Schedule of Events 2009-2010

Monday, August 17, 7:30 pm

John Adams & ICE at
the Mostly Mozart Festival

John Adams, conductor
Michael Collins, clarinet

Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater
Lincoln Center

ICE's Alice Tully debut will highlight a brilliant range of works by Mostly Mozart's 2009 Artist-in-Residence John Adams, conducted by the composer himself. On the program are Gnarly Buttons, featuring clarinetist Michael Collins; Shaker Loops; and Adams' 2007 work, the engaging Son of Chamber Symphony.

Shaker Loops (1978)
Son of Chamber Symphony (2007)
Gnarly Buttons (1996)

The New York Times, August 18, 2009
Landmark Gets a Fresh Look

September 3–6, 7:30 pm

ICE with John Jasperse and Hahn Rowe:
Truth, Revised Histories,
Wishful Thinking, and Flat Out Lies

Festspielhaus
Dresden-Hellerau, Germany

This work by the John Jasperse Company with music by Hahn Rowe and performed by members of ICE explores the often fluid boundaries between fantasy and reality. A collage of different dance, performance and styles of music oscillate between seriousness and irony. The piece examines what we believe — and why we believe it.

Friday, September 25, 8:30pm

CD Release Event:
Mario Diaz de León on Tzadik

Roulette
20 Greene Street
New York, NY
Reservations/Tickets: 212.219.8242

Mario Diaz de León's music focuses on acoustic/electronic hybrids that often fuse the two elements into unified meta-instruments. Often structured as walls and gestures of shimmering sound, his work is influenced by contemporary composers Scelsi, Ligeti, Dumitrescu and Radulescu as well as a wide range of electronic music, free improvisation, underground metal and American noise bands like Metalux and Sejayno. ICE is featured on his debut album for John Zorn's Tzadik label, and members will perform several of his pieces from the album live at this event. Also featured will be the Talea Ensemble, conducted by Alex Lipowski.

Prism Path for two alto flutes and percussion (2009) WORLD PREMIERE
Mansion for two alto flutes, percussion, and electronics (2009)
The Flesh Needs Fire for flute, clarinet, and electronics (2007)
Gated Eclipse for sextet and electronics (2006) NEW YORK PREMIERE
ii.23 for viola and electronics (2002)
2.20 for string trio and electronics (2003)

The New York Times, September 27, 2009
One Emerging Composer (With Laptop) and Players From Two Ensembles

Wednesday, September 30, 7:30 pm

ICETank I: Saariaho

Curated by Wendy Richman and Nathan Davis

The Tank @ the 45th St. Theater
354 W. 45th Street
New York, NY

Kaija Saariaho is a singular figure in music today and has amassed a volume of chamber music intricately weaving the colors of live musicians and electronics. In advance of large-scale concerts of Ms. Saariaho's music at Miller Theatre and at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, ICE opens its 2009-10 series at the Tank with this intimate show featuring some of ICE members' favorite music by Saariaho. Featuring Noa Noa for flute and electronics, Vent Nocturnes for viola and electronics, and Six Japanese Gardens for percussion and electronics.

NoaNoa, for flute with electronics (1992)
Vent nocturne, for viola with electronics (2006)
Six Japanese Gardens, for percussion with electronics (1994)

Listen to the ICEcast for commentary from Nathan Davis and a clip of Six Japanese Gardens.

October 6–9, 2009

Recording Session: Nathan Davis

Experimental Media & Performing Arts Center
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY

ICE returns to RPI's state-of-the-art performance and recording venue, EMPAC, to record an album of the electro-acoustic music of Nathan Davis.

Friday, October 9, 7:30 pm

ICE @ MoCP I: Reversed Images

David Bowlin, violin

Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago
$10

In collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Photography, ICE begins its Chicago season with this unmissable show featuring Luigi Nono's late masterpiece, La lontananza nostalgica utopica futura, a poignant and sweeping work for violin and live sound, performed by ICE violinist David Bowlin. David will also play music by Luciano Berio and Salvatore Sciarrino, to whom Nono's piece is dedicated.

