Experience groundbreaking premieres and visionary works.

Featuring electronics and technology in the chamber ensemble

With Levy Lorenzo, Kari Watson and Rand Steiger, performing technology.

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SPRING PROGRAM:

Con Leggerezza Pensosa — Elliott Carter

Oscillations (New York Premiere) — Kari Watson

C’est Pas Beau? (New York Premiere) — Kalaisan Kalaichelvan

Liminalities (New York Premiere) — Rand Steiger

Shimmer Songs (New York Premiere) — Liza Lim

Verzeichnete Spur (New York Premiere) — Matthias Pintscher

Conductor: David Fulmer

Creative Technology Director/MACE: Levy Lorenzo

“I think of technology as an instrument, a form of expression. It plays alongside the orchestra, approached with the same rigor, sensitivity, and intention as a violin.” — Levy Lorenzo

Founded in 2012 by composer Lowell Liebermann, MACE represents works by iconic American composers such as Elliott Carter, Milton Babbitt, John Zorn, George Lewis, Augusta Read Thomas, Philip Glass, John Adams, and Steve Reich, as well as works by young, and up-and-coming composers.

 
Composer and conductor David Fulmer has been directing the Ensemble since 2016, and has presented a kaleidoscopic lens of different aesthetics and styles, while exploring diverse musical programs of established 20th and 21st century masterpieces, together with presentations of newly commissioned works and premieres. 

In MACE, students work closely with composers, developing an understanding of their style and aesthetic. Through the examination of a composer's catalog, they learn the microscopy of their notation, their musical symbols, and their sonic design. This special student-composer process creates the rare opportunity for students to engage in close collaboration and commissioning, which will be a hallmark of their professional careers.

"I'm intrigued by diverse programs that represent a wide-ranging collection of musical ideas and stylistic innovation. As an ensemble, we embrace a broad view of the vital landscape of American contemporary music, and contemporary music of the world abroad. As artists, we are responsible for, and should take care of the musical trends of tomorrow - we need to share this unique work as if the ink on the page has been dried for several hundred years...to craft, assemble, and refine a performance so that the canon continues in exponential dimensions. Each performance is malleable, and should chart new territory of performance practice and artistic expression. This is what we do here in MACE..."  

-David Fulmer, Director, Conductor, and Curator