THIS CONCERT WAS PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 13."such soul,
passion, and excellent command" - _NPR_
"the ensemble gave the punchy, intricate score a tight, viscerally
powerful performance" - _The New York Times_
For the past several YEARS, ACME Artistic Director CLARICE JENSEN has
been composing contrapuntal and polyphonic MUSIC WHICH SHE PERFORMS
SOLO, on her cello with various effects pedals and loopers. She has
recorded her MUSIC ON TWO ACCLAIMED ALBUMS (_For this from that will
be filled_ in 2018 and _Drone Studies_ in 2019) and will release a
third solo album in 2020. Jensen says, “For this concert, I am
arranging my own solo pieces for ACME – for mixed ensemble –
exploring the timbral effects of the ensemble layered with the
electronic effects I use to manipulate my cello sound. The program
will also explore drones and long tones as a sonic phenomenon and
emotional experience.”
ACME players for this concert include LAURA LUTZKE and RAVENNA
LIPCHIK, violins; ISABEL HAGEN, viola; CLARICE JENSEN, cello; CHIHIRO
SHIBAYAMA, percussion; and GREY MCMURRAY, electric guitar.
Over the past 15 YEARS, led by CLARICE JENSEN, ACME has risen to the
highest ranks of American new MUSIC THROUGH A MIX OF METICULOUS
MUSICIANSHIP, artistic vision, engaging collaborations, and unwavering
standards in every regard. The membership of the amorphous collective
includes some of the brightest young stars in the field. _NPR_ calls
them “contemporary MUSIC DYNAMOS,” and _Strings_ reports,
“ACME’s absorbing playing pulsed with warm energy. . . Shared
glances and inhales triggered transitions in a flow so seamless it
seemed learned in a Jedi temple.” ACME was honored by ASCAP during
its 10th anniversary season in 2015 for the “virtuosity, passion,
and commitment with which it performs and champions American
composers.
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