"Devoting a program to Minimalist and microtonal compositions could easily amount to an egghead agenda; leave it to the American Modern Ensemble to make it a party instead." - The New York Times



AME 2011-12 Season

Upcoming Performances

AME Good Sports
Thursday, March 1, 2012, 7:00 PM
Galapagos Art Space
16 Main Street, Brooklyn, NY

Pitchers and catchers report. These words inspire excitement; for millions, the beginnings of baseball spring training are the first sign of the waning of winter, the beginnings of spring. Artists are no different. Sports fascinate musicians and composers just as everybody else, and offer a wealth of intriguing compositional opportunities. AME gathers some of the best sports-inspired new music by some of America’s best composers. Concert includes work for piano and baseball mitt, one hundred ping-pong balls and a song cycle about Mike Piazza. Channel your inner sports fan and root for your favorite composers!

Featured Composers: Elliot Carter, Annie Gosfield, Rob Smith, Stephen Gorbos, Robert Paterson, Roger Zare and Meyer Kupferman.

This concert is dedicated to Paul Garment, a well-known clarinetist in the NYC scene who passed away this year.

For detailed concert schedule, here

Seventh Annual Composition Competition Announced

AME's Seventh Annual Composition Competition is open! This year, we have three separate competitions; each available to a different group of composers. For more information and to apply, here.