About this project
What is Contemporaneous?:
Contemporaneous is a new music ensemble, based in New York, set on playing the music of our time. Contemporaneous seeks to dispel the myth that "classical" music is dead, and to usher in the next era of music—from the music associated with the word "contemporary"—Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Boulez—to the music of now. CONTEMPORANEOUS music. Contemporaneous consists of the finest quality young musicians from 4 different continents, many of whom attend the Bard College Conservatory of Music, and hail from other prestigious institutions from all over the world.
Headed by composers Diogo Ahmed, David Bloom, and Dylan Mattingly, Contemporaneous is a fearless group of highest quality musicians, ready to announce the coming of a new era in what used to be called "classical" music.
When is Contemporaneous?:
Contemporaneous will have 4 concerts in the Spring of 2010:
In Real Time
Sunday, March 7, 2010
5:00 pm
Chapel of the Holy Innocents, Bard College
Diogo Ahmed (b. 1980): Fiel Herzog (2005)*
Albert Behar (b. 1991): Catch and Release (2009)*
Dylan Mattingly (b. 1991): Going to Where the Rain Falls (2009)*
Ingram Marshall (b. 1942): Fog Tropes II (1994)
Paul Moravec (b. 1957): Music for Chamber Ensemble (1983)
Daniel Shapiro (b. 1985): Garage Sale (2009)*
Luís Tinoco (b. 1969): Sundance Sequence (1999)
Alyssa Weinberg (b. 1988): Night Images (2009)*
* New York premiere
Garage Sale – Everything Must Go
Thursday, May 6, 2010
8:00 pm
New York City (venue TBA)
Diogo Ahmed (b. 1980): Fiel Herzog (2005)**
Preben Antonsen (b. 1991): vermiform aggregates (2008)*
Albert Behar (b. 1991): Catch and Release (2009)**
Mario Ferraro (b. 1965): New Work (2010)†
Dylan Mattingly (b. 1991): Going to Where the Rain Falls (2009)**
Lukáš Oljeník (b. 1989): Tibi et Igni, Concerto for Guitar and Chamber Orchestra (2009)†
Daniel Shapiro (b. 1985): Garage Sale (2009)**
Alyssa Weinberg (b. 1988): Night Images (2009)**
* New York premiere
** New York City premiere
† World premiere
Burn After Listening
Friday, May 7, 2010
8:00 pm
Chapel of the Holy Innocents, Bard College
Preben Antonsen (b. 1991): vermiform aggregates (2008)
Mario Ferraro (b. 1965): New Work (2010)
Lukáš Oljeník (b. 1989): Tibi et Igni, Concerto for Guitar and Chamber Orchestra (2009)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971): The Soldier’s Tale (1918)
Dream Sequence
Saturday, May 8, 2010
8:00 pm
Hudson Opera House, West Room
Ingram Marshall (b. 1942): Fog Tropes II (1994)
Paul Moravec (b. 1957): Music for Chamber Ensemble (1983)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971): The Soldier’s Tale (1918)
Luís Tinoco (b. 1969): Sundance Sequence (1999)
Why we need your help?:
Contemporaneous is dedicated to the creation of music from our time, as well as music FOR our time. In this vein, all our concerts are FREE, so as to provide the most music for the most people. However the rental of concert space as well as the paying of royalties to the many living composers whose music we play are not free. This is where you come in! Please help in any way that you can so that we can expand our venues and continue to pay these artists the money that they deserve!
Thank you!
Even if you don't have anything to give, please come to our free concerts!
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This project successfully raised its funding goal on April 28, 2010.
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Receive a subscription to E-contemporaneous, our email newsletter, as well as a personalized note of thanks.
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All of the above, personal invitations to all of the season's concerts, as well as recognition on all of the season's concert programs as well as the website (unless you prefer to remain anonymous of course).
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All of the above, as well as a personalized card of thanks complete with a painting done by Dylan Mattingly, one of the artistic directors (See a painting of his in the bottom right corner of the homepage of his website: www.dylanmattingly.com )
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All of the above, a red or black Contemporaneous T-Shirt (S, M, L, XL, XXL), as well as an exclusive CD recording of one of the concerts of your choice from the Spring 2010 season.
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All of the above, as well as a white gusseted Contemporaneous tote bag with expandable side panels.
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All of the above, as well as an original, full-sized painting on canvas by artistic director Dylan Mattingly, and exclusive CD recordings of every concert from the Spring 2010 season.
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All of the above, as well as a personal invitation to special events with the artistic directors and musicians of Contemporaneous.
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All of the above, as well as a framed and signed photograph of all the members of Contemporaneous.
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All of the above, the opportunity to have an exclusive lunch or dinner with the artistic directors, a copy of the scores of both of the world premiere works on the season's first concert signed by the composers, AND I, Dylan Mattingly, will personally write a new work for you, for the instruments of your choosing.
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A native of Berkeley, California, composer and multi-instrumentalist Dylan Mattingly (born 1991) is founding co-artistic director of Contemporaneous. He currently studies composition at the Bard College Conservatory of Music with George Tsontakis, Joan Tower, and Kyle Gann, as well as privately in Berkeley with John Adams. Among the performers who have played his music are Symphony Parnassus, Del Sol Quartet, Da Capo Chamber Players, Sarah Cahill, Soovin Kim, Mary Rowell, Geoffrey Burleson, and Other Minds. Upcoming premieres include new works for the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra and Berkeley Symphony. Recently, he was a finalist in Orpheus Chamber Orchestra's "Project 440," a crowdsourcing commissioning project sponsored by WQXR.
