Duke New Music Ensemble
Dan Ruccia, director
“The birth of a winning new music enterprise in Durham … this ensemble rocks!”
- Classical Voice of North Carolina
The Duke New Music Ensemble ([dnme] for short) brings together undergraduate and graduate students in performing music written in the 20th and 21st centuries, as well as new works by Duke student composers. In addition, [dnme] also collaborates regularly with faculty and guest artists from the Duke University Department of Music and other institutions across North Carolina. [dnme] rehearses twice a week, and performs in two concerts each semester.
Fall 2009 Concerts
August 27, 12 pm, Biddle Music Building Lobby
November 6, 8 pm, Bone Hall, Biddle Music Building
Personnel
Dave Garner (Graduate School, Music), banjo, dobro
Sarah Griffin (Graduate School, Music), violin
Tim Hambourger (Graduate School, Music), piano
Alex Kotch (Graduate School, Music), clarinet, saxophone, percussion, electronics
George Lam (Graduate School, Music), violin
Yana Lowry (Graduate School, Music), flute
Dan Ruccia (Graduate School, Music), viola
Ken Stewart (Graduate School, Music), cello
Jonathan Wall (T '10, Music), piano and percussion
Past Guest Artists include
Jay O’Berski (Faculty, Theater Studies), narrator
Reginald Patterson (Graduate School, Romance Studies), viola
Susan Fancher (Faculty, Music), saxophone
Sloan Hoffman, horn
Brian Howard, cello
John McDonald, piano
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Previous Works Performed include
Kathleen Bader (b. 1982)
waterslide (2007)*, for violin, soprano saxophone and clarinet
John Cage
Imaginary Landscapes No. 4 for twelve radios
Benito Crawford (b. 1979)
“If it's controlled by moral people, then it'll be moral.” “Oh, I know I'm not moral. As a matter of fact, I should be arrested for the thoughts I have now.” (2007)*, open instrumentation
Jennifer Fitzgerald (1975-2007)
multiple works
Henryk Górecki (b.1933)
Little Fantasia, Op. 73 (1997), for violin and piano
Alex Kotch (b.1983)
The Way Home (2005), for solo piano
Marc Jensen
Imaginary Line (after Scelsi), winner of the 2009 [dnme] Call for Scores
paul leary (b. 1974)
The Children of Chernobyl (2007)*, for viola and digital media
Ástor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Primavera Porteña (arr. José Bragato), for flute, alto saxophone and piano
Frederic Rzewski (b.1938)
Coming Together (1972), open instrumentation with narrator
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
Seven Canons (1905-1045), open instrumentation
David Stock (b.1939)
Keep The Change (1981), open instrumentation
James Tenney (1934-2006)
Ergodos (1963), for tape
String Complement (to Ergodos I or II) (1964), for tape with string instruments
Christian Wolff (b.1934)
Toss (1970), open instrumentation
* indicates a [dnme] world premiere.
For more information about the Duke New Music Ensemble, or to be added to the mailing list, please contact Dan Ruccia.