AME 2012-13 Season

"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

American Stories

Monday, March 25, 2013, 8:00 PM
DiMenna Center - Cary Hall
450 West 37th Street, New York, NY

Contemporary works inspired by diverse American stories, by living American composers

Buy Tickets Online: $10 ($25 at the door)

Program
Flowers in the Desert - David Ludwig
Groundswell*** - Steven Mackey
Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra* - Sean McClowry
Looney Tunes* - Robert Paterson
Black Box Bossa** - Alejandro Rutty

*NYC Premiere
**Winner of AME's Seventh Annual Composition Competition, Professional Category (All Ages)

***Bridge Records debut album Groundswell,
featuring AME and Hsin-Yun Huang, viola

Brief interview with all composers after intermission.
Wine reception to follow...

Artists
Solo Viola, Hsin-Yun Huang
Solo Bass, Sean McClowry
Robin Zeh, violin
Victoria Paterson, violin
Jessica Meyer, viola
Dave Eggar, cello
Laura Bontrager, cello
Roger Wagner, bass
Sato Moughalian, flute
Benjamin Fingland, clarinet
Keve Wilson, oboe
Amie Margoles, horn
Jeremy Justeson, saxophone
Scott Kuney, electric guitar
Matthew Ward, percussion
Stephen Gosling, piano
Steven Mackey, Robert Paterson and Ena Shin, conductors

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Composers & Soloists: Steven Mackey, Alejandro Rutty, Hsin-Yun Huang (Photo Credit: Lin Li), Robert Paterson (Photo Credit: Daniel D'Ottavio), David Ludwig, Sean McClowry (Photo Credit: Daniel D'Ottavio)