Spotlight on Cradle by Alyssa Pyper - Matt Marks Impact Fund Recipient Alarm Will Sound 2023-06-20 | Watch a full performance of "Cradle" here: youtu.be/EkVwwqQtzh8alyssapyper.bandcamp.com/album/cradleAlyssa Pyper discusses her work with Alarm Will Sound.Notes from the composer:I am a lesbian, gender-nonconforming woman of Mormon descent. I come from a people who wish I did not exist. I was raised in a culture that kept me hidden from myself. I wrote Cradle while still living in Utah as a way to hold myself when no one else would. I wrote this music in response to breaches of nurture, by way of blood and betrayal.This music comes from my body; originally written using voice, violin, and loop pedal, it has now found a home with the thoughtful, resonant musicians of Alarm Will Sound. I am grateful for the container they hold - I no longer having to hold myself alone. Immense thanks to Alan Pierson for holding me and this work with tender care and vision. Gratitude to inti figgis-vizueta for brainstorming with me + mentoring on notations.Acknowledgements:"Cradle" is supported by the Matt Marks Impact Fund, a fund created by Alarm Will Sound in memory of AWS founding member, Matt Marks, to commission and develop new works by underrepresented composers and for unconventional practices. Alarm Will Sound gratefully acknowledges our individual donors and the following foundations for their support: Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Amphion Foundation, Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University, BMI Foundation, Cheswatyr Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, New Music USA’s Organizational Development Fund in 2022-23, Mellon Foundation, and the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation.Additional Support provided by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; and the National Endowment for the Arts.PERSONNELErin Lesser, flutesChrista Robinson, oboe and English hornBill Kalinkos, clarinetsElisabeth Stimpert, clarinetsMichael Harley, bassoonLaura Weiner, hornTim Leopold, trumpetMichael Clayville, tromboneMatt Smallcomb, percussionChris P. Thompson, percussionJohn Orfe, pianoCourtney Orlando, violinStefan Freund, celloMiles Brown, bassDaniel Neumann, Audio EngineerNigel Maister, Staging DirectorAlan Pierson, conductor and Artistic DirectorGavin Chuck, Executive DirectorPeter Ferry, Assistant Director of Artistic PlanningJason Varvaro, Production ManagerAnnie Toth, General ManagerTracy Mendez, Development ManagerMichael Clayville, Director of MarketingBill Kalinkos, LibrarianUday Singh, Program CoordinatorShot and edited by Four/Ten MediaSpecial thanks to Curtis Stewart (violin), Matt Albert (viola), Titi Ayangade (cello), and Adam Booker (bass) for their contributions to the video.
🎹 Hot Licks: Code-Switching by Marcos Balter 🌀 #music #piano #contemporarymusic Alarm Will Sound 2024-09-21 | Alarm Will Sound's John Orfe, conquering the relentless 99-bar left-hand marathon in Marcos Balter's "Code-Switching." 🏃♂️💥 99 bars of the Left Hand = [keeps on going]^∞. Energizer bunny mode 🔋🎶
Spotlight on Toque by Tania León - Alarm Will Sound Alarm Will Sound 2024-09-10 | Composer Tania León discusses her work.Performed and recorded in the Sinquefield Music Center at the University of Missouri.PERSONNELErin Lesser, flutesChrista Robinson, oboesBill Kalinkos, clarinets and saxophoneElisabeth Stimpert, clarinets and saxophoneMichael Harley, bassoonLaura Weiner, hornTim Leopold, trumpetMichael Clayville, tromboneMatt Smallcomb, percussionChris P. Thompson, percussionJohn Orfe, pianoCourtney Orlando, violinStefan Freund, celloMiles Brown, bassDaniel Neumann, Audio EngineerNigel Maister, Staging DirectorAlan Pierson, conductor and Artistic DirectorGavin Chuck, Executive DirectorPeter Ferry, Assistant Director of Artistic PlanningJason Varvaro, Production ManagerAnnie Toth, General ManagerTracy Mendez, Development ManagerMichael Clayville, Director of MarketingBill Kalinkos, LibrarianUday Singh, Program CoordinatorGUESTSSpecial thanks to Priscilla Rinehart (horn), Lauren Cauley (violin), and Justin Caulley (viola) for their contributions to this video.Shot and edited by Four/Ten
Golden Lily 金莲（Act 1, Scene 1) - Composed by Fang Man - Alarm Will Sound Alarm Will Sound 2024-08-13 | Golden Lily 金莲 Opera in 3 Acts Adapted from the 16th-Century Anonymous Novel Jin Ping MeiAct 1, Scene 1Wu Dalang's shabby house. This is the opening scene of the opera, which centers on the story of Golden Lily. In this scene, dressed in white from head to toe in mourning, Lily is keeping a "pretend" vigil for her recently deceased husband Dalang in front of an altar set up for him. Throughout the scene, Lily is haunted by the (imaginary) ghost of Dalang and her neighbors' voices, which gossip about Dalang's murder by his wife. She reminisces about her past: her father sold her to a wealthy man who turned her into his favorite pipa girl in his household. Out of jealousy the man's wife got rid of her by forcing her to marry Dalang. She also recalls the night when she murdered Dalang. Feeling haunted, she accidentally burns down the house in a frenzied attempt to drive away what she believes to be Dalang's ghost. Music by Fang Man Libretto by Guo Jie SOLOISTS Yihan Chen, pipa Ah-young Hong, soprano Michael Harley, bassoon and voice Yihan Chen, pipa Catherine Chi, video art ALARM WILL SOUND Erin Lesser, flutes Christa Robinson, oboes Bill Kalinkos, clarinets Elisabeth Stimpert, clarinets Michael Harley, bassoon Laura Weiner, horn Tim Leopold, trumpet