Founded in 2012 by composer and conductor Robert A. Baker, Newprism Ensemble was active in Baltimore, Annapolis and Washington D.C. between 2012 and 2017.
art-music of the 20th & 21st centuries
Upcoming Concerts
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Programme
| Pierre Boulez |
Dérive 1 for six players (1984) [VIDEO] |
| Sarah Kirkland Snider |
You are free for five players (2015) |
| Jörg Widmann |
Fantasie for solo clarinet (1993) |
| Robert A. Baker |
all the lights are gathered in your eyes (2016) [VIDEO] |
| Shulamit Ran |
Inscriptions for solo violin (1991) |
| Augusta Read Thomas |
Rumi Settings for violin and cello (2001) |
Musicians
David LaVorgna, flute
Melissa Lander, clarinet
Sarah Manley, trombone
Anna Nizhegorodtseva, piano
Brendan Betyn, percussion
Lauren Rausch, violin
Ismar Gomes, cello
Jesus Apodaca, contrabass
Robert A. Baker, conductor
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Past Concerts
Sunday 22 October 2017
Humanities Theatre, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD, USA
presented by The Department of Performing Arts
15:00
Monday 23 October 2017
Ward Recital Hall, The Catholic University of America, Washington DC, USA
presented by the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music
19:30
Saturday 17 November 2012
2640 SPACE, Baltimore, MD, USA
19:30
Programme
|
Robert A. Baker |
Nor gates of steel so strong, but Time decays? for solo piano (2010) |
|
Morton Feldman |
Projection 2 for five players (1951) |
|
R. A. Baker |
Valence I for solo piano (2008) |
|
Gérard Grisey |
Talea for five players (1986) |
|
R. A. Baker |
Valence IV for six players (2011)* |
* world premiere
Musicians
David LaVorgna, flute
Pamela Helton, clarinet
Chris Gekker, trumpet
Joe Satava, piano
Robert A. Baker, piano
Pat Roulet, percussion
Lauren Rausch, violin
Adam Gonzalez, cello
Robert A. Baker, conductor
Tuesday 4 April 2017
Ward Recital Hall, The Catholic University of America, Washington DC, USA
presented by the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music
20:00
Programme
| Bent Sørensen |
The Deserted Churchyards for six players (1990) [VIDEO] |
| Anton Webern |
Four Pieces for violin and piano, Op. 7 (1910) |
| Robert A. Baker |
on a fragile curve for solo piano & ten players (2017)* [VIDEO] |
| Toshio Hosokawa |
A Song from Far Away for six players (2001) [VIDEO] |
| Jennifer M. Barker |
BuMian for solo piano (2011) |
* world premiere
Musicians
David LaVorgna, flute
Bethany Slater, oboe
Melissa Lander, clarinet
Chris Gekker, trumpet
Jeff Cortazzo, trombone
Francesca Hurst, piano
Anna Nizhegorodtseva, piano
Ivo Kaltchev, piano
Jeff Stern, percussion
Lauren Rausch, violin
Deanna Said, viola
Tobias Werner, cello
Michael Rittling, contrabass
Robert A. Baker, conductor