Americas Society
680 Park Avenue
New York
7 to 9 pm ET
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Ensemble Dal Niente. (Image via Americas Society video)
Ensemble Dal Niente: el río murmura
Dal Niente plays music by Tomás Gueglio, Melissa Vargas, Graciela Paraskevaídis, and others.
7 to 9 pm ET
Americas Society
680 Park Avenue
New York
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Ensemble Dal Niente. (Image via Americas Society video)
Overview
On June 15, we will host this concert in person, and tickets are free. Please register online to reserve your seat.
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Ensemble Dal Niente returns to Music of the Americas after a virtual concert in 2021 with a program of music by Tomás Gueglio, Graciela Paraskevaídis, Paulo Henrique Raposo, Hilda Paredes, Marcos Balter, and Melissa Vargas.
Program
- Tomás Gueglio: Canciones que el río murmura* (2023), for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, piano, percussion, harp, and electronics
- Paulo Henrique Raposo: Sextet (2017/22), for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion
- Marcos Balter: Ear, Skin and Bone Riddles (2010), for soprano, violin, and cello
- Hilda Paredes: Reencuentro (2013), for flute, clarinet, and cello
- Graciela Paraskevaídis: Libres en el sonido presos en el sonido (1997), for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano
- Melissa Vargas: new work for solo voice* 2023
* World premiere
Ensemble Dal Niente
Carrie Shaw, soprano
Emma Hospelhorn, flute
Katie Jimoh, clarinet
Ben Melsky, harp
Kyle Flens, percussion
Mabel Kwan, piano
Theo Ramsey, violin/viola
Juan Horie, cello
Michael Lewanski, conductor
Program Notes
Ensemble Dal Niente performs new and experimental chamber music with dedication, virtuosity, and an exploratory spirit. Dal Niente’s roster of 23 musicians presents a broad range of contemporary music, guiding listeners toward music that transforms existing ideas and subverts convention.
Now in its second decade, Ensemble Dal Niente has performed concerts across Europe and the Americas, including appearances at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, The Foro Internacional de Música Nueva in Mexico City, MusicArte Festival in Panama City, The Library of Congress in Washington DC, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Darmstadt Summer Courses in Germany, where it was the first-ever ensemble to win the Kranichstein prize for interpretation in 2012.
The group has recordings available on the New World, New Amsterdam, New Focus, Navona, Parlour Tapes+, and Carrier labels; has held residencies at The University of Chicago, Harvard University, Stanford University, Brown University, Brandeis University, and Northwestern University, among others; and has collaborated with a wide range of composers, from Enno Poppe to George Lewis to Erin Gee to Greg Saunier and Deerhoof.
Funders
The MetLife Foundation Music of the Americas concert series is made possible by the generous support of Presenting Sponsor MetLife Foundation.
The Spring 2023 Music program is also supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
Additional support for this concert comes from The Amphion Foundation, Inc., the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, and the Alice M. Ditson Fund.