Michael Clayville, trombone Matt Smallcomb, percussion Chris P. Thompson, percussion John Orfe, piano Courtney Orlando, violin Patti Kilroy, violinStefan Freund, cello Miles Brown, bass Daniel Neumann, Audio Engineer Nigel Maister, Staging Director Alan Pierson, conductor and Artistic Director Gavin Chuck, Executive Director Peter Ferry, Assistant Director of Artistic Planning Jason Varvaro, Production Manager Annie Toth, General Manager Tracy Mendez, Development Manager Michael Clayville, Director of Marketing Bill Kalinkos, Librarian Uday Singh, Program Coordinator Special thanks to Kristine Poulsen (flute), Kathy Halvorson (oboe), Madison Greenstone (clarinet), Andie Tanning (violin), Jesse Irons (violin), and Caleb Paxton (viola) for their contributions to this performance. Alarm Will Sound’s St. Louis Season is supported in part by the Sinquefield Charitable Trust and the Mellon Foundation. Alarm Will Sound gratefully acknowledges our individual donors and the following foundations for their support: Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Amphion Foundation, Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University, BMI Foundation, Cheswatyr Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, Mellon Foundation, and the Sinquefield Charitable Trust. Additional support provided by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; and the National Endowment for the Arts. Golden Lily (Act 1 Scene 1) was jointly supported by a Provost Grant from the University of South Carolina & a Discovery Grant for female composers from Opera America.
Contrapunctus//Song by Niko D. Schroeder performed by Alarm Will Sound Alarm Will Sound 2024-06-28 | Niko D. Schroeder, composer Performed by Alarm Will Sound (http://alarmwillsound.com)Live at the 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival, July 30, 2022 http://composersfestival.missouri.eduAlarm Will Sound: Erin Lesser, flute Christa Robinson, oboe Bill Kalinkos, clarinet Elisabeth Stimpert, clarinet Michael Harley, bassoon Laura Weiner, horn Tim Leopold, trumpet Michael Clayville, trombone Chris P. Thompson, percussion Matt Smallcomb, percussion John Orfe, piano Patty Kilroy, violinCourtney Orlando, violin Stefan Freund, cello Miles Brown, bass Daniel Neumann, Audio Engineer Alan Pierson, conductor and Artistic Director Gavin Chuck, Executive Director Peter Ferry, Assistant Director of Artistic Planning Jason Varvaro, Production Manager Annie Toth, General Manager Tracy Mendez, Development Manager Michael Clayville, Director of Marketing Bill Kalinkos, Librarian Shot by Jason Thorpe Buchanan and Mizzou New Music and edited by Michael ClayvilleSpecial thanks to Madison Greenstone (clarinet), Nicolee Kuester (horn), Yvonne Lam (violin), and Gillian Gallagher (viola) for their contributions to this performance.
Color Utterance by Santiago Beis performed by Alarm Will Sound Alarm Will Sound 2024-06-18 | Santiago Beis, composerPerformed by Alarm Will Sound (alarmwillsound.com)Live at the 2023 Mizzou International Composers Festival, July 29, 2023 http://composersfestival.missouri.eduAlarm Will Sound: Erin Lesser, flute Christa Robinson, oboe Bill Kalinkos, clarinet Elisabeth Stimpert, clarinet Michael Harley, bassoon Laura Weiner, horn Tim Leopold, trumpet Michael Clayville, trombone Chris P. Thompson, percussion Matt Smallcomb, percussion John Orfe, piano Courtney Orlando, violin Patti Kilroy, violinStefan Freund, cello Miles Brown, bass Daniel Neumann, Audio Engineer Alan Pierson, conductor and Artistic Director Gavin Chuck, Executive Director Peter Ferry, Assistant Director of Artistic Planning Jason Varvaro, Production Manager Annie Toth, General Manager Tracy Mendez, Development Manager Michael Clayville, Director of Marketing Bill Kalinkos, Librarian Shot by Mizzou New MusicSpecial thanks to Priscilla Rinehart (horn), Lauren Cauley (violin), and Justin Caulley (viola) for their contributions to this performance.
Aphex Twin - 4 - Arranged by Jessica Johnson and Payton MacDonald - Alarm Will Sound Alarm Will Sound 2024-02-20 | 4 is available on Acoustica: Alarm Will Sound performs Aphex Twin (Cantaloupe Music) at alarmwillsound.bandcamp.com/album/acousticawww.alarmwillsound.comwww.facebook.com/AlarmWillSoundComposed by Aphex TwinArranged by Jessica Johnson and Payton MacDonald
Spotlight on Artificial by Daniel Wohl - Alarm Will Sound Alarm Will Sound 2024-02-13 | Composer Daniel Wohl discusses his work with Alarm Will Sound.Performed and recorded in the Sinquefield Music Center at the University of Missouri.Alarm Will Sound: Erin Lesser, flute Christa Robinson, oboe Bill Kalinkos, clarinet Elisabeth Stimpert, clarinet Michael Harley, bassoon Laura Weiner, horn Tim Leopold, trumpet Michael Clayville, trombone Chris P. Thompson, percussion Matt Smallcomb, percussion John Orfe, piano Courtney Orlando, violin Patti Kilroy, violinStefan Freund, cello Miles Brown, bass Daniel Neumann, Audio Engineer Alan Pierson, conductor and Artistic Director Gavin Chuck, Executive Director Peter Ferry, Assistant Director of Artistic Planning Jason Varvaro, Production Manager Annie Toth, General Manager Tracy Mendez, Development Manager Michael Clayville, Director of Marketing Bill Kalinkos, Librarian Shot and edited by Four/TenSpecial thanks to Keve Wilson (oboe/English horn), Megan Arns (percussion), Curtis Stewart (violin), and Monica Davis (viola) for their contributions to the audio. Special thanks to Priscilla Rinehart (horn), Lauren Cauley (violin), and Justin Caulley (viola) for their contributions to this video.
