In concert Friday, May 5, 2017 at The Max
DETROIT, April 17, 2017 – Experience the art of music at its finest and most contemporary when Pro Musica presents New Music Detroit on Friday, May 5, at the Cube in the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center in Detroit. Presenting a repertoire of modern and contemporary classical works, the concert program begins at 7:30 p.m.
New Music Detroit is an incredible ensemble comprised of top talents from the professional, classic music ranks. Calling themselves a “musical collective, more than a formal ensemble,” New Music Detroit’s primary members are Vicky Chow, piano; Gina DiBello, violin; Ian Ding, percussion; Una O’Riordan, cello; Shannon Orme, clarinets; and Erik Rönmark, saxophones.
Each a virtuosic musician, the artists are active soloists and members of leading symphonies, including the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the cultural and academic worlds. Specializing in chamber works from the late 20th century to the present day, New Music Detroit was honored as a Kresge Arts Fellow in 2014.
New Music Detroit has been hailed as the flagship new music ensemble in the region. The ensemble regularly draws upon super-talented guest artists from in and around Detroit and Southeast Michigan, as well as the broader new music community. The group has developed a loyal following of young fans. Along with other leading Detroit-area performing arts and cultural organizations, they have produced and performed “Strange, Beautiful Music,” now an annual tradition at Orchestra Hall, drawing hundreds of young new/contemporary music fans every year.
“Pro Musica presents New Music Detroit” will be held in the intimate Cube at The Max on Friday, May 5. Individual ticket prices are $45 for Cabaret Table Seating; $25 for Theater Seats; and $10 for Student Tickets (and school drivers). VIP seating with valet parking are $90 each. Tickets are available by calling the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Box Office, (313) 576-5111, and online at DSO.org. All tickets include an Afterglow reception with the artists in the Orchestra Hall Atrium. Concert doors open at 7 p.m. An informal pre-concert presentation begins at 7:15 p.m.
The performance by New Music Detroit represents the final concert in the Pro Musica of Detroit 2016-2017 season, the not-for-profit cultural institution’s 90th concert season. The 2016-2017 season also included concert performances by the Escher Quartet in September, 2016 and the Poulenc Trio in March of this year. For details, please visit promusicadetroit.com.
About Pro Musica of Detroit
Now entering its 90th season, the mission of Pro Musica of Detroit is to present artists and works at the forefront of classical music. Many of the world’s most eminent names in music, including composers Béla Bartók, Maurice Ravel, Aaron Copland, Michael Daugherty and Kristjan Järvi, and performers who include Joshua Bell, Ray Chen, Paul Huang, Amit Peled, Ivan Moshchuk and Cuarteto Latinoamericano, have given our audiences a deeper appreciation for the wonder that is music and the artists who make it possible. Pro Musica of Detroit is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. To learn more about Pro Musica of Detroit, please visit promusicadetroit.com.
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N E W M U S I C D E T R O I T
Vicky Chow, piano
Gina DiBello, violin
Ian Ding, percussion
Una O’Riordan, cello
Shannon Orme, clarinets
Erik Rönmark, saxophones
Program
Karakurenai ANDY AKIHO (b. 1979)
Number 9 GABRIELLA SMITH (b. 1994)
Gravity HADI AYANBOD (b. 1980)
Mara’s Lullaby (from Tight Sweater) MARC MELLITS (b. 1966)
Prime MARC MELLITS