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ICEcast: Jason Eckardt, “Undersong”

ICE’s most recent recording is out now: the new song cycle Undersong by composer Jason Eckardt, released today on Mode Records. In this episode, the ICEcast interviews Eckardt about poet Laura Mullen’s influence on Undersong, how one sets a poem without a strict structure to music, and why he continues to make music in trying times.
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ICEcast: SummerICE at The Delancey

As we gear up for our exciting roof party at The Delancey on Tuesday, let us take this opportunity to study an important figure in New York history, and namesake of the venue, James Delancey. —James Delancey, Sr. was a chief justice and later Lieutenant Governor of colonial New York, and a staunch British loyalist. [...]
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ICEcast: Nathan Davis

We recently sat down with ICElab composer Nathan Davis to discuss his writing process, on the eve of the release of his new album on New Focus Recordings, The Bright and Hollow Sky. In this episode of the ICEcast, Nathan tells us about composing for his friends in ICE, pulling inspiration from author Italo Calvino, dadaist Hugo Ball, and [...]
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ICE Streaming Begins Tomorrow at 2pm

We are pleased to announce that our recently recorded ICElab concert will be available via FREE streaming HD video beginning at 2pm tomorrow (Friday, April 29th). Tune in to www.iceorg.org at 2pm tomorrow or anytime after to check it out! Check out photos from the session here. Program listed below: Phyllis Chen: Beneath a Trace of Vapor, [...]
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The Show Must Go On: Photos from the Recording Session

We had an amazing time recording last night. The HD video will be streaming starting on Friday, April 29th, so you can see the performance at no charge from the convenience of your computer screen. We’ll post info on how to access it tomorrow on our homepage. Check out photos below!
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The Show Must Go On: ICE Streams Starting Friday

We were deeply saddened by the news that our performance tonight at The Southern Theater in Minneapolis has been canceled due to severe financial difficulties at the theater. We have a series of brand new works, all commissioned through our ICElab program, that we had planned to perform at The Southern, including what would have [...]
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Marcos Balter, Du Yun, Nathan Davis – ICElab Concert Preview @ the MCA

For those of you in the Chicago area, come through the Museum of Contemporary Art this Saturday, April 23 at 3pm. We’ll bring you onto the MCA stage, where you can meet and listen to works by ICElab composers Marcos Balter and Nathan Davis, as ICE musicians play some some of their works and discuss [...]
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IMPOSSIBLE FLOW Tomorrow! + B-movie trailer

We can’t wait to present the world premiere of Steve Lehman’s new work IMPOSSIBLE FLOW (commissioned through our ICElab program) tomorrow night at (le) poisson rouge! It’s a FREE show, so don’t sleep on it! Seating is limited however, so please reserve your spots by emailing ice@lprnyc.com specifying the number in your party and the [...]
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Steve Lehman on Autechre, Allen Iverson, Antipop Consortium, B.A. Zimmermann, Betty Carter, Damion Reid, Fieldwork, Gerard Grisey, and Val-Inc.

We’re pleased to bring you this amazing guest post from 2011 ICElab Collaborator Steve Lehman, whose new work Impossible Flow will see its world premiere on Tuesday, April 19th during a FREE ICElab show at (le) poisson rouge in New York City. Enjoy! - In my most recent work as composer, expressive timing, compound meter, rubato phrasing, [...]
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Fieldwork – “Rai”

Fieldwork is one of our favorite improvising ensembles active today. A collectively-led trio of composer-performers featuring ICElab collaborators Steve Lehman (alto saxophone, ICElab 2011) and Tyshawn Sorey (drums, ICElab 2012), as well as the venerable Vijay Iyer (piano), Fieldwork makes music to remember. Here are a few words from the website of Fieldwork’s label, Pi Recordings: Fieldwork’s [...]
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