Carmen Infernarum Machinarum Fugax by Claude Baker performed by Alarm Will Sound Alarm Will Sound 2024-02-06 | Claude Baker, composerPerformed by Alarm Will Sound (alarmwillsound.com)Live at the 2023 Mizzou International Composers Festival, July 27, 2023 http://composersfestival.missouri.eduAlarm Will Sound: Erin Lesser, flute Christa Robinson, oboe Bill Kalinkos, clarinet Elisabeth Stimpert, clarinet Michael Harley, bassoon Laura Weiner, horn Tim Leopold, trumpet Michael Clayville, trombone Chris P. Thompson, percussion Matt Smallcomb, percussion John Orfe, piano Courtney Orlando, violin Patti Kilroy, violinStefan Freund, cello Miles Brown, bass Daniel Neumann, Audio Engineer Alan Pierson, conductor and Artistic Director Gavin Chuck, Executive Director Peter Ferry, Assistant Director of Artistic Planning Jason Varvaro, Production Manager Annie Toth, General Manager Tracy Mendez, Development Manager Michael Clayville, Director of Marketing Bill Kalinkos, Librarian Shot by Mizzou New MusicSpecial thanks to Priscilla Rinehart (horn), Lauren Cauley (violin), and Justin Caulley (viola) for their contributions to this performance.
The Beatles - Revolution 9 - Arranged by Matt Marks - Alarm Will Sound Alarm Will Sound 2024-01-23 | Watch a live performance here: youtu.be/_WjfQSxcq0cRevolution 9 is available on Alarm Will Sound Presents Modernists (Cantaloupe Music) at alarmwillsound.bandcamp.com/album/alarm-will-sound-presents-modernistswww.alarmwillsound.comwww.facebook.com/AlarmWillSoundComposed by The BeatlesArranged by Matt Marks
Aphex Twin - Gwely Mernans - Arranged by Ken Thomson - Alarm Will Sound Alarm Will Sound 2024-01-16 | Gwely Mernans is available on Acoustica: Alarm Will Sound performs Aphex Twin (Cantaloupe Music) at alarmwillsound.bandcamp.com/album/acousticawww.alarmwillsound.comwww.facebook.com/AlarmWillSoundComposed by Aphex TwinArranged by Ken Thomson
From Within by Ali Can Puskulcu performed by Alarm Will Sound Alarm Will Sound 2024-01-09 | Live at the 2023 Mizzou International Composers Festival, July 29, 2023 http://composersfestival.missouri.eduAlarm Will Sound: Erin Lesser, flute Christa Robinson, oboe Bill Kalinkos, clarinet Elisabeth Stimpert, clarinet Michael Harley, bassoon Laura Weiner, horn Tim Leopold, trumpet Michael Clayville, trombone Chris P. Thompson, percussion Matt Smallcomb, percussion John Orfe, piano Courtney Orlando, violin Patti Kilroy, violinStefan Freund, cello Miles Brown, bass Daniel Neumann, Audio Engineer Alan Pierson, conductor and Artistic Director Gavin Chuck, Executive Director Peter Ferry, Assistant Director of Artistic Planning Jason Varvaro, Production Manager Annie Toth, General Manager Tracy Mendez, Development Manager Michael Clayville, Director of Marketing Bill Kalinkos, Librarian Shot by Mizzou New MusicSpecial thanks to Priscilla Rinehart (horn), Lauren Cauley (violin), and Justin Caulley (viola) for their contributions to this performance.
Aphex Twin - Cock/Ver 10 - Arranged by Stefan Freund - Alarm Will Sound Alarm Will Sound 2024-01-09 | Cock/Ver 10 is available on Acoustica: Alarm Will Sound performs Aphex Twin (Cantaloupe Music) at alarmwillsound.bandcamp.com/album/acousticawww.alarmwillsound.comwww.facebook.com/AlarmWillSoundComposed by Aphex TwinArranged by Stefan Freund
Flute, so hot right now. AWS flutist, Erin Lesser.#flute #alarmwillsound #flutist Alarm Will Sound 2023-11-23 | ...
