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Bounding Board Project
Concerts and events open to public:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
BRAVE NEW WORKS TO RETURN TO TUFTS UNIVERSITY FOR 10-DAY RESIDENCY
(MAY 24- JUNE 1, 2004)
Brave New Works will present concerts and masterclasses in Boston during their
ten-day residency at Tufts University. Joining the ensemble are eight
composers from around the country, selected by Brave New Works to
participate
in an intensive workshop experience. These composers have written new
pieces
for the ensemble that will be premiered during the residency. Firebird
Ensemble, a Boston-based new music group led by artistic director and
violist
Kate Vincent, will collaborate with BNW. The two ensembles will kick
off
the
first of an on-going co-commissioning project with the premieres of two
new
pieces by Derek Hurst and John McDonald.
Six concerts will be presented over the 10-day residency:
Monday, May 24, 8pm; Alumane Hall, Tufts University
Review of BNW's 2003-2004 season
- Music of Osvaldo Golijov, Marylin Shrude, Russ Gershon, Matthew
Tommasini
and William Albright
Wednesday, May 26, 8pm; Cohen Auditorium, Tufts University
Composer Workshop Concert No. 1 [newly commissioned pieces written for
Brave New Works]
-Music of Marcos Balter, David Gompper and Nico Muhly
Thursday, May 27, 8pm; Alumane Hall, Tufts University
Composer Workshop Concert No. 2 [newly commissioned pieces written for
Brave New Works]
-Music of David Carpenter, Melissa Grey, Felipe Lara and Marco
Visconti-Prasca
Saturday, May 29, 8pm; Emmanuel Church [15 Newbury Street, Boston, MA
02116]
Firebird Ensemble Concert
-Music of AJ Mccaffrey, Shirish Korde, Donald Martino, and Arnold
Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire
Sunday May 30, 8 pm; First Church in Cambridge [11 Garden Street
Cambridge, MA 02138]
BNW & Firebird joint concert
-Music of Derek Hurst, John McDonald, Simon Sargon, and Toru Takemitsu
Monday, May 31, 8pm; St. Paul Church [15 St Paul Street, Brookline, MA]
BNW and Firebird
-Music of Derek Hurst, John McDonald and Arnold Schoenberg.
Tickets ($8-15) are available at the door or may be reserved by calling
617-803 4865.
Brave New Works, which exclusively plays new music, has recently
performed
in Portland, Oregon; Tacoma, Washington; and Bowling Green, Ohio; and is
preparing for a special project in Boston. Artistic Director Chris
Younghoon Kim
said, "We are excited about the many invitations we are receiving to
perform around the country, and we are delighted to return to Tufts
University for a chance to rehearse and prepare our 2004-2005 season and
also to work with a group of very talented composers and the great
Firebird Ensemble." The 2004 Tufts/Brave New Works residency is start of
an on going multi year cooperative project between Brave New Works and
Tufts University. The first residency was in June 2003.
The musicians of Brave New Works, founded at the University of Michigan,
have performed in many countries, including France, China, Italy, Japan,
Russia, Scotland, and Spain. Brave New Works has commissioned and
premiered numerous works for its unique instrumentation of string
quartet,
piano, flute, harp, clarinet, and soprano.
While gaining more visibility outside of Michigan, Brave New Works
continues to garner support from local new music enthusiasts as well.
Dale
Franz, who was inspired to serve on the group's board of directors,
says,
"Listening to contemporary classical music, I have on occasion been
absolutely transported, as though I went from a wind-up Victrola to
living
color, full-spectrum sound, and flat panel digital all at once. And a
Brave New Works performance, being live and immediate, is actually
superior to electronic media." Brave New Works and Tufts University
invite
you to "be transported" during the Tufts residency [May 24-June ,2004]
For questions or to request a hard copy of this release, please contact:
Emily Perryman, Treasurer
Brave New Works
Phone: 734-484-6015
emilycp@umich.edu
291 Aveline Avenue
Ypsilanti, MI
http://www.bravenewworks.org
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