Salvatore Sciarrino: Six Caprices for violin (1977)
Luciano Berio: Sequenza VIII for violin solo (1976)
Luigi Nono: La lontananza nostalgica utopica futura, for violin and eight-channel sound (1988-89)

Listen to the ICEcast for commentary from David Bowlin, and a clip of La lontananza nostalgica utopica futura.

Chicago Classical Review, October 10, 2009
ICE opens season with Italian modernist cool

Chicago Reader: The List, October 8-14, 2009
David Bowlin

Chicagoist, October 8, 2009
Dueling Violins

Friday, October 16, 7 pm

Iannis Xenakis: Interdisciplinary Connections

Panel Discussion and Performance

Miller Theatre at Columbia University
Composer Portraits Series
116th & Broadway
New York, NY

A consortium of artists and experts join together for a panel discussion focusing on the interdisciplinary connections between Iannis Xenakis' music and his related work as a mathematician, architect, physicist, and political activist. Percussionist Steven Schick performs the early percussion masterpiece Psappha followed by a conversation with panelists. More info...

David Lang: Composer, 2008 Pullitzer Winner in Music
Sharon Kanach: Xenakis Scholar; Vice President, Centre Création Musicale Iannis Xenakis (CCMIX)
Mark Wigley: Dean, Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation
Steven Schick: Conductor and Percussionist

For more information about this fascinating event, visit ICE's Xenakis page.

Saturday, October 17, 8 pm

Composer Portrait: Xenakis

Steve Schick, conductor and percussionist

Miller Theatre at Columbia University
Composer Portraits Series
116th & Broadway
New York, NY

ICE brings its acclaimed portrait of iconic composer Iannis Xenakis to Miller Theatre and teams up with one of the leading musical minds of the 21st century, the percussionist and conductor Steven Schick. Schick will open the program with his world-renowned performance of Psappha, and the program will build in instrumental forces until ICE takes over the entire stage. Ticket info...

Psappha, for percussion, performed by Steve Schick (1975)
Akanthos, for soprano and chamber ensemble; Tony Arnold, soprano (1977)
Echange, for bass clarinet and chamber ensemble; Joshua Rubin, bass clarinet (1989)
Palimpsest, for piano and chamber ensemble; Cory Smythe, piano (1979)
Thallein, for chamber orchestra (1984)
O-Mega, for chamber ensemble (1997)

For more information about this special concert, visit ICE's Xenakis page.

Sunday, October 18, 6:30 pm doors, 7:30 pm performance

aliento CD Release Concert & Party

Claire Chase, flute

(Le) Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker Street
New York, NY

Claire Chase, ICE’s fearless founding director and flutist, releases her first solo CD, aliento, on New Focus Recordings, in collaboration with members of ICE. Featured are 21st century flute works by Jason Eckardt, Edgar Guzmán, Dai Fujikura, Marcelo Toledo and ICE composers Nathan Davis, Du Yun, all heard here in their world premiere recordings. Produced by Claire Chase and Daniel Lippel; Ryan Streber, engineer. ICE performers Jennifer Curtis, Wendy Richman and Kivie Cahn-Lipman featured.

Come celebrate with Claire, ICE, and New Focus!

October 22–24

The 30th Annual New Music Festival
at Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH

ICE presents two concerts featuring music of Kaija Saariaho, Philippe Hurel, George Aperghis, Du Yun and Nathan Davis, among others.

