Alarm Will Sound

Alarm Will Sound

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Name = Alarm Will Sound


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Origin = Rochester, New York
Genre = Classical, Experimental, IDM
Years_active = 2001 – present
Label = Cantaloupe Music
Nonesuch Records

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Alarm Will Sound is a 20-member chamber orchestra that focuses on recordings and performances of contemporary music. Its performances have been described as "equal parts exuberance, nonchalance, and virtuosity" by the "Financial Times" and as "a triumph of ensemble playing" by the "San Francisco Chronicle". The "New York Times" said that Alarm Will Sound is "one of the most vital and original ensembles on the American music scene."

Alarm Will Sound's repertoire ranges from European to American works, from the arch-modernist to the pop-influenced. The group fosters close relationships with contemporary composers, premiering pieces by Steve Reich, John Adams, David Lang, Anthony Gatto, Cenk Ergün, Aaron Jay Kernis, Michael Gordon, Augusta Read Thomas, Stefan Freund, and Wolfgang Rihm.

From 2004 to 2007, they were musical artists-in-residence at Dickinson College. ASCAP recognized Alarm Will Sound with its Concert Music Award in 2006 for "the virtuosity, passion and commitment with which they perform and champion the repertory for the 21st century."

Alarm Will Sound's CD "Acoustica" (released July 2005 on Cantaloupe Music) featured acoustic arrangements of music by Aphex Twin. Its first two recordings were of music written by Steve Reich.

Members of the ensemble began playing together while studying at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, and have diverse experience in composition, improvisation, jazz, popular styles, early music, and so-called world music.

Members

* [http://www.jessicasfluterepair.com/ Jessica Johnson] - flute
* [http://www.nuoboe.com/ Jackie Leclair] - oboe
*Elisabeth Stimpert - clarinet, sax
*Bill Kalinkos - clarinet, sax
*Michael Harley - bassoon, voice
*Matt Marks - horn, keyboards, electronics
* [http://www.jasonpainterprice.com/ Jason Price] - trumpet, cracklebox, electronics
*Michael Clayville, trombone
* [http://www.paytonmacdonald.com/ Payton MacDonald] - percussion, tabla, composer
*John Orfe - keyboards, composer
*Courtney Orlando - violin, voice, keyboards, accordion
* [http://www.calebburhans.com/ Caleb Burhans] - violin, viola, voice, mandolin, banjo, electric guitar, composer
*John Pickford Richards - viola, accordion
*Stefan Freund - cello, composer
*Miles Brown - bass
*Alan Pierson - artistic director, conductor, keyboards
*Gavin Chuck - managing director, composer
* [http://www.rochester.edu/College/ENG/theatre/bios/Nigel.html Nigel Maister] - staging director
*Kate Sheeran - personnel manager

Discography

* 2008. "Michael Gordon, Van Gogh" (CD) Cantaloupe Music
* 2006. "Reich at the Roxy" (CD/DVD) Sweetspot Music
* 2005. "" (CD) Cantaloupe Music
* 2002. "Steve Reich, Tehillim/The Desert Music" (CD) Cantaloupe Music
* 2001. "Steve Reich, Music for Large Ensemble" (CD) Nonesuch Records

External links

* [http://www.alarmwillsound.com Official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/alarmwillsound Alarm Will Sound at myspace.com]


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