3G in New York

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Dear Friends of ICE,

It's been quite a month for ICE! We've had two rave reviews in the New
York Times in the past three weeks, and a piece in this week's New
Yorker blog described the ensemble's recent Stravinsky concert at the
Morgan Library as "brilliant."

But we're not done with the season yet...in fact, we're just gearing
up for our biggest event of the season! From May 2-7 in New York City,
ICE will launch 3G, a unique festival featuring three generations of
new music from Mexico.

Over the course of a single week, we will be giving the world
premieres of ten new works tailor-made for the ensemble, as well as
the US premieres of ten recent works by fourteen extraordinary Mexican
composers. We are excited to announce that many of the composers will
be in attendance at the festival, working with the ensemble in open
rehearsals, workshops and pre- and post-concert chats with our
audiences.

We hope that you can join us for this exciting week of events!

www.iceorg.org/3g


ICE proudly presents:

3G
A celebration of Composer Julio Estrada
and Three Generations of New Music from Mexico

FRIDAY, MAY 2 @ 7:30pm
Americas Society, 680 Park Avenue
The Red Earth: Music of Julio Estrada
With: V=C3=ADctor Ad=C3=A1n, composer
FREE ADMISSION

A student of Xenakis and Messiaen early in his career, Julio Estrada
is now widely regarded as the father of the modern musical movement in
Mexico. ICE presents a portrait of his solo and chamber music,
including the world premiere of a new work for ruidista, or
"noisemaker." Estrada will be present for the event along with one of
his most promising prot=C3=A9g=C3=A9s, composer Victor Ad=C3=A1n.


SUNDAY, MAY 4, 1-5pm
OPEN REHEARSAL
ICEhaus: Brooklyn Center for New Music
4306 3rd Avenue, 4th Floor
Brooklyn, NY (D/N trains to 36th St; R to 45th St)


MONDAY, MAY 5, 3-5pm
3G Radio Show on WKCR Radio, 89.9FM
With Brian Kane, host


MONDAY, MAY 5 @ 7:30pm
Americas Society, 680 Park Avenue
Ramas (Branches): Music of Germ=C3=A1n Romero
With: Iv=C3=A1n Naranjo, composer
FREE ADMISSION

Ramas =E2=80=93 the Spanish word for "branches" =E2=80=93 aptly describes t=
he lush,
intricate work of the celebrated mid-career composer Germ=C3=A1n Romero, a
former student of Estrada. ICE offers a selection of Romero's recent
chamber music, including the world premiere of a new chamber for voice
and ensemble, featuring the riveting soprano Tony Arnold. Also on the
program is the world premiere an ICE commission for large ensemble by
the young Iv=C3=A1n Naranjo, a former student of Romero.


TUESDAY, MAY 6 @ 7:30pm
Monkey West, 37 W. 26th Street, 12th Floor
50th Birthday Celebration: Music of Ignacio Baca Lobera
With: Edgar Guzm=C3=A1n, composer
FREE ADMISSION

ICE celebrates the 50th birthday of the iconic composer Ignacio Baca
Lobera, a former student of Estrada whose current style combines the
diverse sound worlds of Lachenmann and Ferneyhough with the rhythmic
vitality of Xenakis. The world premiere of a new ensemble work by Baca
Lobera will be heard alongside a world premiere by Baca Lobera's
gifted young student, Edgar Guzm=C3=A1n.


WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 @ 7pm and 9pm DOUBLE BILL!
ICETank!
The Tank, 279 Church Street
Beyond the Borders of Sound: New Music by Young Mexican Composers
(Premieres by Marisol Jim=C3=A9nez, V=C3=ADctor Ibarra, Hiram Navarrete,
Mauricio Rodr=C3=ADguez, Juan Jos=C3=A9 Barcenas, Jos=C3=A9 Luis Hurtado, E=
dgar
Guzm=C3=A1n, V=C3=ADctor Ad=C3=A1n, Sandra Lemus, Wilfrido Terrazas)
$5 AT THE DOOR

ICE presents a mini-marathon of world and US premieres by the youngest
generation of Mexican composers, all currently in their 20s and 30s,
and all on the brink of major careers. Two back-to-back programs at 7
pm and 9 pm close the Festival at ICETank, the ensemble's monthly new
music series at The Tank in Tribeca.

3G is presented in conjunction with the Americas Society, and is
generously supported by the Argosy Foundation Contemporary Music Fund,
the Mexican Cultural Institute of New York, and by public funds from
the City of New York, Department of Cultural Affairs.

www.iceorg.org/3g

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