Thursday, October 22
Late-Night Performance: 10 p.m., Cla-Zel Theatre

Mario Diaz de León: Prism Path for two alto flutes and percussion (2009)
Nathan Davis: Dowser for bass clarinet and processing (2007)
Dai Fujikura: alone, speak for solo electric guitar (2007)
Nathan Davis: Crawlspace for amplified computer, processing, and tape (2002)
Du Yun: Run in a Graveyard for flute with tape (2009) WORLD PREMIERE
Edgar Guzmán: Am-Biwa for bass clarinet and guitar with tape (2007)

Friday, October 23
8:00 p.m., Kobacker Hall

Kaija Saariaho: Adjo for soprano, flute, and guitar (1982-85)
Phillipe Hurel: Loops III for two flutes (2002–03)
Reiko Fueting: Infinite Spring for flute, clarinet, guitar, and percussion (2009) WORLD PREMIERE
Edgar Guzmán: Coincidences? for electric guitar and amplified ensemble of bass flute, bass clarinet, and percussion (2009) WORLD PREMIERE
George Aperghis: Simulacre II for soprano, bass clarinet, and marimba (1994)
Magnus Lindberg: Linea d'ombra for flute, clarinet, guitar, and percussion (1981)

Tuesday, October 27, 8:30 pm

aliento CD Release Concert & Party

Claire Chase, flute

The Velvet Lounge
67 E. Cermak Rd
Chicago, IL

Come celebrate the Chicago release of Claire Chase's first solo CD, aliento, on New Focus Recordings, with two sets at Chicago's legendary Velvet Lounge. Chase will be performing the album's tracks (and other contemporary classics), with the help of some special guests.

The Chicago Reader, October 27, 2009
ICE Cofounder Claire Chase Steps Out With Debut Solo Recording

Thursday, November 5, 2009, 7:30 pm

ICEtank II: Oboe Showdown

Nicholas Masterson and James Austin Smith, Oboes

The Tank @ the 45th St. Theater
354 W. 45th Street
New York, NY

James Austin Smith and Nick Masterson, the two master oboists of ICE, will take the stage at this month's ICEtank in a duel to determine which woodwind will reign supreme. There can be only one!

Isang Yun: Inventionen, for two oboes (1983)
Bradley Balliett: Slow-Burning Sarabande, for oboe with tape (2009) WORLD PREMIERE
Jonathan Harvey: Ricercare una melodia, for oboe with electronic delay (1987)
Luciano Berio: Sequenza VII, for oboe (1969)
Sir Harrison Birtwistle: Pulse Sampler, for oboe and claves (1981)

Sunday, November 22, 2009, 8 pm

Composer Portrait: Saariaho

Jennifer Koh, violin
Brad Lubman, conductor

Miller Theatre at Columbia University
Composer Portraits Series
116th & Broadway
New York, NY

Kaija Saariaho joins ICE in New York for an unmissable portrait of works from a modern master of sound and texture. Jennifer Koh performs Graal théâtre, for solo violin and chamber orchestra. Also on the program is the atmospheric Terrestre and two sparkling works for orchestra and electronics, the classic Lichtbogen and the energetic Solar. The composer herself will be in attendance for a panel discussion during the concert.

Terrestre for flute, harp, percussion, violin and cello (2002)
Graal théâtre for violin and orchestra; Jennifer Koh, violin (1997)
Lichtbogen for chamber orchestra with electronics (1986)
Solar for chamber orchestra with electronics (1992)

The New York Times, November 25, 2009
Finnish Composer Bursts Some of Her Own Myths

December 1–3, 2009

Concerts at Harvard University and MIT

ICE premieres new works on concert series at Harvard and MIT during this mini-residency.

Thursday, December 3, 11:00am
Sanders Theater at Memorial Hall
Harvard University
45 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

Thursday, December 3, 8:00pm
Killian Hall at MIT
MIT Hayden Library Bldg
160 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA

Elliott Carter: Esprit Rude/Esprit Doux for flute and clarinet (1985)
Jonathan Harvey: Ricercare una melodia for trumpet and electronics (1992)
Philippe Hurel: Loops III for two flutes (2002–03)
Harrison Birtwistle: Hoquetus Petrus for two flutes and piccolo trumpet (1995)
Du Yun: Run in a Graveyard for bass flute and tape (2009)
Keeril Makan: New Piece for flute, clarinet, trumpet and double bass (2009)

December 2, 4, 5, 2009

Terra Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica

Conceived and Composed by DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid/Paul D. Miller

Part of the 2009 BAM Next Wave Festival
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
30 Lafayette Avenue
Brooklyn, NY

Members of ICE perform live with DJ Spooky's hip-hop and sample-infused soundscape to create a riveting electronic symphony as live video projections reconstruct Antarctica—the real and the imagined—in this acoustic portrait of our embattled Earth.

