International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) – Past Concerts
International Contemporary Ensemble: TargetMargin@7 – Nov 5
Friday, November 5, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
ICE members showcase their work with Nicholas Houfek’s ColorSynth, a software interface that converts musical pitches into color & light. Find improvisation, synthesizers, & more in this audiovisual smorgasbord.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
International Contemporary Ensemble: TargetMargin@7 – Nov 4
Thursday, November 4, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
ICE is back at Brooklyn's Target Margin Theater with a new art installation by Nathan Davis, plus works based around tactile experiences by Nicholas Houfek, Phyllis Chen, & Marianthi Papalexandri-Alexandri.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
TUES@7: Being & Becoming – Emanations
Tuesday, June 29, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online event
Being & Becoming, formed by trumpeter Peter Evans, perform compositions drawn from traditional & experimental sources, improvisational idioms, notated concert music, & an array of experimental approaches.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
Roulette: Dark Music Days – Works by Anthony Braxton & Bergrun Snæbjörnsdóttir [LIVE]
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online event
ICE members are joined by special guests Fay Victor & Darius Jones, as well as musicians in Reykjavik, Skerpla Ensemble from Iceland University of the Arts (IUA), for this synchronous livestream.
Free
International Contemporary Ensemble: TUES@7 – From Scratch
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Online event
World premiere by Josh Modney for violin, saxophones, cello, & various keyboards; plus a duo collaboration between Rebekah Heller (bassoon) & Fay Victor (voice).
Free (Free (RSVP required))
International Contemporary Ensemble: Tues@7 – Home
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Online event
Isabel Lepanto Gleicher (flute), Nuiko Wadden (harp), & composer-performer Brittany J. Green explore how sounds of home shape our current aural landscapes via soundscape samples, improvisation, & interviews.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
International Contemporary Ensemble: Tues@7 – MATA's Radical Pairings, Part 2
Tuesday, March 23, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Online event
Works by Evan Williams & composer/performer Bethany Younge. Featuring performances by saxophonist Ryan Muncy, soprano Charlotte Mundy, & Younge herself on DIY instruments.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
International Contemporary Ensemble: Tues@7 – MATA's Radical Pairings, Part 1
Tuesday, March 16, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Online event
World premieres & newly written works by Maurizio Azzan & Yvette Janine Jackson, featuring percussionist Colleen Bernstein & guitarist Jordan Dodson.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
International Contemporary Ensemble: Tues@7 – Mount Tremper Arts Residency
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Online event
Take a look into ICE's residency at this upstate NY artist sanctuary. Projects include workshopping a new work by Rick Burkhardt, & recording an album of works from the Iranian Female Composers Association (IFCA).
Free
International Contemporary Ensemble: TUES@7 – Creating an Album
Tuesday, February 2, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Online event
ICE pianist Jacob Greenberg discusses the Ensemble's in-house label, TUNDRA; ICE violist Wendy Richman & composer Ash Fure discuss their latest releases; ICE discusses releasing independently vs. with a label; & more.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
DACAMERA: Tyshawn Sorey | Perle Noire – A Personal Portrait of Josephine Baker (on-demand until 12/18/2020)
Friday, December 11, 2020 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Online event
Soprano Julia Bullock, composer/pianist/percussionist Tyshawn Sorey, & the International Contemporary Ensemble present this tribute to Josephine Baker, with new music & arrangements by Sorey.
Free (Free)
International Contemporary Ensemble: Tues@7 – From Scratch
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Online event
Kyle Armbrust (viola), Jacob Greenberg (piano), Daniel Lippel (guitar), & Wendy Richman (viola) present an evening featuring works originally written for them, by Vijay Iyer, Phyllis Chen, Sérgio Kafejian, & Arlene Sierra.
Free (Free (reservation required))
International Contemporary Ensemble: TUES@7 – The Musicality of Light
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Online event
ICE lighting designer Nick Houfek explores the role of lighting in musical performance. Topics include early 20th-C. light organs, new options for today, & his creation of a light synthesizer prototype.
Free (Free (registration required))
International Contemporary Ensemble: TUES@7 – Reflections on Motherhood & Artistry
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Online event
ICE flutist/vocalist Alice Teyssier presents an evening of discussions & works-in-progress relating to her project on mothering & artistry.
Free (Free (registration required))
International Contemporary Ensemble: TUES@7 – Reactor
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Online event
Jérôme Naulais – Mirror
David Byrd-Marrow – Two Meditations for Solo Horn
Paul Wiancko – Reactor (world premiere)
David Byrd-Marrow – Two Meditations for Solo Horn
Paul Wiancko – Reactor (world premiere)
Free (Free (registration required))
International Contemporary Ensemble: Tues@7 – Orchestrated Thoughts
Tuesday, October 27, 2020 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Online event
Jessie Cox – DReamality for flute & electronics
Jessie Cox – Space Travel From Home
spiritchild – when it comes down
Isabel Lepanto Gleicher – Orchestrated Thoughts (world premiere)
Jessie Cox – Space Travel From Home
spiritchild – when it comes down
Isabel Lepanto Gleicher – Orchestrated Thoughts (world premiere)
Free (Free (registration required))
International Contemporary Ensemble: Tues@7 – IFCA Works for Strings
Tuesday, October 20, 2020 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Online event
Works include:
Bahar Royaee – Tombstone
Anahita Abbasi – Situation IV / Io E iO
Niloufar Nourbakhsh – Veiled (arr. for viola & electronics)
Rojin Sharafi – sandbox
Homa Samiei – Fate
Bahar Royaee – Tombstone
Anahita Abbasi – Situation IV / Io E iO
Niloufar Nourbakhsh – Veiled (arr. for viola & electronics)
Rojin Sharafi – sandbox
Homa Samiei – Fate
Free (Free (registration required))