund For New Music Performance Fund and the Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University
Performance details
Tags: Aaron Cassidy, Adam Mirza, Elliott Carter, Taylor Brook, Zosha di Castri
[…] This is the second in a series of conversations with composers who work in just intonation, and other microtonal systems. Questions from Ekmeles are bolded, the composer’s responses follow. This is a special edition, since we’re premiering Brook’s Motorman Sextet this Friday, November 15th, at the DiMenna Center. […]