Hermitage North @ New College: International Contemporary Ensemble

When:
February 1, 2019 @ 2:00 pm
2019-02-01T14:00:00-05:00
2019-02-01T14:15:00-05:00
Where:
Mildred Sainer Pavilion
5313 Bayshore Road
Sarasota
FL 34243
Cost:
free but RSVP required
Hermitage North @ New College: International Contemporary Ensemble @ Mildred Sainer Pavilion

Hermitage North @ New College – International Contemporary Ensemble: “Words and Music”

The Hermitage North @ New College series continues with the founder of the celebrated International Contemporary Ensemble, Claire Chase, in a performance collaboration with composer and instrumentalist, Suzanne Farrin, and poet Laura Mullen, in “Words and Music,” Friday, February 1, 2 p.m., at Mildred Sainer Pavilion, 5313 Bayshore Road, Sarasota. Reservations for this free series are required and can be requested here.

Claire Chase is a flutist, collaborative artist, curator and advocate for new and experimental music. A MacArthur Fellow and recipient of the 2017 Avery Fisher Prize, she is also the founder of the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), an artist collective that is transforming the way music is created and experienced. As performers, curators, and educators, ICE explores how new music intersects with communities across the world.

In “Words and Music,” Chase and Farrin will perform a work based on a poem by Emily Dickinson using flute and an early electronic musical instrument called an “ondes martenot.” Chase will also perform a piece for bass flute and electronics based on the poetry of Rumi. Poet Laura Mullen will read new poems written during her residency at the Hermitage. All three will also perform a work by Pauline Oliveros based on Oliveros’s poetry. They will be joined by ICE director, Rebecca Sigel, for a Q & A about contemporary music following the performance.

Funding for this event is made possible, in part, through a multi-year grant to New College of Florida from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.