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Performing Groups
New music programming and interest has been on the increase in
recent years. Every few weeks we will
acknowledge and encourage this trend by calling attention to groups in the area
that present music by living composers through performance, commissions,
competitions, and/or community education and outreach.
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Group of the Month - Radius Ensemble |
Radius Ensemble is committed to forging a connection between musicians
and music lovers of all backgrounds through the intimate medium of chamber
music, performed by dynamic artists who share their extraordinary
interpretations on and off stage, in the concert hall and in the community.
The ensemble's eclectic repertoire and adventurous programming has earned it
rave reviews and a dedicated following. Beloved classical masterpieces are
presented alongside cutting-edge new works to a diverse audience of
concertgoers, not limited to new music aficionados. Every concert since the
ensemble's inception in 1999 has included a work by a living composer, and
several of these have collaborated with its musicians and participated in
pre-concert talks.
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Radius Ensemble launched a composer in residence program in 2003 to foster emerging
talent. The ensemble has commissioned two world premieres - by Ken Ueno in 2004
and Hillary Zipper in 2005 - and been awarded prestigious Meet The Composer grants for both
collaborations.
Visit Radius Ensemble on the web at www.radiusensemble.org.
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Next Concert date:
Saturday, April 9, 2005 at 8 PM
Radius Ensemble
Harvard-Epworth Church, Cambridge
$20, $12, $8; $5 senior/student
HINDEMITH Kleine Kammermusik, Op. 24, No. 2
ZIPPER to mark day becoming night for flute, oboe, cello and tape (world premiere
by 2004-2005 composer in residence Hillary Zipper)
BRITTEN Temporal Variations for oboe and piano
BRAHMS Quintet in B minor for clarinet and strings, Op. 115 All concertgoers are invited
to meet the artists and enjoy complimentary desserts following the concert. Free talk at 7
with composer in residence Hillary Zipper.
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