In Situ: American Modern Ensemble Awards Night
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Friday, April 29th 7pm
Every season, AME holds three competitions for American composers of ALL ages. Winners receive performances, with recordings and cash awards.
AME Awards Night features winners: Katherine Balch, Hillary Purrington, Vincent Gover, Nicholas Omiccioli, John Fitz Rogers, Gabriella Smith, as well as music by Robert Paterson and Whitney George.
Special Guest Soprano, AMY JUSTMAN
Sato Moughalian, flute
Keve Wilson, oboe
Benjamin Fingland, clarinet
Charles McCracken, bassoon
Blair McMillen, piano
Matt Ward, percussion
Esther Noh, violin | Victoria Paterson, violin
Jessica Meyer, viola | Arash Amini, cello
Roger Wagner, bass
Robert Paterson, conductor
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1B1 Presents: Percussion Evening with Glenn Kotche
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In Situ: The Revolution Vol. 4
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In Situ: John Paul White + The Secret Sisters
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The Revolution Vol. 5
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Aether w/ Darren Solomon + Alon Ilsar
June 16, 2016 - 10:00pm Aether is a live motion capture performance designed and choreographed from the ancestral use of sacred geometry and the embodied elements: water, fire, earth and wind. The dancer’s movement is tracked and translated to a 3d model emitting different particle systems in real-time.
In Situ: American Modern Ensemble Awards Night
Apr 29, 2016 - 7:00pm Each season, American Modern Ensemble is proud to hold three annual competitions for composers of ALL ages. Winners receive performances, with recordings, videos, and cash awards. Join us at National Sawdust for our “Awards Night” concert, featuring an evening of works by composers who won AME's Ninth Annual composition competitions.
In Situ: Brother Outsider Screening
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