Vijay Iyer & ICE Radhe Radhe: Rites Of Holi

Brentano Quartet, Brooklyn Rider, Imani Winds, AmericanComposers Orchestra, International Contemporary Ensemble,Chamber Orchestra Leopoldinum, Matt Haimowitz, and JenniferKoh; his concert works are published by Schott Music. Iyer hasperformed, recorded, and collaborated with musical pioneersSteve Coleman, George Lewis, Butch Morris, Roscoe Mitchell,Henry Threadgill, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Dr. L. Subramaniam,Steve Lehman, Craig Taborn, Oliver Lake, Ambrose Akinmusire,Tyshawn Sorey, Matana Roberts, poets Amiri Baraka and MikeLadd, novelist Teju Cole, and rapper Himanshu Suri.Iyer is the Franklin D. and Florence Rosenblatt Professor ofthe Arts at Harvard University. He is also the Director of TheBanff Centre’s International Workshop in Jazz and CreativeMusic, the 2015–16 Artist-in-Residence at the MetropolitanMuseum of Art, and Musical Director for the 2017 Ojai Festival.He holds a doctorate in music cognition from Universityof California, Berkeley, and his writings have appeared inJournal of Consciousness Studies, Wire, Music Perception,JazzTimes, Journal of the Society for American Music, CriticalStudies in Improvisation, and The Oxford Handbook of CriticalImprovisation Studies. He is a Steinway artist.TIM WEISS, conductorConductor Timothy Weiss has gained critical acclaim forhis performances and brave, adventurous programmingthroughout the United States and abroad. His repertoirein contemporary music is vast and fearless, includingmasterworks, recent compositions, and an impressive numberof premieres and commissions. Recently, he was the recipientof the Adventurous Programming Award from the AmericanSymphony Orchestra League. As a guest conductor, upcomingand recent engagements include the Artic Philharmonic inBodø, Norway, Orchestra 2001 in Philadelphia, the EastmanBroadband Ensemble, the BBC Scottish Symphony, the BrittenSinfonia in London, and the Melbourne Symphony in Australia.In his 23 years as music director of the Oberlin ContemporaryMusic Ensemble, he has brought the group to a level of artistryand virtuosity in performance that rivals the finest new musicgroups. During his tenure with the CME at Oberlin, he has10mentored the ensembles eighth blackbird and ICE as well asmany other leading performers in the field of contemporarymusic.As a committed educator, he is Professor of Conducting andChair of the Division of Contemporary Music at the OberlinConservatory of Music. He holds degrees from the RoyalConservatory in Brussels, Belgium, Northwestern University,and the University of Michigan.KYLE ARMBRUST, violaSince giving his New York solo debut with Kurt Masur andthe Juilliard Orchestra in Avery Fisher Hall, Kyle Armbrust hascreated a multi-dimensional career performing and recordinga wide range of music. An active proponent of contemporarymusic, he has worked with Elliot Carter, Mario Davidovsky,Osvaldo Golijov, Steve Reich, Charles Wuorinen, and others. Heis a member of the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE),principal viola of the Westchester Philharmonic, and a foundingmember of the Knights Chamber Orchestra. He is a substitutemember of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, St. Paul ChamberOrchestra, New York Philharmonic, and Philadelphia Orchestra.KIVIE CAHN-LIPMAN, celloKivie Cahn-Lipman holds degrees from the OberlinConservatory and Juilliard School, and he received hisdoctorate in 2016 from the University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music. He is the founding cellist of ICE, as wellas the lironist, second gambist, occasional cellist, substituteviolonist, and accidental quasi-director of the Baroqueensemble ACRONYM. Kivie has recorded for the Nonesuch,ECM, Naxos, Bridge, New Focus, New World, New Amsterdam,Tzadik, Kairos, Mode, Tundra, Starkland, and Olde Focus labels.His 2014 recording of J.S. Bach’s complete Cello Suites waspraised for its “eloquent performances,” “fresh thinking,” and“energy and zeal” (The Strad). From 2005–2012 Kivie taught ina full-time position shared between Smith and Mount HolyokeColleges. He is currently an Artist-Teacher of Cello at TheCollege of New Jersey, and he has been on the faculty of theCortona Sessions for New Music since 2012.11

