Music of David Liptak, Caroline Shaw, Brad Lubman, and more, Eastman School, April 30th

Deviant Septet

Program:
David Liptak - Focusing (2016)
Caroline Shaw - L.E.O.
Brad Lubman - For the Deviants (2012)
the moment we enter the moment - WORLD PREMIERE (2014)
Warren Benson - Rondino (1963)
Esa-Pekka Salonen - Catch and Release (2006)
Stefan Freund - The Soldier Dances with Tom Sawyer (2011)

Deviant Septet has been hailed as an exciting (New York Times), stylish new ensemble (New York Magazine). Superb (Washington Post), exceedingly fun and led by new music veterans (Time Out New York), lively and accomplished (Classical TV: The Drift) and boisterously entertaining (Lucid Culture). WNYC called it a brand new ensemble with a high concept made up of top classical and avant garde musicians, and ran a feature on its premiere concert in May 2011. Deviant Septets commission of David Liptaks Focusing received a 2013 Serge Koussevitzky Foundation commissioning grant.

Deviant Septetsmembers are Bill Kalinkos (clarinet, Executive Director), Mike Gurfield (trumpet, Artistic Director), Courtney Orlando (violin), Brad Balliett (bassoon), Doug Balliett (double bass), David Nelson (trombone), and Jared Soldiviero (percussion). Inaddition to the Septet, players perform with various contemporary groups like Alarm Will Sound, Ensemble Signal, International Contemporary Ensemble,Ensemble ACJW, Wordless Music Orchestra, and Talea Ensemble, and they collaborate with artists such as The National, David Byrne, Sufjan Stevens, The Dirty Projectors, Tyondai Braxton, St. Vincent, and John Zorn in addition to many others.