Thursday, December 3, 2009, 7:30 pm

ICEtank III: Jennifer Curtis

The Tank @ the 45th St. Theater
354 W. 45th Street
New York, NY

This concert gives Tank audiences the chance to catch up with rising violin superstar Jennifer Curtis, who effortlessly negotiates diverse styles of music with extreme virtuosity and charisma.

Germán Romero: RAMAS for amplified solo violin (2005)
Jennifer Curtis: The Moon in the Sand (2006), with Joe Brent, mandolin
Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata in G-minor, "Devil's Trill" (1713-20), arr. Jennifer Curtis
Jennifer Curtis: Cave Paintings (2005)

Friday, December 11, 2009, 7:30pm

ICE @ MoCP II: Wired/Lowfirm

Claire Chase and Eric Lamb, Flutes
Campbell MacDonald and Joshua Rubin, Bass Clarinets

Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago

The electrifying flute duo Wired and the bassy clarinet duo Lowfirm face-off in a concert featuring a precision display of woodwind acrobatics. Music by Steve Reich, Philippe Hurel, and Felipe Lara, with premieres of new works by Pablo Chin, Marcos Balter and Ryan Ingebritsen.

Pablo Chin: Como la leyenda de Ixquiq for two flutes (2009) WORLD PREMIERE
Felipe Lara: Vocalise for two bass clarinets (2007)
Marcos Balter: Edgewater for bass flute and alto flute (2009) WORLD PREMIERE
John Zorn: Sortilège for two bass clarinets (2001)
Ryan Ingebritsen: Residence on Earth Part 1 : El Gran Océano for two flutes and two bass clarinets, with electronics (2009) WORLD PREMIERE

Sunday, December 13, 7 pm

Transfigured Bach

Daniel Lippel, guitar
with Claire Chase, flute

St. Paul's Chapel
2335 N. Orchard
Chicago, IL

Join ICE's sensational guitarist Daniel Lippel for a concert of music by ICE's favorite avant-garde composer, J.S. Bach. Transcribing Bach's music for guitar is always a delicate process, but one that affords us the chance to hear the works in a new light.

Partita in B minor (orig. violin), BWV 1002
Sonata for Flute and Guitar in E major (orig. flute and harpsichord), BWV 1034; featuring Claire Chase, flute
Lute Suite #3 in A minor, BWV 998

Monday, December 14, 7:30pm

ICE @ the Southern Theater

Claire Chase and Eric Lamb, Flutes
Campbell MacDonald and Joshua Rubin, Bass clarinets

The Southern Theater
1420 Washington Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN

ICE makes its Southern Theater debut with two woodwind duos in works by Steve Reich, John Zorn, Philippe Hurel, and a world premiere by Minneapolis native Ryan Ingebritsen. A “powerhouse of new-music programming” (The New Yorker), ICE brings its tight-knit virtuosity, youthful intensity and emotional chemistry to the Southern stage for an adventurous program sure to melt the coldest of winter hearts.

Steve Reich: Vermont Counterpoint for flute and tape (1982)
Felipe Lara: Vocalise for two bass clarinets (2008)
Philippe Hurel: Loops III for two flutes (2001)
Steve Reich: New York Counterpoint for two clarinets and tape (1985)
Marcos Balter: Edgewater for bass flute and alto flute (2009) WORLD PREMIERE
John Zorn: Sortilège for two bass clarinets (2001)
Ryan Ingebritsen: Residence on Earth Part 1 : El Gran Océano for two flutes and two bass clarinets, with electronics (2009) WORLD PREMIERE

Minneapolis Star Tribune, December 15, 2009
ICE storm at the Southern was a different kind of cool

January 8-10, 2010

ICE: Music on the Edge

Andy Warhol Museum
117 Sandusky Street
Pittsburgh, PA

ICE comes to Pittsburgh for the Music on the Edge concert series at the University of Pittsburgh. Music by Elliott Carter, Philippe Manoury, Magnus Lindberg and Amy Williams.

