October 27 at 7 pm

All seats $35 ($20 with CUNY ID at box office window)

A Silberman Recital Series Concert

Soundscapes: Music for Film and Beyond  
 
Philip Glass: String Quartet No. 3, “Mishima” 
Michael Nyman: String Quartet No. 2, Mvt. II 
Ennio Morricone: Gabriel’s Oboe from The Mission, for string quartet 
Nico Muhly: Selections from The Reader 
Jóhann Jóhannsson: Film and Chamber Music Selections 
Clarice Jensen: Film and Chamber Music Selections 

This captivating program explores the profound intersection between contemporary classical music and cinema, featuring works that blur the boundaries between concert hall and screen. The program includes evocative selections from Ennio Morricone's lush score for The Mission and the balletic second movement of Michael Nyman's String Quartet No. 2. Philip Glass's String Quartet No. 3, Mishima, taken from his score for Paul Schrader’s 1985 film, offers driving rhythms and hypnotic patterns. The program also features selections from Nico Muhly's intimate score from The Reader and works by the late Jóhann Jóhannsson, whose atmospheric music redefined modern film scoring. New works by ACME Artistic Director Clarice Jensen, excerpted from her recent film scores and albums, complete the concert. Soundscapes: Music for Film and Beyond celebrates powerful emotional soundscapes which resonate both within and beyond their original cinematic contexts. 

Since 2004, led by cellist and artistic director Clarice Jensen, the American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME) has risen to the highest ranks of American new music through a mix of meticulous musicianship, artistic vision, engaging collaborations, and unwavering standards in every regard. The membership of the amorphous collective includes some of the brightest stars in the field. NPR calls them “contemporary music dynamos,” and Strings reports, “ACME’s absorbing playing pulsed with warm energy. . . Shared glances and inhales triggered transitions in a flow so seamless it seemed learned in a Jedi temple.” ACME was honored by ASCAP during its 10th anniversary season in 2015 for the “virtuosity, passion, and commitment with which it performs and champions American composers.” The ensemble has performed at leading international venues including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, BAM, The Kennedy Center, Washington Performing Arts, UCLA's Royce Hall, Stanford Live, Chicago’s Millennium Park, Duke Performances, The Satellite in Los Angeles, STG Presents in Seattle, Melbourne Recital Hall and Sydney Opera House in Australia, and at festivals including the Sacrum Profanum Festival in Poland, All Tomorrow's Parties in England, Auckland Arts Festival in New Zealand, Summer Nostos Festival in Greece, Boston Calling, and Big Ears in Knoxville, TN. ACME has performed Max Richter’s Sleep, an eight-hour lullaby for a sleeping audience, with him around the world, including at the Great Wall of China; on the piers of Auckland, New Zealand; in Hobart, Tasmania; at the Sydney Opera House; and in LA’s Grand Park, among others.

American Contemporary Music Ensemble is:

Clarice Jensen, cello and artistic director

Ben Russell, violin

Laura Lutzke, violin

Kal Sugatski, viola

Claire Bryant, cello

Grey Mcmurray, guitar

Daniel Neumann, sound engineer  

Program subject to change 

Photo of ACME by Sachyn Mital