League of Composers upcoming season begins January 25

Tue - January 25, 2011, 8:00 pm

 

League of Composers upcoming season begins January 25

Honoring
the loTime Table PercussionTime Table Percussionng-standing tradition of presenting new music by emerging and established
composers alongside masterpieces from the 20th and 21st centuries, The League
of Composers/ICSM
is pleased to announce its 2010-2011 concert season.

The
season begins on January 25th at 8pm at Saint Peter’s Church (Lexington
Ave. and 54th St.) with the New York premiere of Gérard Grisey’s monumental
60-minute work L’Noir de L'Étoile (Black of the Star) for six
percussionists and astronomical transmissions, described by Grisey as an “…at
once musical, visual, theatrical, but also festive and didactic…event
,"
performed by League/ISCM Chamber Players Matthew Gold and Matt Ward, fellow TimeTable Percussionist
Alex Lipowski and Talujon Percussion Quartet members Michael Lipsey, Chris
Graham, and Ian Antonio. Suggested Donation: $10