International Contemporary Ensemble Announces New ICEcommons Composer Residency
The International Contemporary Ensemble announces six composers chosen to be the first ICEcommons Artists-in-Residence: Helga Arias, Kate Gentile, Murat olak, Ylva Lund Bergner, Fernanda Navarro, and Bergr n Sn bj rnsd ttir. Represented by a diversity of backgrounds and musical styles, the cohort was selected by a panel of ICE musicians and outside experts who, over the course of six weeks, became familiar with more than 700 composers who submitted their creative work for consideration via a new call for scores on the ICEcommons web portal.
Photo Flash: CHROMA Fuses Jazz, Classical, Folk and World Music at Onassis Cultural Center NY
The Onassis Cultural Center NY recently presented CHROMA, a new performance project fusing jazz, classical, Greek folk, and world music. CHROMA -- defined as the purity or intensity of a color -- was performed by 13 musicians (strings and percussion) expressing a palette of emotions and ideas captured in the works created by renowned composer and performer Petros Klampanis. Scroll down for photos from the event!