Collage New Music
Collage New Music is a classical music ensemble specialising in performance of works by 20th- and 21st-century composers. It was founded in 1972 by percussionist Frank Epstein who served as its Music Director until 1991. Since that time its Director has been the conductor David Hoose.[1]
The Ensemble
Collage New Music is a Boston-based ensemble. Since 2009, their main performing venue has been the Longy School of Music's Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall.[2] Since its inception in 1972, Collage New Music has maintained a reputation for performing works by the great composers of the 20th and 21st century,[3] such as Edgar Varese, John Cage, Yehudi Wyner, Olivier Messian, and Joan Tower. Collage opened the 2001 Festival of Contemporary Music at Tanglewood with a concert featuring composers long associated with the ensemble: Gunther Schuller, John Harbison, and Donald Sur.[4] While honoring the music of the earlier 20th century, Collage has a longstanding tradition of commissioning new works by living composers and often providing many Boston premieres.[5]
Collage also host a composer-in-residence each year that allows the ensemble to engage with young Boston composers, and attain a consistent working relationship with the community through various outreach activities. Collage now host annual composer competitions for high school students, fostering the development and progression of music.
- Members
- Christopher Krueger, flute
- Jennifer Slowik, oboe
- Robert Annis, clarinet
- Craig McNutt, percussion
- Christopher Oldfather, piano
- Catherine French, violin
- Anne Black, viola
- Joel, Moerschel, cello
- David Hoose, conductor
Commissioned composers
Curtis K. Hughes, Martin Brody, Michael Gandolfi, Andy Vores, Richard Cornell, and Lior Navok
Board of Trustees
- Frank Epstein, President[6]
- Geoffrey Peters, Treasurer
- Susan DeLong Clerk
- Michael Cucurullo
- Phyllis Curtin
- Lenny Goldstein
- Bradley Gorney
- John Kochevar
- Francoise Moros
- Doane Perry
- Ruth Scheer
- Honorary Trustees
- Nicholas Anagnostis
- Charles Blyth
- Stephen Senturia
Recordings
- Collage New Music Performs Donald Sur. Label: Albany Records (2009)
- Harbison: Mottetti Di Montale – David Hoose, conductor; Janice Felty & Margaret Lattimore; Collage New Music. Label: Koch International Classics (2005)
- Joan Tower (Track 5: Noon Dance performed by Collage New Music). Label: Composers Recordings (1994)
Awards and Nominations
- Nominated for the 48th Annual Grammy Awards: Best Small Ensemble for John Harbison: Mottetti di Montale [7]
References
- ↑ The Berkshire Review for the Arts (September 2008). "The Ditson Festival of Contemporary Music". Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ↑ Eichler, Jeremy (28 January 2009). "Collage New Music attends to works of the recent past". Boston Globe. Retrieved 29 November 2011 (subscription required).
- ↑ CBS Boston (24 January 2011). "Boston's Best New/Contemporary Classical Music. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ↑ Dyer, Richard (11 August 2001). "Collage New Music Turns to the New Yet Familiar". Boston Globe. Retrieved 29 November 2011 (subscription required).
- ↑ Lane, Peter Van Zandt (11 February 2010). "Collage New Music Brings New Perspectives on America's Pulse". The Boston Musical Intelligencer. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ↑ Source: Collage New Music. Board of Trustees. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ↑ Green, Aaron. "48th Annual Grammy Awards: Classical Music Best Small Ensemble Performance Nominees". About.com Guide. Retrieved 29 November 2011