2022 MATA FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
DAY 1
May 4, 2022 @ 8:00PM
Roulette | Brooklyn, NY
Combining word and sound is an ancient practice. The subject matter and sonic environment may vary but it is always compelling. We will ruminate about home, make the mundane more meaningful, witness an imagined dialogue between two Black geniuses, and experience how sound becomes communication. This evening will also feature a World Premiere by one of our esteemed composers.
PROGRAM:
Michele Cheng: Doyennes Diaries
Fernanda Navarro: NEW WORLD PREMIERE
Nyokabi Kariũki: The Colour of Home
Laura Brackney: Knots
Shara Lunon: Samples No. 3: Why I Believe Womyn
Nina Fukuoka: Sugar, Spice, and All Things Nice
Chris Ryan Williams: Of Yours
Hakan Ulus: Auslöschung II*
*This work will be presented as a sound installation in the Roulette lobby, come early to listen!
FEATURING:
International Contemporary Ensemble
&
Chris Ryan Williams, trumpet
Shara Lunon, voice
Lester St. Louis, cello
Luke Stewart, bass
Run time: 90 min.
DAY 2
May 5, 2022 @ 8:00PM
Roulette | Brooklyn, NY
The magical process of transformation, creation, and combined perspectives is the through line for this evening. We will listen to a color, engage in ritual, hear a canvas sing, and understand why the world of New Music is so special.
PROGRAM:
Vicente Hansen: Beauchamp-Feuillet N.2
Cameron Graham: Life in Pink
Jess Rowland: Music for Cell Phone and Piano
Naftali Schindler: Chants, Pastorals, and Antiphons of the New Moon
Mengmeng Wang: The sounds I can hear when I miss you
June Young Will Kim: Black, Emerald
Hakan Ulus: Auslöschung II*
*This work will be presented as a sound installation in the Roulette lobby, come early to listen!
FEATURING:
International Contemporary Ensemble
Run time: 70 min.
DAY 3
May 6, 2022 @ 7:30PM
National Sawdust | Brooklyn, NY
From solo to quartet, this is a night of small ensembles with no electronic assistance. Each composer shows what is possible with the manipulation of acoustics and instrumental physics, defying visual expectations and embracing the beauty of compositional imagination.
PROGRAM:
Christian Dimpker: N. 11 (String Quartet 1)
Francisco del Pino: Un pez dorado
Shuyu Lin: In a Station of the Metro
John Aulich: Green, or Beautiful in Green
Travis LaPlante: The Obvious Place
Piyawat Louilarpprasert: Double Shuttering Sprinters
Wajdi Abou Diab: A Tune for Amer’s Horn
Run time: 90 min.
FEATURING:
International Contemporary Ensemble
&
Travis LaPlante, sax
DAY 4
May 7, 2022 @ 7:30PM
National Sawdust | Brooklyn, NY
MATA Artist-In-Residence Headline Concert
A one-of-a-kind building still stands in Brooklyn today. It was originally a public school used exclusively for the education of Black students during segregation. For a time, the building held the name Colored School No. 3, and tonight, school will be back in session as we revisit three historic lessons and what they tell us about our country. What is America?
PROGRAM:
Darius Jones: Colored School No. 3*
*World Premiere
Run time: 60 min.
FEATURING:
Violins: Hajnal Pivnick and Ledah Finck
Viola: Josh Henderson
Cello: Issei Herr
Bass: Sean Conly
Drums: Gerald Cleaver
Alto Sax: Darius Jones
Voice: Aviva Jaye
The Alice M. Ditson Fund
Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trust
Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation
The International Contemporary Ensemble’s performances and commissioning activities during the 2021-22 concert season are made possible by the generous support of our board of directors and many individuals as well as The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, Jerome Foundation, Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Aaron Copland Fund for Music Inc., MAP Fund, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts, Amphion Foundation, The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University, The Casement Fund, BMI Foundation, as well as public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, the New York State Council for the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, the Illinois Arts Council Agency, and the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) from the U.S. Small Business Administration. The International Contemporary Ensemble was the Ensemble in Residence of the Nokia Bell Labs Experiments in Art and Technology from 2018 - 2021. Yamaha Artist Services New York is the exclusive piano provider for the International Contemporary Ensemble.