2007-2008 Season

Season Opener
Saturday, December 1st
Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater, Symphony Space

Wet Ink opens its 9th season in New York with a program of new works by young American composers. Non-hippie-West-Coast-Sound-Art meets New York/Euro-lite-Noise-Technology in works by James Fei, Brian Kane, Alex Mincek, Jeff Snyder, and Charlie Wilmoth. The concert closes with selections from György Ligeti’s piano Etudes, in virtuosic arrangements for amplified ensemble.

Program

Alex Mincek- nucleus*
for saxophone and drumset

Brian Kane- neither superidealized guidance, nor caprice**
for quintet and live electronics

Charlie Wilmoth- new work*
for flute, clarinet, piano, and percussion

Jeff Snyder- new work*
for trio of custom-built electronic instruments

James Fei- new work*
for tenor saxophone and electric guitar

György Ligeti- selected Etudes (arr. Soper, Wubbels)
for amplified ensemble

*- first performance
**- first New York performance

Chamber Music for the HiFi Festival
Thursday, 10 April 2008, 7pm
The Tank, 279 Church Street between Franklin and White
$5
http://www.hifimusicfestival.org/
http://www.thetanknyc.org/

New Works for Large Ensemble
Saturday, May 3rd, 8 PM
St. Peter's Church, Chelsea, 346 W.20th St.
$10

New works by: Richard Carrick, Matthew Hough, Alex Mincek, Randy Nordschow, Marianthi Papalexandri-Alexandri, and Eric Wubbels, performed by the Wet Ink Ensemble.