On Tuesday, April 21st, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Mark Sylvester will be performing his newest compositions for banjo and small ensembles from his 2009 CD, New Music for Banjo at Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts on their Spring Fling Free On the Plaza series. Sylvester will be joined by Matan Mintz on cello, [...]
Windows shape the way we view the world, whether through the subjects they frame looking out or looking in, the images they depict in lead and glass and color, or in the materials with which those images and frames are constructed. On March 27th, Great Noise Ensemble presents a concert showcasing the views afforded and colored by these prismatic portals.
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On February 13th, Great Noise Ensemble presents a concert highlighting the form, function and intersection of man and machine through works of Mallamud, Mellits Goins and Sparr.
John Cage, Frank Zappa, a world premiere and two bass clarinet soloists: on December 7th Great Noise Ensemble will present the third concert of its blockbuster fourth season and the second concert of its Catholic University residency, a program full of heavy-hitting new music legends and works on track to become legendary.
Great Noise Ensemble continues its fourth season with Autumnal Songs, a program highlighting the seasons and cycles of the human experience, from the shape of thoughts to the cycles of nature to the reflections, mirrors, and gray areas of the human life span.
As Catholic University’s New Music Ensemble in Residence, GNE will be performing four concerts at The Benjamin T. Rome School of Music in their historic Ward Recital Hall, as well as interacting with student composers through coachings and reading sessions of their works.
Darkness comes in many forms: some are enlightening, some are peaceful, others are terrifying. Great Noise Ensemble presents a program exploring the darknesses of the human experience from loneliness to rejection to incarceration to dreams with works by Ryan Brown, JacobTV, James Leatherbarrow and Frederic Rzewski.
There are icons and there are icons, and Great Noise Ensemble presents both the established roster and potential candidates in a season designed to celebrate the recognized stars and the up-and-coming masters of new music.
“The performers are a joy to watch; the young ensemble is focused and clearly enjoying themselves.” Brett Abelman, Washington City Paper
