New Music for Strings: New York events
part of the Long Island Contemporary Music Fest
All events are free and open to the public.
Concerts
Monday August 19 | 7:30pm
STALLER RECITAL HALL, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY
New Music for Strings presents an evening with our Scandinavian guest Faculty, guest artists, and Artists-in-Residence. Highlights include Eugene Drucker’s “Suite for String Quartet” commissioned by New Music for Strings in collaboration with New Music USA.
Works by Eugene Drucker, Eivind Buene, David Cutright, Kaija Saariaho, and Tryggvi Baldvinsson
Featuring Faculty Artist Eugene Drucker Henrik Brendstrup, and Hasse Borup, Artist-in-Residence Gróa Margrét Valdimarsdóttir and Alicia Valoti, Unheard-of//Ensemble: Ford Fourqurean and Issei Herr, and guest artists Joenne Dumitrascu and Philip Snyder.
Saturday August 22 | 7:30pm
STALLER RECITAL HALL, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY
Join our Faculty and Artists-in-Residence for an evening of chamber music featuring modern classics and music by resident composers.
Works by Anton Webern, Anne Sophie Andersen, John Harbison, Bela Bartók, and Emmanuel Vukovich
Featuring Faculty Artists Philip Setzer (Emerson String Quartet), Hasse Borup, and Henrik Brendstrup, Artists-in-Residence Anne Sophie Andersen, Emmanuel Vukovich, Alicia Valoti, and the Three Village Chamber Players.
Lectures and masterclasses
Saturday August 17 | 10am
STALLER RECITAL HALL, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY
Panel discussion with Scandinavian guest artists Eivind Buene, Henrik Brendstrup, and Gróa Margrét Valdimarsdóttir, moderated by Co-Artistic Director David Cutright.
Monday August 19 | 6pm
STALLER RECITAL HALL, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY
Pre-concert lecture by Norwegian guest faculty Eivind Buene, Norwegian Academy of Music.
Wednesday August 21 | 6 PM
STALLER RECITAL HALL, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY
Open rehearsal with faculty. Works by Webern.
Wednesday August 21 | 4pm
STALLER 2322, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY
Lecture by Professor Judith Lochhead, Stony Brook University.