Magnus Lindberg: Linea d'Ombra for flute, clarinet, guitar and percussion (1981)
Philippe Manoury: Last for bass clarinet and marimba (1997)
Elliott Carter: Esprit Rude/Esprit Doux for flute and clarinet (1985)
Mario Davidovsky: Synchronisms No. 10 for guitar and tape (1992)
Amy Williams: Cineshape 1 for alto flute and drums (2003)
Edgar Guzmán: Coincidences? for flute, clarinet, guitar and percussion (2009)

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 11, 2010
ICE fires up new music in adventurous concert

Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 7:00pm

ICE @ UCSD: Xenakis

Steve Schick, conductor and percussionist

Conrad Prebys Music Center
University of California, San Diego

ICE comes to San Diego to play five great chamber works of Iannis Xenakis. Featured on the program are Akanthos, Palimpsest, Echange, and Thallein. As an additional treat, San Diego local and Xenakis expert Steve Schick will play Psappha for solo percussion and O-mega, Xenakis' final work for percussion and chamber ensemble.

Zythos, for percussion and trombone (1996)
Akanthos, for soprano and chamber ensemble; Tony Arnold, soprano (1977)
Echange, for bass clarinet and chamber ensemble; Joshua Rubin, bass clarinet (1989)
Palimpsest, for piano and chamber ensemble; Cory Smythe, piano (1979)
Thallein, for chamber orchestra (1984)
O-Mega, for chamber ensemble (1997)

Saturday, January 30, 2010, 8pm

ICE @ Brandeis University

Brandeis University

ICE plays a concert of dazzling chamber music at Brandeis University. Music by Philippe Hurel, Franco Donatoni, Mario Davidovsky, Philippe Manoury, and Edgar Guzmán.

Edgar Guzmán: Coincidences? for flute, clarinet, guitar and percussion (2009)
Philippe Manoury: Last for bass clarinet and marimba (1997)
Philippe Hurel: Loops III for two flutes (2001)
Mario Davidovsky: Synchronisms No. 10 for guitar and tape (1992)
Franco Donatoni: Fili for flute and piano (1981)
Magnus Lindberg: Linea d'Ombra for flute, clarinet, guitar and percussion (1981)

Thursday, February 4, 2010, 7:30pm

ICETank IV: Eric Lamb and the Lambtastix

Eric Lamb, flute

The Tank @ the 45th St. Theater
354 W. 45th Street
New York, NY

Belonging to a new generation of young international soloists, Eric Lamb is making a name for himself as an artist who defies definition. He is a soloist, orchestral musician, passionate chamber musician and much sought after lecturer and teacher. On this special ICETank program he will present music by Lang, Takemitsu, Saariaho, Ingolfsson, and ICE's own Gareth Flowers.

Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996): Itinerant (In Memory of Isamu Noguchi), for solo flute (1989)
Atli Ingólfsson (b. 1962): Berging, for solo flute (1982)
Gareth Flowers (b. 1981): Electro-Acoustic Invention No. 1, for flute and electronics (2010)
Toru Takemitsu: Voice, for solo flute (1971)
David Lang (b. 1957): Thorn, for solo flute (1993)
Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952): Laconisme de l'aille, for flute and electronics (1982)

Friday, February 12, 2010, 7:30pm

ICE @ MoCP III: Oboe Overload

Nick Masterson and James Austin Smith, oboes

Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago
$10 general, $5 students

ICE's double-reed masters bring an evening of insane oboe action to our series at the Museum of Contemporary Photography. The program includes the midwestern premiere of Brad Balliett's Slow-Burning Sarabande, Berio's boundary-pushing classic Sequenza VII, and more. Double your oboe, double your fun!

