Video Excerpt from Wolfgang Rihm’s Will Sound
Excerpt from our October 27th performance of Wolfgang Rihm’s Will Sound with director Saxton Rose.
Performance October 27th, 2012
The nu ensemble, performed its first concert of the year on Saturday, October 27th. Here is the program: Wolfgang Rihm: Will Sound (2006) Giacinto Scelsi: Prânam II (1973) John Cage: Dance Music for Elfrid Ide (1940) Benjamin Broening: like dreams, statistics are a form of wish fulfillment (2005) Caleb Burhans: oh ye of little faith…(do you know where your children are?)(2008) Saxton Rose, director Tadeu [...]
Upcoming Performance January 29th, 2013
For this program, nu tackles the newest repertoire possible: music by UNCSA composition students. All of the works on this concert were completed in the last few months of 2012; they reflect the diverse interests and influences of the current generation of creative artists. January 29th, 7:30pm, Watson Hall Email: boxoffice@uncsa.edu Phone: (336) 721-1945 Program [...]
Wolfgang Rihm, featured composer
nu performed Rihm’s Will Sound (2006) on its October 27th, 2012 concert. Something will sound because it wishes to sound. The composer acts upon its will to be and notes down the spaces in between. There emerges a form, which is the imprint of the energy that demands a form for itself. An imprint? Yes, [...]
Caleb Burhans, featured composer
nu performed Burhan’s oh ye of little faith on its October 27th, 2012 concert. oh ye of little faith…(do you know where your children are?) (2008) Caleb Burhans epitomizes the eclectic New York that I love. While Caleb is at home in innumerable musical styles, his own compositions show strong roots in post-rock and ambient [...]
Benjamin Broening, featured composer
nu performed like dreams, statistics are a form of wish fulfillment (2005) on its October 27th, 2012 concert. like dreams, statistics are a form of wish fulfillment (2005) is scored for flute, clarinet (doubling bass clarinet), violin, cello piano, percussion and electroacoustic sounds. This piece is a reaction to Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of [...]