Collage New Music8pmatEdward Pickman Hall, Longy School of Music,27 Garden Street, Cambridge MAPre-concert talk at7pm
Rodney Lister Friendly Fire**
Yehudi Wyner Passage I
Kaijia Saariaho Nocturne
George Edwards The Isle is Full of Noises*
**World premiere
*Boston premiere
Charles Blandy, tenor
Catherine French, violin
Admission $15 / students free
Now celebrating its 42nd season, Collage New Music was founded by percussionist Frank Epstein, who served as Music Director until 1991, when he passed the musical leadership to frequent guest conductor David Hoose.
Today, Mr. Epstein continues to perform with the ensemble and serves as
the president of the board of trustees. Praised by the Boston Musical
Intelligencer as among the finest artists of contemporary (or any
other) music, the ensemble comprises some of the most experienced and
exciting instrumentalists skilled in the intricacies, virtuosity and
emotional depth of new music, including musicians from the Boston
Symphony Orchestra, highly respected musicians from Bostons freelance
community, and musicians from New York and beyond. Guest artists who
have appeared with Collage represent a whos who among some of the most
deeply communicative artists, including Seiji Ozawa, Gunther Schuller,
Milton Babbitt, Clark Terry, Vanessa Redgrave, Walter van Dyck, Janna
Baty, Janet Brown, William Hite, Elizabeth Keusch, and Judith Bettina.
For reservations and information, email [emailprotected]
or call 617 901-1677.