Results for "Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble"

Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble

Based in Allendale, Michigan, The New Music Ensemble at Grand Valley State University is an undergraduate ensemble that promotes the music of our time through commissions, tours, recordings, collaborations, outreach events, and workshops. Founded in 2006 by its director Bill Ryan, the ensemble not only prepares students for careers that include contemporary music, but helps them to become exceptional educators, advocates, and leaders in the field.

The group has been profiled in numerous publications including Newsweek and the New York Times, and featured on NPR’s Weekend Edition, All Things Considered, WNYC's Radiolab, and Performance Today

Music for a Beautiful Place

By Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble

Label: Imaginary Animals
Released: 2026
Track listing: 1. Music for a Beautiful Place, 82:00

Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble: In C Remixed

By Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble

Label: Innovative Records
Released: 2009

Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble: In C Remixed

by John Kelman
November 29, 2009

It's not only one of minimalism's early classics, but Terry Riley's seminal “In C," composed in 1964, could also be described as an early foundation for the modern concept of remix. 53 musical fragments--as brief as three notes and as long as 18--are performed by an ensemble of no fixed size; the only instructions being to ...

Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble: Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians

by John Kelman
August 31, 2008

When Steve Reich released Music for 18 Musicians (ECM, 1978), it was a consolidation and major leap forward in the pulse-based music that the minimalist progenitor had been exploring on earlier compositions including “Four Organs" (1969), a piece that relied on nothing more than a six-note chord, yet was a near flat-out sonic assault. 18 Musicians ...