Christian Wolff: For 1, 2 or 3 people
Lucio Berio: Sequenza VII
Brad Balliet: Slow-Burning Sarabande, version for 2 oboes
Jonathan Harvey: Ricercare una Melodia
Michael Finnissy: Yso

Sunday, February 14, 2010, 6pm

On & Off the Page:
ICE/Christian Wolff

ISSUE Project Room
232 3rd Street
Brooklyn
Valentine's Day Special: $10 general admission, $15 for couples!

ICE launches "On and Off the Page," a series illuminating music that breaks down the barriers between written and improvised music. This inaugural concert spotlights Christian Wolff, a pioneering composer whose music explores the subtle interactions between performers and the music they play. Featured on the program will be Mr. Wolff's classic Exercises, Tilbury 2, Microexercises, Tuba Song, and New York premieres of recent works. Mr. Wolff will be joined by ICE members Nathan Davis, Gareth Flowers, Kivie-Cahn Lipman, Joshua Rubin, Dan Peck, Daniel Lippel, and Erik Carlson.

Serenade, for trumpet, clarinet, and violin
Duo 7, for percussion and melodica
Duo 8, for violin and cello
Tuba Song, for solo tuba
Exercise 14, for ensemble
Tilbury 2, for ensemble
Pairs, for ensemble
Microexercises, for ensemble

Saturday & Sunday, February 20 & 21, 2010, 8pm

ICE with Moving Theater:
ARMORY SHOW

Park Avenue Armory
643 Park Avenue at 67th Street
New York, NY 10065

A new performance work by Brennan Gerard and Ryan Kelly with original music by Nathan Davis, Mario Diaz de Leon, and Dun Yun, ARMORY SHOW is a reflection on questions of history, memory, the epic, and the ephemeral, designed specifically for Park Avenue Armory's landmark reception rooms. Combining dance, text, and music performed by ICE, ARMORY SHOW is a reverie and revision at the intersection of public and military space. For tickets, visit Brown Paper Tickets.

Sunday, February 28, 2010, 8pm

ICE and Columbia University Composers

Roulette
20 Greene Street
New York, NY

A concert of recent chamber works by graduate composers working in the Music Department at Columbia University. An unusual subsection of ICE's instrumental lineup performs in this terrifically varied program, with virtuoso electronics.

Alec Hall: New Work, for flute, clarinet, horn, percussion, piano, violin, cello, and double bass
Bryan Jacobs: TsTs, for flute, clarinet, horn, percussion, violin, cello, and double bass
Lu Wang: From the Distant Plains II, for flute, clarinet, piano, violin, and cello
Ashley Nail: Glimpses of Others, for flute, clarinet, horn, percussion, piano, violin, cello, and double bass
Paul Clift: INT. night, for flute, clarinet, horn, percussion, piano, violin, cello, and double bass

Thursday, March 4, 2010, 7:30 pm

ICEtank V: Raw Brass

David Byrd-Marrow, horn

The Tank @ the 45th St. Theater
354 W. 45th Street
New York, NY

ICE horn virtuoso David Byrd-Marrow presents this concert of rarely-heard music for this most euphonious of instruments. Featuring music for solo french horn by Oliver Messiaen and Franco Donatoni and duos by Gérard Grisey and Michael Atkinson.

Saturday, March 13, 2010, 9:30 pm

13 Near-Death Experiences

The Velvet Lounge
67 E. Cermak Road
Chicago, IL

ICE returns to the legendary Velvet Lounge to offer the Chicago premiere of THIRTEEN NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES, an art-pop song cycle by the sensational young composer-performer Corey Dargel. Dargel, who has been called a "baroquely unclassifiable artist" by The New Yorker, takes his inspiration for this genre-defying new chamber piece from a range of psychiatric delusions, with an emphasis on hypochondria.

