Celebrating the release of the Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble's much-anticipated new double-CD set, "In C Remixed". The ensemble performs Terry Riley's classic work "In C", which will be remixed live by composer/sound designer Dennis DeSantis. Michael Lowenstern, all-star bass clarinetist/composer and "In C" remixer, opens the show with electro-acoustic-nostalgia-funk from all four of his CD's, including one new tune from his upcoming fifth release.
Founded in 2006 by their director Bill Ryan, the New Music Ensemble at Grand Valley State University has quickly attracted attention for their work. In 2007 they were launched onto the national stage with a stunning at-dawn performance of Steve Reich's landmark work "Music for 18 Musicians" at the 25th Bang On a Can Marathon at the World Financial Center in New York. This was followed by a critically acclaimed recording of the work, named on numerous "Best of 2007" lists, including those by the New York Times, Washington Post, LA Weekly, Calgary Herald, Time Out New York and New York Magazine. Proclaimed "The Story of the year in classical music" by WNYC, the nation's most listened to public radio station, their CD reached #1 on the iTunes and Amazon classical charts, as well as spending eleven weeks on the Billboard charts.
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