Consolation Prize by Cassie Wieland performed by Cassie Wieland and Alarm Will Sound Alarm Will Sound 2023-09-05 | Cassie Wieland, composer Performed by Alarm Will Sound (http://alarmwillsound.com)Live at the 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival, July 30, 2022 http://composersfestival.missouri.eduIt’s incredibly frustrating that being your most genuine selfOr becoming who you want to beIs so often incompatible with what you find comfortableI’m terrified of heights, but I love flyingEvery time I ascend, I think“is this worth it if we crash, was this worth it”I never find the answer, and it never gets easierBut I couldn’t live with myself if I didn’t try againEach time, not trying again becomes less of an option— Cassie WielandCassie Wieland, vocalsAlarm Will Sound: Erin Lesser, flute Christa Robinson, oboe Bill Kalinkos, clarinet Elisabeth Stimpert, clarinet Michael Harley, bassoon Laura Weiner, horn Tim Leopold, trumpet Michael Clayville, trombone Chris P. Thompson, percussion Matt Smallcomb, percussion John Orfe, piano Courtney Orlando, violin Stefan Freund, cello Miles Brown, bass Daniel Neumann, Audio Engineer Alan Pierson, conductor and Artistic Director Gavin Chuck, Executive Director Peter Ferry, Assistant Director of Artistic Planning Jason Varvaro, Production Manager Annie Toth, General Manager Tracy Mendez, Development Manager Michael Clayville, Director of Marketing Bill Kalinkos, Librarian Shot by Jason Thorpe Buchanan and Mizzou New Music and edited by Michael ClayvilleSpecial thanks to Madison Greenstone (clarinet), Nicolee Kuester (horn), Yvonne Lam (violin), and Gillian Gallagher (viola) for their contributions to this performance.
Spotlight on Execution by JG Thirlwell Alarm Will Sound 2023-08-29 | Watch a full performance of "Execution" here: youtube.com/live/_CRhVAL3xQc?si=CFGWm37mSKjl-t9e&t=1356Composer JG Thirlwell (Venture Bros, Foetus, Silver Mantis, etc.) discusses his work with Alarm Will Sound.Performed and recorded in the Sinquefield Music Center at the University of Missouri.Alarm Will Sound: Erin Lesser, flute Christa Robinson, oboe Bill Kalinkos, clarinet Elisabeth Stimpert, clarinet Michael Harley, bassoon Laura Weiner, horn Tim Leopold, trumpet Michael Clayville, trombone Chris P. Thompson, percussion Matt Smallcomb, percussion John Orfe, piano Courtney Orlando, violin Stefan Freund, cello Miles Brown, bass Daniel Neumann, Audio Engineer Alan Pierson, conductor and Artistic Director Gavin Chuck, Executive Director Peter Ferry, Assistant Director of Artistic Planning Jason Varvaro, Production Manager Annie Toth, General Manager Tracy Mendez, Development Manager Michael Clayville, Director of Marketing Bill Kalinkos, Librarian Shot and edited by Four/Ten MediaSpecial thanks to Keve Wilson (oboe), Curtis Stewart (violin), and Monica Davis (viola) for their contributions to this performance.
Lunatic by Piyawat Louilarpprasert performed by Alarm Will Sound Alarm Will Sound 2023-08-23 | Piyawat Louilarpprasert, composer Performed by Alarm Will Sound (http://alarmwillsound.com)Live at the 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival, July 30, 2022 http://composersfestival.missouri.eduPerformersAlarm Will Sound: Erin Lesser, flute Christa Robinson, oboe Bill Kalinkos, clarinet Elisabeth Stimpert, clarinet Michael Harley, bassoon Laura Weiner, horn Tim Leopold, trumpet Michael Clayville, trombone Chris P. Thompson, percussion Matt Smallcomb, percussion John Orfe, piano Courtney Orlando, violin Stefan Freund, cello Miles Brown, bass Daniel Neumann, Audio Engineer Alan Pierson, conductor and Artistic Director Gavin Chuck, Executive Director Peter Ferry, Assistant Director of Artistic Planning Jason Varvaro, Production Manager Annie Toth, General Manager Tracy Mendez, Development Manager Michael Clayville, Director of Marketing Bill Kalinkos, Librarian Shot by Jason Thorpe Buchanan and Mizzou New Music and edited by Michael ClayvilleSpecial thanks to Madison Greenstone (clarinet), Nicolee Kuester (horn), Yvonne Lam (violin), and Gillian Gallagher (viola) for their contributions to this performance.
PUSH MUSIC with Alarm Will Sound #contemporarymusic #music #orchestra Alarm Will Sound 2023-08-04 | ...
Will it Bow? Our contribution to World Chess Day ♟️ #classicalmusic #contemporarymusic Alarm Will Sound 2023-07-21 | ...
