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Part of NUNC! 6: the Northwestern University New-Music Conference

George Lewis, artistic director
Now in its third decade, the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) is a collective of musicians, digital media artists, producers, and educators dedicated to reimagining contemporary music performance. Co-founded in 2001 by flutist and MacArthur “Genius” Fellow Claire Chase, ICE 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. Their partnerships have included Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, and the ensemble has performed at venues and festivals including the Darmstadt International Summer Courses for New Music, Cité de la Musique in Paris, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Ojai Music Festival, and Carnegie Hall.  

Carlos Bandera, Spirare IV 
Luis Miguel Delgado Grande, Remains of a portrait 
Bahar Royaee, a hair on the skin of the water on the lake 
Jee Won Kim, Whisperweave