Pittsburgh New Music Net » Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble http://www.pittsburghnewmusicnet.com cutting-edge music in the ’burgh and beyond Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:29:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 New Music Press Roundup, Bernabo interviews LotUS http://www.pittsburghnewmusicnet.com/2012/01/06/new-music-press-roundup-bernabo-interviews-lotus/ http://www.pittsburghnewmusicnet.com/2012/01/06/new-music-press-roundup-bernabo-interviews-lotus/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:42:33 +0000 Phil Thompson http://www.pittsburghnewmusicnet.com/?p=3495 So in case this slipped past you in the holiday rush, new music events made an impressive showing in Andy Druckenbrod’s top 10 classical concerts of the year list: Music on the Edge (Newband), Opera Theater of Pittsburgh (Ricky Ian Gordon’s Orpheus and Euridice), Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble (Lee Hoiby’s Bon Appetit), and the Pittsburgh Jewish Music Festival (music of Solomon Rosowsky). Check out the full article for Andy’s explanations.

So it was a great year for New Music in Pittsburgh, and as those of you who follow this blog regularly know, that was only the tip of the iceberg. And 2012? Staritn’ off with a bang. check out the repopulated events calendar and you’ll see what I mean.

And speaking of starting off with a bang, don’t miss Dave Bernabo’s very thorough interview with League of the Unsound Sound co-founders David Smooke and Ken Ueno. LotUS comes to the Warhol next Saturday night.

Update: and I almost forgot this profile of new music performer extraordinaire Rob Frankenberry. Let’s have a virtual show of hands for how many of us have had our music played beautifully by Rob! Yeah!

]]> http://www.pittsburghnewmusicnet.com/2012/01/06/new-music-press-roundup-bernabo-interviews-lotus/feed/ 0 PNME Hosts an Evening with Steven Stucky http://www.pittsburghnewmusicnet.com/2011/10/15/pnme-hosts-an-evening-with-steven-stucky/ http://www.pittsburghnewmusicnet.com/2011/10/15/pnme-hosts-an-evening-with-steven-stucky/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 19:37:06 +0000 Phil Thompson http://www.pittsburghnewmusicnet.com/?p=3392 Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble will be hosting An Evening with Steven Stucky at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 20 at the James Laughlin Music Center Welker Room, Chatham University. The $50 per person fundraiser will benefit PNME. Join members of the PNME team for a special evening featuring music, refreshments, and an opportunity to spend time with Steven Stucky. It’s great that Steven Stucky is extending himself to support new music and Pittsburgh, and it’s an excellent opportunity to support Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble. Complete details available here.

]]> http://www.pittsburghnewmusicnet.com/2011/10/15/pnme-hosts-an-evening-with-steven-stucky/feed/ 0 Jeffrey Nytch’s NOTTURNO with PNME http://www.pittsburghnewmusicnet.com/2011/07/27/jeffrey-nytchs-notturno-with-pnme/ http://www.pittsburghnewmusicnet.com/2011/07/27/jeffrey-nytchs-notturno-with-pnme/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:53:46 +0000 Chris McGlumphy http://www.pittsburghnewmusicnet.com/?p=3158 Composer Jeffrey Nytch sat down with Pittsburgh New Music Net to talk about his new commission for the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble.

 

PNME premieres Nytch’s new commission on Friday, July 29 & Saturday, July 30 at City Theatre (1300 Bingham, the South Side). Both concerts start at 8PM. Complete details are at www.pnme.org.

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PNME premieres Rosenblum’s new commission on Friday, July 22 & Saturday, July 23 at City Theatre (1300 Bingham, the South Side). Both concerts start at 8PM. Complete details are at www.pnme.org.

]]> http://www.pittsburghnewmusicnet.com/2011/07/19/mathew-rosenblums-gymnopedie-4-with-pnme/feed/ 0 PNME Interview Part II http://www.pittsburghnewmusicnet.com/2011/07/14/pnme-interview-part-ii/ http://www.pittsburghnewmusicnet.com/2011/07/14/pnme-interview-part-ii/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:51:45 +0000 Phil Thompson http://www.pittsburghnewmusicnet.com/?p=3116 I always like to ask people who spend a big chunk of their lives with new music whether they see any discernible trends, and I did so again during my sit down with pnme members. The thoughtful and frank conversation that unfolded reinforced some themes that have emerged time and again in this space as to the stylistic fluidity that exists within the alt-classical world today. Here’s the clip.