Latent Seeds by Daniel Neumann - Video Chat Variations Episode 6 Alarm Will Sound 2023-07-05 | Dedicated to Joel ChadabeThanks to Fridman Gallery, Juan Betancurth, the Goethe-Institut Bogotá, Synthesis Gallery and Matthew D. Gantt, The Wrong Biennial, ISCP, and CT::SWaM for presenting the work as an installation.Alarm Will Sound:Erin Lesser, fluteChrista Robinson, oboeBill Kalinkos, clarinetElisabeth Stimpert, clarinetMichael Harley, bassoonLaura Weiner, hornTim Leopold, trumpetMichael Clayville, tromboneChris P. Thompson, percussionMatt Smallcomb, percussionJohn Orfe, pianoCourtney Orlando, violinStefan Freund, celloMiles Brown, bassDaniel Neumann, Audio EngineerAlan Pierson, conductor and Artistic DirectorGavin Chuck, Executive DirectorPeter Ferry, Assistant Director of Artistic PlanningJason Varvaro, Production ManagerAnnie Toth, General ManagerTracy Mendez, Development ManagerMichael Clayville, Director of MarketingBill Kalinkos, Librarianambient recordings by Chris P. Thompson, Alan Pierson, Nigel Maister, Daniel Neumann, Christa Robinson, Bill Kalinkos, Michael Harley, Tim Leopoldvideo editing:Carlton D. BrightMichael Clayville
Spotlight on What Belongs to You by David T. Little Alarm Will Sound 2023-06-29 | David T. Little, composerAdapted from the novel by Garth GreenwellRecorded in 2022 at Washington University in St. Louis David T. Little (composer / librettist) is “one of the most imaginative young composers” on the scene (The New Yorker), with “a knack for overturning musical conventions” (The New York Times). His operas JFK, Dog Days, and Vinkensport (librettos by Royce Vavrek), and Soldier Songs have been widely acclaimed and performed around the globe, “prov[ing] beyond any doubt that opera has both a relevant present and a bright future” (New York Times).A 2022 GRAMMY®-nominee, Little has been commissioned by the world’s most prestigious institutions and performers, including recent projects for The Metropolitan Opera / Lincoln Center Theater new works program, The Kennedy Center, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, New World Symphony, London Sinfonietta, Alarm Will Sound, ICE, The Crossing, Eighth Blackbird, Kronos Quartet, and Beth Morrison Projects. His music has been presented by the Park Avenue Armory, Holland Festival, Carnegie Hall, BAM Next Wave, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, LA Opera, Opéra de Montréal, and LA Philharmonic.Lebanese-American tenor Karim Sulayman (soloist) has garnered international attention as a sophisticated and versatile artist, consistently praised for his sensitive and intelligent musicianship, riveting stage presence, and beautiful voice. A 2019 GRAMMY® Award winner, he regularly performs on the world’s stages in orchestral concerts and opera, as well as in recital and chamber music. His growing discography includes his debut solo album, Songs of Orpheus, which was released to international acclaim on the AVIE label. Named “Critic’s Choice” by Opera News, and praised for his “lucid, velvety tenor and pop-star charisma” by BBC Music Magazine, Karim was honored with the 2019 GRAMMY® Award for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album. He also appears on the ARTE documentary Leonard Bernstein - A Genius Divided, and his performance of Bernstein’s Mass with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is slated for national televised broadcast in 2020.Garth Greenwell is the author of "What Belongs to You," which won the British Book Award for Debut of the Year, was longlisted for the National Book Award, and was a finalist for six other awards, including the PEN/Faulkner Award, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His second book of fiction, "Cleanness," was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award and was longlisted for several other awards, including the Prix Sade. A New York Times Notable Book, it was named a Best Book of 2020 by more than thirty publications. Greenwell’s fiction has appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and A Public Space, and he has written criticism for The New Yorker, Harper’s, and the London Review of Books, among others. His work has been translated into more than a dozen languages. A 2020 Guggenheim Fellow and recipient of the 2021 Vursell Award for prose style from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, he lives in Iowa City.AcknowledgementsCommissioning funds for "What Belongs to You" generously provided by the Claytor Family Charitable Foundation and Andrew Martin-Weber. Alarm Will Sound gratefully acknowledges our individual donors and the following foundations for their support: Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Amphion Foundation, Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, BMI Foundation, Cheswatyr Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, and the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation.Additional Support provided by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul; and the National Endowment for the Arts.Alarm Will Sound:Erin Lesser, fluteChrista Robinson, oboeBill Kalinkos, clarinetElisabeth Stimpert, clarinetMichael Harley, bassoonLaura Weiner, hornTim Leopold, trumpetMichael Clayville, tromboneChris P. Thompson, percussionMatt Smallcomb, percussionJohn Orfe, pianoCourtney Orlando, violinStefan Freund, celloMiles Brown, bassDaniel Neumann, Audio EngineerAlan Pierson, conductor and Artistic DirectorGavin Chuck, Executive DirectorPeter Ferry, Assistant Director of Artistic PlanningJason Varvaro, Production ManagerAnnie Toth, General ManagerTracy Mendez, Development ManagerMichael Clayville, Director of MarketingBill Kalinkos, LibrarianSpecial thanks to Andrew Nogal (oboe), Katherine Jordan (horn), Hajnal Pivnick (violin), Jessica Meyer (viola), Eli Lara (cello), and Greg Chudzik (bass) for their contributions to this performance.Video shot and edited by Mooshido Films.
Cello Concerto (Movement 2) by Gulli Björnsson performed by Stefan Freund and Alarm Will Sound Alarm Will Sound 2023-06-27 | From Alarm Will Sound at Princeton Sound Kitchen, March 21, 2023.Gulli Björnsson, composer Stefan Freund, celloAlarm Will Sound:Erin Lesser, fluteChrista Robinson, oboeBill Kalinkos, clarinetElisabeth Stimpert, clarinetMichael Harley, bassoonLaura Weiner, hornTim Leopold, trumpetMichael Clayville, tromboneChris P. Thompson, percussionMatt Smallcomb, percussionJohn Orfe, pianoCourtney Orlando, violinStefan Freund, celloMiles Brown, bassDaniel Neumann, Audio EngineerAlan Pierson, conductor and Artistic DirectorGavin Chuck, Executive DirectorPeter Ferry, Assistant Director of Artistic PlanningJason Varvaro, Production ManagerAnnie Toth, General ManagerTracy Mendez, Development ManagerMichael Clayville, Director of MarketingBill Kalinkos, LibrarianShot and edited by Four/Ten MediaSpecial thanks to Mariam Adam (clarinets), Maya Stone (bassoon), Adedeji Ogunfolu (horn), Lauren Cauley (violin), and Beth Myers (viola) for their contributions to this performance.
