INSTITUTE & FESTIVAL FOR CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE
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Mannes College The New School for Music presents the 2014 Institute and Festival for Contemporary Performance (IFCP), an annual celebration and exploration of contemporary music, featuring: Marc Ponthus, the first artist to perform solo performances entirely devoted to a single composer of the post-World World II era, including Pierre Boulez, Karlheinz Stockhausen and Iannis Xenakis. Ponthus has been the Artistic Director of IFCP for 11 years. He will perform the Stockhausen work controlling the overtones of a second piano. Curtis Macomber, distinguished soloist, chamber musician and teacher. Macomber has for several decades been recognized as a foremost interpreter and proponent of new music in this country. He will perform a world premiere of Wayne Peterson at the opening concert of IFCP. FOR LISTINGS All performances take place at Mannes College, 150 W. 85th Street, New York Saturday, June 14th at 8pm (Opening Concert) Tuesday, June 17th at 8pm Wednesday, June 18th at 8pm
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Mannes College The New School for Music develops the next generation of classical musician/citizens by combining the music conservatory traditions with the cutting-edge advantage of being part of The New School, the nation's foremost progressive university. Founded in 1916, the Mannes formula for quality education has capitalized on its world-class faculty, location in the heart of the global arts capital, small class size, and a living tradition of rigor and depth that develops strong technique and great artistry. The Mannes ethos forms the basis of a vibrant community, whether you are a degree or diploma student in the College or Extension divisions, or a young person studying in Mannes Prep. In this second decade of the 21st century, when demands on artists are greater and more complex than ever, Mannes is committed to providing a wide range of exciting learning and knowledge building in partnership with its sister divisions of The New School, including one of the world's great design schools, Parsons The New School for Design; the liberal arts at Eugene Lang College; public policy, business, and civic engagement in The New Shool for Public Engagement; and cross disciplinary arts learning at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music and The New School for Drama. For more information on Mannes and The New School visit www.newschool.edu/mannes. |
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