JENNIFER CURTIS, violinJennifer Curtis’s second solo concert at Carnegie Hall wasdescribed by the New York Times as “one of the gutsiest” recitalprograms. An improviser, composer, and multi-instrumentalist,she has also performed as a soloist with the Simon BolivarOrchestra in Venezuela, appeared at El Festival de las ArtesEsénias in Peru, been featured violinist honoring the latecomposer George Enescu in his homeland of Romania,collaborated with musical shamen of the Andes, and exchangedmusic, teaching and performing with Kurdish refugees inTurkey. Curtis just finished up a busy summer as composer andperformer with the Paperhand Puppet Intervention and recentlyperformed in Rwanda for the Ubumuntu Festival, createdto process and heal from genocide. She is currently artist inresidence at Haw River Ballroom’s Culture Mill in SaxapahawNC, teaches at Duke University and will travel to India thiswinter to collaborate and compose for Nrityagram DanceCompany.GARETH FLOWERS, trumpetGareth Flowers is an American trumpeter, producer, andcomposer from Arlington, Virginia. He moved to the NewYork City area in 2000 to attend the Juilliard School. Whilethere he focused on large ensemble playing, becameinvolved in contemporary music, and joined the InternationalContemporary Ensemble (ICE) in 2003. He also studied musictechnology and began writing and recording electro-acousticmusic. Since then, he has played guest principal trumpetwith the San Francisco Symphony, National Symphony, SeoulPhilharmonic, American Symphony Orchestra, St. Paul ChamberOrchestra, and held a temporary position in the MetropolitanOpera Orchestra. He has recorded for John Adams, Philip Glass,David Byrne, Andy Bloch, Matthias Pintscher, Wet Ink, and ICE.He has released numerous trumpet and electronics recordingsboth with the Batteries Duo and also solo on his own labelSoundFlowers Sunshine ltd, and Tandem Tapes. He runs aneclectic trumpet ensemble called The Practical Trumpet Society.12REBEKAH HELLER, bassoon, contrabassoonPraised for her “flair” and “deftly illuminated” performances bythe New York Times, bassoonist Rebekah Heller is a uniquelydynamic musician, and a fiercely passionate advocate forthe bassoon. Called an “impressive solo bassoonist” by theNew Yorker, she is tirelessly committed to collaborating withcomposers to expand the modern repertoire for the instrument.Her debut solo album of world premiere recordings, 100names, has been called “pensive and potent” by the New YorkTimes and was featured in the ArtsBeat Classical Playlist of thesame publication. As a member of the renowned InternationalContemporary Ensemble (ICE), Rebekah has been a featuredsoloist with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra and the NagoyaPhilharmonic and has performed solo and chamber music allover the world.ROSS KARRE, percussionRoss Karre (b. 1983 in Battle Creek, MI) is a percussionist andtemporal artist based in New York City. His primary focus isthe combination of media selected from classical percussion,electronics, theater, moving image, visual art, and lightingdesign. After completing his Doctorate in Music at UCSD withSteven Schick, Ross formalized his intermedia studies witha Master of Fine Arts from UCSD. He is a percussionist anddirector of production for the International ContemporaryEnsemble (ICE) and performs regularly with red fish bluefish, Third Coast Percussion (Chicago), the National Galleryof Art New Music Ensemble (DC), and many others. Ross isthe founder and owner of a growing collective called rKAD,specializing in video and audio recordings of performing arts.LEVY LORENZO, percussion, sound engineerLevy I. Lorenzo works at the intersection of music, art, andtechnology. On an international scale, his body of work spanscustom electronics design, sound engineering, instrumentbuilding, installation art, free improvisation, and classicalpercussion. With a primary focus on inventing new instruments,he prototypes, composes, and performs new electronic music.A core member of the acclaimed International Contemporary13

Ensemble (ICE), he fulfills multiple roles as live sound engineer,electronic musician, and percussionist. Levy earned degrees asMaster of Engineering from Cornell University, and Doctor ofMusical Arts from Stony Brook University. He teaches EmergingMedia at CUNY College of Technology and Music Technology atHunter College. [levylorenzo.com]JOHN MINOR, timpaniJohn Minor graduated from Belmont High School inMassachusetts, which is situated ten minutes outside of Boston.He also studied at New England Conservatory’s Prep school.At NEC prep he had been a part of the Youth Symphony andthe Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, and accompanied YPO ontour to Argentina as a percussionist. Minor’s previous teachershave been Tom Shmidt, Dr. Patrick Roulet (at New EnglandMusic Camp), Salvatore Rabbio, and Neil Grover. At OberlinConservatory of Music, Minor has played in many differentsettings, from the orchestra to the contemporary ensemblegroups. In addition, he has gained chamber experience workingwith his peers on countless percussion ensemble works, andhas premiered many works with the Oberlin Percussion Group.Coming to the end of his time at Oberlin, Minor’s ambition is tocontinue his education into grad school, pursuing a Masters inpercussion performance.JOSHUA RUBIN, clarinet, bass clarinetJoshua Rubin is the founding clarinetist and the co-ArtisticDirector of the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE),where he oversees the