Test of Time by Don Freund performed by Alarm Will Sound Alarm Will Sound 2023-06-13 | Recorded at the 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival at the University of Missouri (David Myers, AV Director).Sponsored by the Mizzou New Music Initiative with funding from the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation.Notes from the composer:In order to appropriately describe this piece, the two nouns in "Test of Time" should be plural. Not only are there all kinds of tests, but there is also a variety of ways of perceiving time that are challenged in the course of the piece. How long can rhythmic groove retain its momentum against interruptions and juxtapositions? How do beats and syncopations change their syntax when shifted or superimposed? How can microsecond subdivisions of a beat be reconfigured into unpredictable patterns that can still be felt as rhythmically tight? When musical events are frozen and cut-and-pasted out of context, are they perceived as existing independently in their own non-directional time-world? Can the four-phrase tune of the solo tuba prologue pass the test of time and be recognized when it reappears ten minutes later? Can the metrical implications of this tune still be appreciated when it played by the brass in a free-sounding rhythm superimposed over a driving 9/16 torrent in the rest of the ensemble? When — at the end of the piece (spoiler alert!) — the tune is played by solo flute over a tapestry of bells, will the listener recognize on some intuitive level that the notes of each phrase are played backwards although the ordering of the phrases is forward? I have for a long time considered the one-on-a-part (two violins) chamber sinfonietta to be nature's perfect musical ensemble. No other ensemble could provide at the same time the timbral variety and turn-on-a-dime agility needed to execute a piece like "Test of Time." I've included tuba and alto saxophone, instruments too often neglected in this medium. I have also avoided using standard percussion instruments, replacing bass drum and tom-toms with log drums, the surdo (Brazilian carnival drum), and the cajon (Afro-Peruvian wood box drum), and writing for almglocken (tuned cowbells) and singing bowls in place of marimba and vibraphone.From the beginning of the tuba prologue to the final wa-wa decay of the spring drum, around fifteen minutes will have expired in the outside world. I hope that those of us inside "Test of Time" will have experienced a universe of time dimensions totally apart from that.Alarm Will Sound:Erin Lesser, fluteChrista Robinson, oboeBill Kalinkos, clarinetElisabeth Stimpert, clarinetMichael Harley, bassoonLaura Weiner, hornTim Leopold, trumpetMichael Clayville, tromboneChris P. Thompson, percussionMatt Smallcomb, percussionJohn Orfe, pianoCourtney Orlando, violinStefan Freund, celloMiles Brown, bassDaniel Neumann, Audio EngineerAlan Pierson, conductor and Artistic DirectorGavin Chuck, Executive DirectorPeter Ferry, Assistant Director of Artistic PlanningJason Varvaro, Production ManagerAnnie Toth, General ManagerTracy Mendez, Development ManagerMichael Clayville, Director of MarketingBill Kalinkos, LibrarianSpecial thanks to Nicolee Kuester (horn), Theo Learnard (tuba), Alexandros Fragiskatos (percussion), Yvonne Lam (violin), and Gillian Gallagher (viola) for their contributions to this performance.
Then, Again by Justin Wright featuring Charlotte Mundy with Alarm Will Sound Alarm Will Sound 2023-06-02 | From Alarm Will Sound at Princeton Sound Kitchen, March 21, 2023.Justin Wright, composer Charlotte Mundy, sopranoAlarm Will Sound:Erin Lesser, fluteChrista Robinson, oboeBill Kalinkos, clarinetElisabeth Stimpert, clarinetMichael Harley, bassoonLaura Weiner, hornTim Leopold, trumpetMichael Clayville, tromboneChris P. Thompson, percussionMatt Smallcomb, percussionJohn Orfe, pianoCourtney Orlando, violinStefan Freund, celloMiles Brown, bassDaniel Neumann, Audio EngineerAlan Pierson, conductor and Artistic DirectorGavin Chuck, Executive DirectorPeter Ferry, Assistant Director of Artistic PlanningJason Varvaro, Production ManagerAnnie Toth, General ManagerTracy Mendez, Development ManagerMichael Clayville, Director of MarketingBill Kalinkos, LibrarianShot and edited by Four/Ten MediaSpecial thanks to Mariam Adam (clarinets), Maya Stone (bassoon), Adedeji Ogunfolu (horn), Lauren Cauley (violin), and Beth Myers (viola) for their contributions to this performance.
Cyclic Universe by Soo Yeon Lyuh feat. Soo Yeon on the haegeum, a traditional Korean instrument. Alarm Will Sound 2023-05-24 | ...
