Composer's Voice Concert Series
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The Composer's Voice Concert Series is a concert series in New York city
performing contemporary chamber music
. The series is produced by Vox Novus
and was founded by the composer, Robert Voisey
. "[Vox Novus offers] the presentation of serious works by established and emerging composers. Those voices should be heard, and they can even be reheard on the Vox Novus website (http://www.VoxNovus.com) that generously offers complete audio recordings and even full scores of works presented by Vox Novus at its concerts." -- John de Clef Pineiro, New Music Connoisseur (March 2003 Vol.11 No.1) Vox Novus has collaborated with several new music organizations to further their mission. The Composer's Voice Concert series has been one of the companies vehicles for collaboration. One such collaboration was with the Birmingham Art Music Alliance (BAMA) in 2003. The Composer's Voice Concert series is currently co-directed by Robert Voisey
, Monica Harte and Christian McLeer
in a collaboration with the Remarkable Theater Brigade and Jan Hus Presbyterian Church
.
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New York City
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performing contemporary chamber music
Chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...
. The series is produced by Vox Novus
Vox Novus
Vox Novus is an organization promoting contemporary composers. Founded by Robert Voisey in 2000 This organization was created for the purposes of expanding the presence of contemporary music in the public's vision, empowering composers and contemporary musicians to create, produce, and promote...
and was founded by the composer, Robert Voisey
Robert Voisey
Robert Voisey is a composer and producer of electroacoustic and chamber music. He founded Vox Novus in 2000 to promote the music of contemporary American composers and in 2001 created The American Composer Timeline, the first in-depth listing of American composers, spanning from 1690 to the...
. "[Vox Novus offers] the presentation of serious works by established and emerging composers. Those voices should be heard, and they can even be reheard on the Vox Novus website (http://www.VoxNovus.com) that generously offers complete audio recordings and even full scores of works presented by Vox Novus at its concerts." -- John de Clef Pineiro, New Music Connoisseur (March 2003 Vol.11 No.1) Vox Novus has collaborated with several new music organizations to further their mission. The Composer's Voice Concert series has been one of the companies vehicles for collaboration. One such collaboration was with the Birmingham Art Music Alliance (BAMA) in 2003. The Composer's Voice Concert series is currently co-directed by Robert Voisey
Robert Voisey
Robert Voisey is a composer and producer of electroacoustic and chamber music. He founded Vox Novus in 2000 to promote the music of contemporary American composers and in 2001 created The American Composer Timeline, the first in-depth listing of American composers, spanning from 1690 to the...
, Monica Harte and Christian McLeer
Christian McLeer
Christian McLeer, an American Composer is a graduate of the Juilliard Conservatory Pre-College, and Manhattan School of Music. At the age of fourteen he received his first major commission for the American Cancer Society for which he wrote and performed Hope in concert...
in a collaboration with the Remarkable Theater Brigade and Jan Hus Presbyterian Church
Jan Hus Presbyterian Church
Jan Hus Presbyterian Church in New York City is a Presbyterian church.The church is named for Jan Hus, a Bohemian priest who was a religious thinker and reformer. The church is located at 351 East 74th Street, New York, New York, in Manhattan's Upper East Side, in the area that was once known as...
.
History
- Composer's Voice Concert Series was founded by Robert VoiseyRobert VoiseyRobert Voisey is a composer and producer of electroacoustic and chamber music. He founded Vox Novus in 2000 to promote the music of contemporary American composers and in 2001 created The American Composer Timeline, the first in-depth listing of American composers, spanning from 1690 to the...
in 2001 and was the first concert series produced by Vox NovusVox NovusVox Novus is an organization promoting contemporary composers. Founded by Robert Voisey in 2000 This organization was created for the purposes of expanding the presence of contemporary music in the public's vision, empowering composers and contemporary musicians to create, produce, and promote...
. - On May 10th, 2001 the series held its first performance at Elebash Recital Hall, CUNY Graduate CenterCUNY Graduate CenterThe Graduate Center of the City University of New York brings together graduate education, advanced research, and public programming to midtown Manhattan hosting 4,600 students, 33 doctoral programs, 7 master's programs, and 30 research centers and institutes...
in New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
Later that year the series had it first collaboration concert with La Scala De San Telmo in Buenos AiresBuenos AiresBuenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and at Advent Lutheran Church (New York City)Advent Lutheran Church (New York City)Advent Lutheran Church is a Lutheran church located in the Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York City. The church building was designed by the architectural firm of William Appleton Potter .-Description:...
. - In 2002, Vox Novus joined with the Living Music Foundation which became a collaborator and fiscal conduit for the Composer's Voice concert series.
- In 2003, The Composer's Voice concert series collaborated with the Birmingham Art Music Alliance to present a concert in both New York City and BirminghamBirminghamBirmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, AlabamaAlabamaAlabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
. - For 2006 the series went on hiatus for a year.
- In 2007, Robert VoiseyRobert VoiseyRobert Voisey is a composer and producer of electroacoustic and chamber music. He founded Vox Novus in 2000 to promote the music of contemporary American composers and in 2001 created The American Composer Timeline, the first in-depth listing of American composers, spanning from 1690 to the...
met Monica Harte and Christian McLeerChristian McLeerChristian McLeer, an American Composer is a graduate of the Juilliard Conservatory Pre-College, and Manhattan School of Music. At the age of fourteen he received his first major commission for the American Cancer Society for which he wrote and performed Hope in concert...
together they revived Composer's Voice Concert Series as co-directors in a joint production of the series with Vox Novus, Remarkable Theater Brigade, and Jan Hus Presbyterian ChurchJan Hus Presbyterian ChurchJan Hus Presbyterian Church in New York City is a Presbyterian church.The church is named for Jan Hus, a Bohemian priest who was a religious thinker and reformer. The church is located at 351 East 74th Street, New York, New York, in Manhattan's Upper East Side, in the area that was once known as...
. - Since July of 2007, the Composer's Voice concert series has had a monthly concert on the last Sunday of every month at the Jan Hus Presbyterian ChurchJan Hus Presbyterian ChurchJan Hus Presbyterian Church in New York City is a Presbyterian church.The church is named for Jan Hus, a Bohemian priest who was a religious thinker and reformer. The church is located at 351 East 74th Street, New York, New York, in Manhattan's Upper East Side, in the area that was once known as...
an established New York City venue for music, theater and comedy. - In 2009, Douglas DaSilva joined the series as Artistic DirectorArtistic directorAn artistic director is the executive of an arts organization, particularly in a theatre company, that handles the organization's artistic direction. He or she is generally a producer and director, but not in the sense of a mogul, since the organization is generally a non-profit organization...
- In 2011 The Composer's Voice concert series started a new project of works called Fifteen Minutes of Fame
Articles & Reviews
- Letter from New York Julia Crowe Classical Guitar Magazine September 2009
- October 20, 2002 Composer’s Voice Concert, John de Clef Pineiro, New Music Connoisseur, March 2003
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- New York, Birmingham duel by using new compositions - MICHAEL HUEBNER