Contemporary Music Ensemble
When:
Thursday, May 18, 2023
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM CT
Where: Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, Galvin Recital Hall, 70 Arts Circle, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Cost: Tickets are $8 for the general public and $5 for students with valid ID.
Contact:
Concert Management Office
(847) 467-4000
Group: Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
Ben Bolter and Alan Pierson, conductors; Jennifer Huang, graduate assistant conductor; Ben LaMar Gay, guest composer
The ensemble’s final concert of the academic year features a world premiere composed by—and featuring—guest composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist Ben LaMar Gay, praised by Pitchfork for “elevating the diverse sounds of Earth to the heavens.” Also on the program are Andrew Norman’s Try—a musical portrait of creative risk-taking—the world premiere of Andrew Maxbauer’s lontano, and Louis Andriessen's iconic Workers Union.
Andrew Norman, Try
Andrew Maxbauer, lontano
Ben Lamar Gay, Lapsus
Louis Andriessen, Workers Union