creative direction of more than onehundred concerts per season worldwide. The New York Timeshas praised him as, “incapable of playing an inexpressivenote.” Joshua has worked closely with many of the prominentcomposers of our time. He can be heard on the Nonesuch,Kairos, New Focus, Mode, Cedille, Naxos, Bridge, NewAmsterdam, and Tzadik labels. His album There Never Is NoLight, available on ICE’s Tundra label, highlights music that usestechnology to capture the human engagement of performerand listener.14CORY SMYTHE, pianoPianist Cory Smythe works actively in new, classical, andimprovised music. He has performed widely, makingappearances as soloist and chamber musician at the DarmstadtInternational Festival for New Music, the Bang on a CanMarathon in New York City, the Green Mill jazz club in Chicago,and the Mostly Mozart festival at Lincoln Center. In recentseasons, Smythe has played alongside violinist Hilary Hahnin concerts throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia.A Washington Post review of the duo’s performance at theKennedy Center praised Smythe for “the ferocity and finesse ofhis technique.” Their Grammy-winning album, In 27 Pieces: theHilary Hahn Encores, documents Hahn’s diverse collection ofnewly commissioned encores for violin and piano.CHES SMITH, percussion, drum setChes Smith’s primary focus has been on composing forhis working ensembles, The Ches Smith Trio (with pianistCraig Taborn and violist Mat Maneri) and Three Arches (withsaxophonists Tim Berne and Tony Malaby, guitarist MaryHalvorson and Andrea Parkins on accordion and electronics),as well as for his solo project Congs for Brums. He has touredextensively in Europe and North America with all of theseprojects. Smith is also highly regarded as a side musician,playing drums and percussion with Marc Ribot, Tim Berne, MaryHalvorson, Terry Riley, the Dave Douglas and Lee Konitz quintet,Darius Jones, Matt Mitchell, John Zorn and many others.ALICE TEYSSIER, fluteA uniquely gifted advocate for new music, Alice Teyssier seeksout collaborations with composers to develop unique andtranscendent works for the flute and for the singing voice. Shehas given residencies for composers and performers of newmusic at such universities as Harvard, Leeds, Huddersfield,and SUNY-Buffalo. Born in Australia, Alice has lived in France,the United States, and Germany and continues to performon all continents. She has earned degrees from the OberlinConservatory, and the Conservatoire de Strasbourg. She joinedICE’s artist roster in 2014.15

RANDY ZIGLER, bassRandall Zigler began his bass studies as a high school studentin St. Louis, Missouri, and attended Oberlin College shortlythereafter, where he received undergraduate degrees in bassperformance and mathematics. He has since received a Masterof Music degree from Boston University, and continues tofreelance as an orchestral and chamber musician throughoutNew England. Recently appointed Principal Bass of theNew Haven Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Zigler is also principalof the New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra and performsregularly with the Rhode Island Philharmonic and New BedfordSymphony Orchestra, among others. In addition, he continuesto pursue his goals in the performance of contemporaryworks, having performed with a wide variety of ensemblesand premiered solo works by ICE members Du Yun and DavidReminick. He has been a member of ICE since its inception.FILMANNA GEORGE, ‘Radha’Anna George is New York-based actress. She is currently onRoyal Pains and has performed guest roles on Law and Order,Rules of Engagement, Criminal Minds, Sex and the City, 3Lbs, and The Jury. Her film credits include: The Lovely Bonesdirected by Peter Jackson and Syriana directed by StephenGaghan. She has also drawn rave reviews for her work onseveral Off Broadway productions including Sakharam Binderand Terrorism directed by Will Frears. Ms.George is a graduateof Wellesley College and Columbia Business School.CRAIG MARSDEN, director of photographyCraig Marsden is a filmmaker living in New York. He is arecipient of grants, fellowships and residencies from TheMacDowell Colony, The Blue Mountain Center, and ExperimentalTelevision Center among others. His films have screened at overthirty festivals, including Sundance and Clermont-Ferrand, andwon prizes at prizes SXSW, Chicago International Film Festival,and Mexico City. As a cameraman, he has shot for manydocumentaries, including As Nutayuneãn—We Still Live Here,1699% (The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film), and CristinaIbarra’s Las Marthas.ANJALI PANJABI, creative producer (India)Anjali Panjabi is a celebrated producer and filmmaker, based inMumbai. Panjabi’s most recent project is The Invite (DirectorSabiha Sumar). Panjabi was the Executive Producer on GoodMorning Karachi (Director: Sabiha Sumar) and Line Producer onGod’s Room (Director Mira Nair) which premiered at the VeniceFilm Festival. Panjabi was the consulting producer on ZindaBhag (Director Meenu and Farjad Nabi), Pakistan’s entry to theForeign Films Oscar in 2013. Anjali began her collaboration withPrashant Bhargava as casting director on his feature Patang.NIKHIL MELNECHUK, creative producer (Radha shoot)Nikhil Melnechuk is a producer/director, who studied Sociologyat Wesleyan University and Film/TV at National Instituteof Design, Ahmedabad, India. His company, MelnechukWilliams, produces intelligent narrative and documentary filmsinternationally. Melnechuk programs shorts for the Black BearFilm Festival in Milford, PA.PRODUCTIONSVEN FURBERG, video engineerNew York City based, Swedish-born Sven Furberg has beenworking in the fields of video engineering and projection since1980, specializing in live events and complex video projectionsystem installation and operation. The majority of Furberg’swork is in the high-end media and commercial sectors, wherehe has provided services for ABC and NBC News, IBM, AT&T,Citibank, and a long list of other Fortune 500 companies, invenues ranging from the Jacob Javitz Center to Radio CityMusic Hall, to the sound stages of New York City and acrossthe US. Furberg works nationally and internationally onpolitical conventions and other live events, including intricateprojection on building exteriors. Furberg has worked on showsin the creative/performing arts as well, including DJ Spooky’s“Sinfonia Antarctica” world tour, and has engineered video at17

live events for worldwide broadcast, such as Al Janadriyain Saudi Arabia and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle tour ofSouth America. Having played electric bass with NYC postpunk group The Ordinaires, he now plays the mandolin withvarious musical groups.INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLERUS SNELLING, lighting designerAn Australian artist with a career continuing over 25years, Rus has worked as a lighting and set designer, aproduction, stage and tour manager, technical director, andfire sculptor with arts organizations and on events aroundthe world ranging from intimate theatrical works, showson Broadway and London’s West End, to large scale indoorand outdoor festivals and Olympic ceremonies. He hasworked with artists Merce Cunningham, Laurie Anderson,John Leguizamo, Philip Glass, and Brian Eno, amongmany others, and on projects and tours in Australia, USA,Canada, Europe, Asia, and South America. Rus is currentlyproduction manager and lighting designer at Oz Arts Inc inNashville, TN. Anything is Possible!“Extraordinary”—New York Times18Special thanks to Jon Chu at Music Art Management.“Bracing, illuminating, reassuring”—Financial Times“The new gold standard for new music”—The New YorkerCARRIE SCHNEIDERSTEPHEN COHEN, executive producerSteve Cohen is president of Music Art Management.His current client roster includes pianist/composer/band leader Vijay Iyer; novelist/poet/writer/singer CarlHancock Rux; singer/songwriter David Wilcox; and jazz/new music vocalist Theo Bleckmann. In his role as artistmanager and producer, Cohen has led productions at theBrooklyn Academy of Music, Lincoln Center (NYC), theSpoleto Festival USA, and other venues. He has taughtmusic business courses at NYU, UNC Asheville, andWestern Carolina University, and has been a guest lecturerat Harvard College and Northeastern University. Over theyears, he has been involved in the careers of DJ Spooky,Laurie Anderson, Bobby McFerrin, The Crash Test Dummies,David Byrne, Bela Fleck, Vinicius Cantuaria, and numerousothers. For recreation, Cohen, who received his B.A. inmusic at the State University of NY at Albany, plays Fenderbass in a variety of bands.“America’s foremost new-music group”—Alex RossThe International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) is an artistcollective committed to transforming the way music is createdand experienced. As performer, curator, and educator, ICEexplores how new music intersects with communities acrossthe world. The ensemble’s 35 members are featured as soloists,chamber musicians, commissioners, and collaborators with theforemost musical artists of our time. Emerging composers haveanchored ICE’s programming since its founding in 2001, andthe group’s recordings and digital platforms highlight the manyvoices that weave music’s present.ICE has received the American Music Center’s TrailblazerAward and the Chamber Music America/ASCAP Award forAdventurous Programming, and was also named MusicalAmerica Worldwide’s En

Oct 19, 2016 · Igor Stranvinsky: The Rite of Spring ICE had the privilege of premiering Vijay Iyer and Prashant Bhargava’s Radhe Radhe: Rites of Holi during The Rite of Spring’s 100th anniversary year. The power, color, and drama of Stravinsky’s Rite was on our mind that year, but ICE is a small group of soloists dedicated to the music of our time; after a