Cyclic Universe by Soo Yeon Lyuh performed by Alarm Will Sound Alarm Will Sound 2023-05-23 | From Alarm Will Sound at Princeton Sound Kitchen, March 21, 2023.Soo Yeon Lyuh, composer and haegeumAlarm Will Sound:Erin Lesser, fluteChrista Robinson, oboeBill Kalinkos, clarinetElisabeth Stimpert, clarinetMichael Harley, bassoonLaura Weiner, hornTim Leopold, trumpetMichael Clayville, tromboneChris P. Thompson, percussionMatt Smallcomb, percussionJohn Orfe, pianoCourtney Orlando, violinStefan Freund, celloMiles Brown, bassDaniel Neumann, Audio EngineerAlan Pierson, conductor and Artistic DirectorGavin Chuck, Executive DirectorPeter Ferry, Assistant Director of Artistic PlanningJason Varvaro, Production ManagerAnnie Toth, General ManagerTracy Mendez, Development ManagerMichael Clayville, Director of MarketingBill Kalinkos, LibrarianShot and edited by Four/Ten MediaSpecial thanks to Mariam Adam (clarinets), Maya Stone (bassoon), Adedeji Ogunfolu (horn), Lauren Cauley (violin), and Beth Myers (viola) for their contributions to this performance.
sear by Max Vinetz performed by Alarm Will Sound Alarm Will Sound 2023-05-16 | From Alarm Will Sound at Princeton Sound Kitchen, March 21, 2023.Max Vinetz, composerAlarm Will Sound:Erin Lesser, fluteChrista Robinson, oboeBill Kalinkos, clarinetElisabeth Stimpert, clarinetMichael Harley, bassoonLaura Weiner, hornTim Leopold, trumpetMichael Clayville, tromboneChris P. Thompson, percussionMatt Smallcomb, percussionJohn Orfe, pianoCourtney Orlando, violinStefan Freund, celloMiles Brown, bassDaniel Neumann, Audio EngineerAlan Pierson, conductor and Artistic DirectorGavin Chuck, Executive DirectorPeter Ferry, Assistant Director of Artistic PlanningJason Varvaro, Production ManagerAnnie Toth, General ManagerTracy Mendez, Development ManagerMichael Clayville, Director of MarketingBill Kalinkos, LibrarianShot and edited by Four/Ten MediaSpecial thanks to Mariam Adam (clarinets), Maya Stone (bassoon), Adedeji Ogunfolu (horn), Lauren Cauley (violin), and Beth Myers (viola) for their contributions to this performance.
Vermilion Glare by Elijah Daniel Smith performed by Alarm Will Sound Alarm Will Sound 2023-05-09 | From Alarm Will Sound at Princeton Sound Kitchen, March 21, 2023.Elijah Daniel Smith, composerAlarm Will Sound:Erin Lesser, fluteChrista Robinson, oboeBill Kalinkos, clarinetElisabeth Stimpert, clarinetMichael Harley, bassoonLaura Weiner, hornTim Leopold, trumpetMichael Clayville, tromboneChris P. Thompson, percussionMatt Smallcomb, percussionJohn Orfe, pianoCourtney Orlando, violinStefan Freund, celloMiles Brown, bassDaniel Neumann, Audio EngineerAlan Pierson, conductor and Artistic DirectorGavin Chuck, Executive DirectorPeter Ferry, Assistant Director of Artistic PlanningJason Varvaro, Production ManagerAnnie Toth, General ManagerTracy Mendez, Development ManagerMichael Clayville, Director of MarketingBill Kalinkos, LibrarianShot and edited by Four/Ten MediaSpecial thanks to Mariam Adam (clarinets), Maya Stone (bassoon), Adedeji Ogunfolu (horn), Lauren Cauley (violin), and Beth Myers (viola) for their contributions to this performance.
Hidden Treasure - Hope Littwin with Alarm Will Sound Alarm Will Sound 2023-05-07 | From Alarm Will Sound at Princeton Sound Kitchen, March 21, 2023.Hope Littwin, composer, voice, guitarLyrics:First bite of this tangerine is for youknives out, tell me the things I do That make me difficult to witness like overthink, under communicateBut I want to be a safer spaceFor both of us the bloom I want to see you bloomOn the highest peak, waiting for yaI adore ya Held and freeHow love can beIf I’m lost, find me, look for the kiss I blewKnives out, tell me now what is trueYou know wisdom begins in wonderI made a plate of me and left it out for you I cringe at most of the things I doBut you are safe with me, I believe inHeld and freeHow love can beI wish you could just tell the world to go to hell so you can be just who you areCause my phone is full ofvideos of you being a starYou’re a Hidden treasureYou’re a hidden treasure You said Solzhenitsyn said it bestBut I think you said it betterOh lover, my belovedYour problem is my ownI made a place for saying graceCause one day this will all be goneBeware, there’s a lot of stairs to nowhereHeld and freeHow love can beI wish we would just tell the world to go to hell so we can be just who we aremy phone is full ofvideos of us being a starswe’re hidden treasureswe’re a hidden treasures You said Solzhenitsyn said it bestBut I think we say it betterWe’re all walking each other home Alarm Will Sound:Erin Lesser, fluteChrista Robinson, oboeBill Kalinkos, clarinetElisabeth Stimpert, clarinetMichael Harley, bassoonLaura Weiner, hornTim Leopold, trumpetMichael Clayville, tromboneChris P. Thompson, percussionMatt Smallcomb, percussionJohn Orfe, pianoCourtney Orlando, violinStefan Freund, celloMiles Brown, bassDaniel Neumann, Audio EngineerAlan Pierson, conductor and Artistic DirectorGavin Chuck, Executive DirectorPeter Ferry, Assistant Director of Artistic PlanningJason Varvaro, Production ManagerAnnie Toth, General ManagerTracy Mendez, Development ManagerMichael Clayville, Director of MarketingBill Kalinkos, LibrarianShot and edited by Four/Ten MediaSpecial thanks to Mariam Adam (clarinets), Maya Stone (bassoon), Adedeji Ogunfolu (horn), Lauren Cauley (violin), and Beth Myers (viola) for their contributions to this performance.