The next Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble concerts are Friday, July 15 and Saturday, July 16. The program features Schwanter, Xenakis, Hartke, Gilda Lyons, Stucky, Romantini, and MacMillan.

]]> http://www.pittsburghnewmusicnet.com/2011/07/14/pnme-interview-part-ii/feed/ 0 Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble 2011! http://www.pittsburghnewmusicnet.com/2011/07/08/pittsburgh-new-music-ensemble-2011/ http://www.pittsburghnewmusicnet.com/2011/07/08/pittsburgh-new-music-ensemble-2011/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:58:01 +0000 Phil Thompson http://www.pittsburghnewmusicnet.com/?p=3095 It’s that time of the year again! Four weeks of outstanding contemporary chamber music—scratch that— theatre of music presented by Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble. I had the privilege once again to sit down with Kevin Noe and the members of the ensemble and talk about what was in store for the season, and I’ve uploaded part one of the interview for this week. Look for more installments over the next month, including Jeffrey Nytch discussing the premiere of his new work Notturno, Kevin describing PNME’s collaboration with Pittsburgh artist Val Cox, and what I found to be a really compelling conversation about the challenges and pitfalls of being a composer today. Also check out the TradMed previews from Mark Kanny and Andrew Druckenbrod. The 2011 PNME season starts tonight at the South Side’s City Theatre at 8 p.m.

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City Theatre

Using a three-dimensional painting by Pittsburgh artist Val Cox* as the centerpiece, Pittburgh New Music Ensemble explores the many facets of perspective. The complete program includes:

Gareth Farr: Kembang Sulling
George Crumb: Vox Balaenae
Kevin Puts: Air for Cello and Piano
Jakub Ciupinski: The Architect’s Brother
Kieren MacMillan: Berceuse for Benjamin
Gérard Grisey: Stèle
Jeffrey Nytch: Notturno

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City Theatre

Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble addresses the complex and sometimes incongruous emotions surrounding the loss of loved ones.

David Lang: Press Release
Arthur Jarvinen: Three Gymnopédies
Ryan Francis: Wind-Up Bird Preludes
Joe Sheehan: Farewell Songs
Matthew Romantini: Memories in Red (Homage a R.J.M.)
Arthur Jarvinen: Little Deaths
Kieren MacMillan: Metamorphosis

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City Theatre

Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble presents “Sappho’s Sparrows”

Primeval poets and modern minstrels collide and combine in a celebration of ancient rituals, timeless longings, and birds that remind us of the dream of flight. The complete program includes:

Kieren MacMillan: World Premiere
Steven Stucky: Ad Parnassum
Gilda Lyons: Chrysalis
Matthew Romantini: Lift
Iannis Xenakis: Psappha
Andrew Norman: Companion Guide to Rome (Sabine)
Joseph Schwantner: Sparrows
Stephen Hartke: The King of the Sun

]]> http://www.pittsburghnewmusicnet.com/2011/06/15/pnme-ii-sapphos-sparrows/feed/ 0 PNME I: A pinch of this, a dash of that… http://www.pittsburghnewmusicnet.com/2011/06/15/pnme-i-a-pinch-of-this-a-dash-of-that%e2%80%a6/ http://www.pittsburghnewmusicnet.com/2011/06/15/pnme-i-a-pinch-of-this-a-dash-of-that%e2%80%a6/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:23:42 +0000 Phil Thompson http://www.pittsburghnewmusicnet.com/?p=3060 July 8, 20118:00 pmJuly 9, 20118:00 pm

City Theatre

Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble presents “A pinch of this, a dash of that…”

Lee Hoiby was a master composer, Julia Child was a master chef. Guest countertenor/impersonator Peter Thoreson performs Hoiby’s witty homage to Child while baking a cake onstage — a feast for the senses! The complete program includes:

Thomas Albert:  Characters

Lee Hoiby: Bon Appétit!

Stephen Hartke: The Horse with the Lavender Eye

 

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