OCTOBER 16, 7:00
MUSIC OF PHILIPPE HUREL
INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE (ICE)

Philippe Hurel (b. 1955) combines instrumental colors of uncanny beauty with the propulsive energy of jazz. Called “a powerhouse of new-music programming” by The New Yorker, ICE honors this next-generation Spectralist.

• Loops III (2002–2003)
• . . . à mesure (1997)
• Tombeau in memoriam
• Gerard Grisey (1999)
• Figure Libres (2000–2001)

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JANUARY 15, 7:00
MUSIC OF LEON KIRCHNER
PAULA ROBISON, flute
COREY CEROVSEK, violin
JEREMY DENK, piano
AYANO KATAOKA, percussion
CLAREMONT TRIO

New York native Leon Kirchner (b. 1919) is a performer’s composer. He is championed by some of the world’s finest musicians, many of whom are joining in this celebration of his 90th birthday.

• Trio No. 2 (1993)
• Flutings for Paula (1973)
• Duo No. 2 (2001)
• Sonata Concertante
• Trio No. 1 (1954)

APRIL 16, 7:00
MUSIC OF IANNIS XENAKIS
INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE (ICE)

Drawing on his architectural work with Le Corbusier and his mathematical computer modeling, Iannis Xenakis (1922–2001) was able to transmute intellectual elegance into works of brutal power and astonishing beauty.

• Akanthos (1977)
• Plekto (1993)
• Ikhoor (1978)
• Palimpsest (1979