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Contact: Shawn Galvin 202-297-3833
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New Music Raleigh Begins Second Season
August 27, 2010 (Raleigh, NC) – Raleigh’s most adventurous performing arts group will begin it’s second season on Sunday, September 12th at the Murphy School Theatre (224 Polk St.) with an evening of music that explores textural sonic landscapes ranging from serene to dense and electric. In just one year, New Music Raleigh’s dynamic, classically trained musicians have filled a void in Raleigh’s vibrant music scene, serving as a catalyst for creation and presentation of new music. NMR creates concert experiences that challenge tradition, engage and inspire diverse audiences, and give voice to today’s most innovative and relevant new music. Tickets will be available at the door ($10.00 cashonly).
Every artist is influenced by their surroundings, whether it be the vast Alaskan tundra or the busiest street corner in Tokyo. Composer John Luther Adams recently said, “My music is going inexorably from being about place to becoming place.” NMR’s September 12 show features selected works that directly compare space and place in music, journeying from a feeling of openness to the influence of urban, electrified places. The program will include Paul Lansky’s Dancetracks for improvised electric guitar and electronic sounds, the percussion music of Raleigh composer Cameron Britt, and the Alaskan serenity of John Luther Adams’ music.
Performers will include Karen Strittmatter Galvin, Violin; John Noel, Piano; DJ Sparr, Guitar; Emily Rupp, Bass; Julia Thompson, Percussion; and Shawn Galvin, Percussion.
Baked goods by Just Crumb will be available for purchase before the show and during intermission.
New Music Raleigh
Sunday, September 12, 2010, 7PM
Murphy School Theatre
224 Polk St. Raleigh
$10 cash at door
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Shawn Galvin 202-297-3833
shawn@newmusicraleigh.org
New Music Raleigh to Present Steve Reich’s Different Trains
April 6, 2010 (Raleigh, NC)
On April 27th, New Music Raleigh, a brand new performing arts group, will return to Meymandi Theater at the Murphey School for a performance of Pulitzer Prize winning composer Steve Reich’s Different Trains. The program will also feature the world premiere of Lick by Brett William Dietz and Trilogy by Dave Maric. The concert begins at 7:30pm and tickets will be available at the door for $10.00.
New Music Raleigh is a collective of the area’s most dynamic classical musicians, dedicated to performing the works of living composers. By presenting this living music in unique venues and through collaboration with other artists, NMR offers a fresh musical perspective to Raleigh by providing captiviating yet casual concerts in which the audience and performers are connected. In its first year of existence, NMR has proven to be one of Raleigh’s most forward-thinking arts organizations, performing with indy rock band Lost in the Trees in addition to giving modern edgy composition a voice in the city. New Music Raleigh’s upcoming projects will feature more cross-genre collaboration, intimate audience experiences, and exceptional musical performances.
Steve Reich was recently called “our greatest living composer” (The New York Times),
“America’s greatest living composer.” (The Village VOICE), “…the most original musical thinker of our time” (The NewYorker) and “…among the great composers of the century” (The New York Times).. From his early taped speech pieces It’s Gonna Rain (1965) and Come Out (1966) to his and video artist Beryl Korot’s digital video opera Three Tales (2002), Mr. Reich’s path has embraced not only aspects of Western Classical music, but the structures, harmonies, and rhythms of non-Western and American vernacular music, particularly jazz. “There’s just a handful of living composers who can legitimately claim to have altered the direction of musical
history and Steve Reich is one of them,” states The Guardian (London).
In April 2009 Steve Reich was awarded the Pulitzer prize in Music for his composition ‘Double Sextet’.
For more information contact Shawn Galvin at 202-297-3833
