Composers Now Festival Kick Off Event

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The evening @ the cell is hosted by Tania León, founder and artistic director of Composers Now, and features the following composers, works and performers:

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‍Harry Einhorn

Seven Line Supplication to Guru Rinpoche

C4: The Choral Composer-Conductor Collective

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Reena Esmail

Anjuman Songs

Gul-e-dodi

Annie Rosen, mezzo soprano
Shunori Ramanathan, narrator
Fiona Last, English horn
Paul Kerekes, piano

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Joseph N. Rubinstein

Four Bright Seasons (excerpts)

C4: The Choral Composer-Conductor Collective

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Joshua Fineberg

Grisaille

Marilyn Nonken, piano

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Kevin Norton

I Dig Facts Man

Ensemble 50: Mary Rowell, violin
Jim Pugliese, percussion
Kevin Norton, percussion
Eleonor Sandresky, piano

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João Luiz

Todas as Manhas (All the Mornings)

João Luiz, Francisco Roldán, Ana Maria Rosado

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Shirish Korde

Lalit

Jan Muller-Szeraws, cello
Jonathan Hess, vibraphone
Amit Kavthekar, tabla

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Mari Kimura

Breuer Vivant (Breuer Living), world premiere

violin & interactive computer

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Alex Mincek

Out of Thin Air

Queens College New Music Ensemble:

Patrick Kennedy, Richard Weismantel, Ching-Yu Huang, Percussion

Michael Lipsey, Director

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Rahzel

Beatbox, world premiere

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Eleonor Sandresky
A Summer Evening

Ensemble 50: Mary Rowell, violin
Jim Pugliese, percussion
Kevin Norton, percussion
Eleonor Sandresky, piano

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Richard Pearson Thomas

Blood of Angels

(excerpts)

Composer-Librettist: Richard Pearson Thomas

Angela L. Owens, soprano

Richard Pearson Thomas, piano
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David Virelles

Èfé: Doce Piezas Cubanas Para Piano (12 Cuban piano pieces)

Román Díaz, bonkó enchemiyá (Abakuá percussion)
David Virelles, piano

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Erin Rogers

Urban Composites (two movements)

New Thread Saxophone Quartet:
Geoff Landman, soprano saxophone
Kristen McKeon, alto saxophone
Erin Rogers, tenor saxophone
Zach Herchen, baritone saxophone

Pat Muchmore

Hyperoperator 3

New Thread Quartet:
Geoffrey Landman, soprano saxophone
Kristen McKeon, alto saxophone
Erin Rogers, tenor saxophone
Zach Herchen, baritone saxophone

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