ACME
www.acmemusic.org
The American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME) is dedicated to the outstanding performance of masterworks from the 20th and 21st centuries. The ensemble aims to present cutting-edge contemporary literature by living composers alongside the “classics” of the contemporary.ACME members include violinists Ben Russell and Caleb Burhans, violist Nadia Sirota, cellist and artistic director Clarice Jensen, pianist Eric Huebner, and percussionist Chris Thompson.Since its first New York concert season in 2004, the ensemble has performed works by John Adams, Louis Andriessen, Caleb Burhans, John Cage, Elliott Carter, George Crumb, Jacob Druckman, Jefferson Friedman, Philip Glass, Charles Ives, Donald Martino, Olivier Messiaen, Nico Muhly, Michael Nyman, Steve Reich, Terry Riley, Frederic Rzewski, Arnold Schoenberg, Ryan Streber, Toru Takemitsu, Kevin Volans, Charles Wuorinen, Iannis Xenakis, Chen Yi, and more. A regular guest of (Le) Poisson Rouge and the Wordless Music Series, ACME has also performed at Carnegie Hall, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Tenri Cultural Institute, the Noguchi Museum, the Whitney Museum, the Guggenheim Museum, the Flea Theater, and Columbia University's Miller Theatre, among others.