Alejandro Acierto, clarinet; Isabel Castellvi, cello
The ai ensemble opens their second season with an exciting collaborative program of chamber and solo works including three world premieres by Nick DeMaison, Paul Pinto and Conrad Windslow. For this concert, the ai ensemble will perform chamber works with soprano and long time collaborator Amanda DeBoer on works that include Jonathon Harvey's Chu for soprano, contrabass clarinet and cello and featuring solo works by Georges Aperghis, Keeril Makan, and Giacinto Scelsi.
The program includes:
* Four premieres of new works written for ai ensemble by Conrad Winslow (NY) Two Threads, Nick DeMaison (NY) Black Wheels, Paul Pinto (NY) mini_004
* Chu by Jonathon Harvey for Soprano, Contrabass Clarinet & Cello with guest artist Amanda DeBoer
* Solo works by Keril Makan Zones d'accord (cello), Georges Aperghis Recitation No. 12 (for solo voice), Giacinto S