Corey Dargel: Thirteen Near-Death Experiences, for male vocalist (Dargel), flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, and cello (2009)

Wendesday, March 16, 2010, 7:30pm

On & Off the Page:
Cut/Paste|Evans, Lehman, Smythe

(le) Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker Street
New York, NY
$10 advance, $12 day of show

ICE's new "On and Off the Page" series illuminates music that breaks down the barriers between written and improvised music. This concert spotlights three rising stars of New York's improvised music scene — Peter Evans, Steve Lehman, and Cory Smythe — joined by members of ICE in miniature "sets" devoted to the playing and compositions of each of these spectacular musicians.

About the artists:
ICE trumpeter Peter Evans creates improvisations that move effortlessly between structure and freedom, drawing from a seemingly limitless pool of physical and creative energy. The result is music that falls in the cracks somewhere between new music, jazz, and traditional chamber music.
As a jazz and classical pianist, Cory Smythe works seamlessly at the margin between written and improvised music. Reimagining the traditional piano recital, he curates this miniature set featuring a continuous mix of older music, new music, electronic and improvised music.
Master saxophonist Steve Lehman's recent electro-acoustic music has focused on the development of computer-driven models for improvisation. Here he joins members of the ICE wind section to expand the boundaries of live performance in this action-packed set.

Saturday, March 27, 2010, 8 pm

Pauline Oliveros Tribute Concert

Miller Theatre at Columbia University
116th & Broadway
New York, NY

ICE performs at this concert honoring legendary composer/performer Pauline Oliveros on the occasion of her receiving the prestigious William Schuman award. This concert features works that span Ms. Oliveros' career from earlier chamber music, to recent music that draws listeners and performers alike deep inside the stucture of sound.

Variations for Sextet for flute, clarinet, trumpet, horn, cello and piano (1960)
Trio for Flute Piano and Page Turner (1963)
Inner/Outer Matrix for flute, clarinet, trumpet, horn, cello (2007)

Thursday, April 1, 2010, 7:30 pm

ICEtank VI: Violin Showdown

David Bowlin and Jennifer Curtis, violins

The Tank @ the 45th St. Theater
354 W. 45th Street
New York, NY

Friday, April 9, 2010

Saariaho @ Mount Holyoke

Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA

ICE is the featured ensemble for Kaija Saariaho’s academic residency as part of the Weissman Center’s "Leading Women in the Arts" series at Mount Holyoke College.

Six Japanese Gardens for percussion and electronics (1994)
Changing Light for soprano and violin (2002)
Oi Kuu for flute and cello (1990)
Miranda's Lament for soprano, flute, harp, violin, cello (1997, rev. 2000)
Fall for harp and electronics (1991)
Lonh for soprano and electronics (1996)
Terrestre for flute, harp, percussion, violin, cello (2002)

April 9-11, 2010

ICE with John Jasperse and Hahn Rowe:
Truth, Revised Histories,
Wishful Thinking, and Flat Out Lies

Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL

This work by the John Jasperse Company with music by Hahn Rowe and performed by members of ICE explores the often fluid boundaries between fantasy and reality. A collage of different dance, performance and styles of music oscillate between seriousness and irony. The piece examines what we believe — and why we believe it.

April 14-18, 2010

ICE with John Jasperse and Hahn Rowe:
Truth, Revised Histories,
Wishful Thinking, and Flat Out Lies

REDCAT
631 W. 2nd Street
Los Angeles, CA

This work by the John Jasperse Company with music by Hahn Rowe and performed by members of ICE explores the often fluid boundaries between fantasy and reality. A collage of different dance, performance and styles of music oscillate between seriousness and irony. The piece examines what we believe — and why we believe it.

April 22, 2010

Claire Chase's New York Debut Recital

Concert Artist Guild

Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall
57th Street and Seventh Avenue
New York, NY

ICE flutist/founder Claire Chase makes her Weill Recital Hall debut with a tour de force program of flute masterworks by JS Bach, Salvatore Sciarrino, Franco Donatoni, Pierre Boulez, Toru Takemitsu and Iannis Xenakis. She will be joined by ICE pianist Jacob Greenberg and ICE harpist Bridget Kibbey.

April 27, 2010

ICE/Matthias Pintscher

(le) Poisson Rouge
158 Bleeker Street
New York, NY

Matthias Pintscher conducts the world premiere of ICE for ensemble, written by Dai Fujikura for the International Contemporary Ensemble, co-commissioned by the Barlow Endowment and ICE.

Dai Fujikura: returning for solo piano (2006)
John Zorn: Sortilège for two bass clarinets (2001)
Du Yun: Air Glow for flute, clarinet, trumpet, cello, guitar (revised 2009) WORLD PREMIERE
Dai Fujikura: ICE for two flutes, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, percussion, guitar, violin, viola, cello, bass (2010) WORLD PREMIERE

May 5–9, 2009

ICE with John Jasperse and Hahn Rowe:
Truth, Revised Histories,
Wishful Thinking, and Flat Out Lies

Bockenheimer Depot
Frankfurt, Germany

This work by the John Jasperse Company with music by Hahn Rowe and performed by members of ICE explores the often fluid boundaries between fantasy and reality. A collage of different dance, performance and styles of music oscillate between seriousness and irony. The piece examines what we believe — and why we believe it.

Thursday, May 6, 2010, 7:30 pm

ICEtank VII: Dan Peck presents
An Archeological Dig into the Dark Frequencies

Dan Peck, tuba

The Tank @ the 45th St. Theater
354 W. 45th Street
New York, NY

ICE tubist Dan Peck, one of the leading improvisers of his generation, is uniquely qualified to understand the bass sounds that surround us all. His brand-new solo show traces the symbiotic history of human beings and low sounds. Peck (with the help of his tuba) will lead us on this historical dig from pre-civilization to the present day.

Friday, May 7, 2010, 7:30pm

ICE @ MoCP IV: Dan Peck presents
An Archeological Dig into the Dark Frequencies

Dan Peck, tuba

Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL

Fresh on the heels of his New York performance, ICE tubist Dan Peck repeats his archeological dig after a short flight to Chicago.

Friday, May 21, 2010, 8 pm

Selections from 13 Near-Death Experiences

Galapagos Art Space
16 Main St. @ Water St.
Brooklyn, New York

ICE and Corey Dargel perform selections from Thirteen Near-Death Experiences at this concert celebrating the release of Dargel's new double album, Someone Will Take Care of Me on New Amsterdam Records. Also on the bill is a performance from Dargel with pianist Kathleen Supové, and a set from the ACME Ensemble.

Thursday, June 3, 2010, 7:30 pm

ICEtank VIII: Giacinto Scelsi

Curated by Wendy Richman and Nathan Davis

The Tank @ the 45th St. Theater
354 W. 45th Street
New York, NY

Giacinto Scelsi was an Italian composer who forged a unique musical path even by the open standards of the 20th century. His music often works with simple material, extracting beautiful melodies and harmonies from a single note or a spontaneous improvisation. Like John Cage, he has come to be regarded as a pioneer and something of a musical guru — an extraordinarily influential figure for many of today's composers. This final ICETank illuminates the wonderful chamber music of this fascinating composer.

I Riti for percussion quartet (1962)
Hyxos for alto flute and percussion (1955)
Manto for for singing female violist (1967)
Kho-lo for flute and clarinet (1966)

June 14–20, 2010

ICE with John Jasperse and Hahn Rowe:
Truth, Revised Histories,
Wishful Thinking, and Flat Out Lies

Joyce Theater
175 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY

This work by the John Jasperse Company with music by Hahn Rowe and performed by members of ICE explores the often fluid boundaries between fantasy and reality. A collage of different dance, performance and styles of music oscillate between seriousness and irony. The piece examines what we believe — and why we believe it.