Cradle: Alyssa Pyper and Alarm Will Sound Alarm Will Sound 2023-04-20 | alyssapyper.bandcamp.com/album/cradleLearn more about "Cradle" here: youtu.be/AM00D_-alCcNotes from the composer:I am a lesbian, gender-nonconforming woman of Mormon descent. I come from a people who wish I did not exist. I was raised in a culture that kept me hidden from myself. I wrote Cradle while still living in Utah as a way to hold myself when no one else would. I wrote this music in response to breaches of nurture, by way of blood and betrayal.This music comes from my body; originally written using voice, violin, and loop pedal, it has now found a home with the thoughtful, resonant musicians of Alarm Will Sound. I am grateful for the container they hold - I no longer having to hold myself alone. Immense thanks to Alan Pierson for holding me and this work with tender care and vision. Gratitude to inti figgis-vizueta for brainstorming with me + mentoring on notations.CRADLE Text:CradleCradleIn your light I’m in your lightThe only like I’ve knownCradleCradleSecond lifeA second life unknownBathe meBathe meIn your lightHold meHold meIn your mind In yourIn your mind I see you in a crowded roomI can taste your withered bloomBathe meBathe meIn your mindHold meHold meIn your lightThere’s a window inside my mindKeeps me turning, turning insideClose my curtain, safe from outsideI have nothing, nothing to hide Like a promise I can’t keepWellspring dried beneath your feet Lifeless daughter hear your ownFeel your thoughts your shaking home Like a shadow at my sideDryness pulls me out of mindLifeless daughter hear me cry! I am asking for my life!(You’re afraid, and you cryThe salt still crusting you inside)Acknowledgements:"Cradle" is supported by the Matt Marks Impact Fund, a fund created by Alarm Will Sound in memory of AWS founding member, Matt Marks, to commission and develop new works by underrepresented composers and for unconventional practices. Alarm Will Sound gratefully acknowledges our individual donors and the following foundations for their support: Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Amphion Foundation, Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University, BMI Foundation, Cheswatyr Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, New Music USA’s Organizational Development Fund in 2022-23, Mellon Foundation, and the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation.Additional Support provided by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; and the National Endowment for the Arts.PERSONNELErin Lesser, flutesChrista Robinson, oboe and English hornBill Kalinkos, clarinetsElisabeth Stimpert, clarinetsMichael Harley, bassoonLaura Weiner, hornTim Leopold, trumpetMichael Clayville, tromboneMatt Smallcomb, percussionChris P. Thompson, percussionJohn Orfe, pianoCourtney Orlando, violinStefan Freund, celloMiles Brown, bassDaniel Neumann, Audio EngineerNigel Maister, Staging DirectorAlan Pierson, conductor and Artistic DirectorGavin Chuck, Executive DirectorPeter Ferry, Assistant Director of Artistic PlanningJason Varvaro, Production ManagerAnnie Toth, General ManagerTracy Mendez, Development ManagerMichael Clayville, Director of MarketingBill Kalinkos, LibrarianUday Singh, Program CoordinatorShot and edited by Four/Ten MediaSpecial thanks to Curtis Stewart (violin), Matt Albert (viola), Titi Ayangade (cello), and Adam Booker (bass) for their contributions to the video.
Hot Licks, a behind-the-scenes look at some of our chop-busting music: JG Thirlwells Execution. Alarm Will Sound 2023-04-05 | ...
Alarm Will Sound: Soundbites - For George Lewis by Tyshawn Sorey Alarm Will Sound 2023-04-04 | Follow AWS on Instagram @alarmwillsound "For George Lewis" is available from Cantaloupe Music. alarmwillsound.bandcamp.com/album/for-george-lewis-autoschediasmsAlan Pierson, Alarm Will Sound's Artistic Director, explores Tyshawn Sorey's "For George Lewis."Alarm Will Sound:Erin Lesser, alto flute and fluteChrista Robinson, English hornBill Kalinkos, clarinetElisabeth Stimpert, clarinetMichael Harley, bassoonTim Leopold, flugelhornMichael Clayville, tromboneLaura Weiner, hornChris Thompson, percussionMatt Smallcomb, percussionJohn Orfe, pianoCourtney Orlando, violinStefan Freund, celloMiles Brown, bassDaniel Neumann, Sound EngineerAlan Pierson, conductor and Artistic DirectorGavin Chuck, Executive DirectorAnnie Toth, Managing DirectorJason Varvaro, Production ManagerMichael Clayville, Director of MarketingPeter Ferry, Assistant Director of Artistic Planning Bill Kalinkos, LibrarianTracy Mendez, Development ManagerShot and edited by Four/Ten MediaSpecial thanks to Philip Payton (violin), Chris Otto (violin), Dana Kelley (viola), and Ashley Bathgate (cello) for their contributions to the video.Special thank you to Lauren Melnikow and Paul Melnikow for their wisdom and advice in telling this story.
A sneak peek at what to expect in our new series Will it Blow? the follow-up to Will it Bow? Alarm Will Sound 2023-04-01 | ...
🔥 Hot Licks, a behind-the-scenes look at some of the chop -busting excerpts we perform. Alarm Will Sound 2023-03-23 | ...
Alarm Will Sound: Music of Thirlwell, Wohl, Thompson, and Jlin Alarm Will Sound 2023-01-18 | 00:17 "Back Against the Wall" - Jlin/Igor Santos07:37 "Artificial" - Daniel Wohl22:35 "Execution: 1. Retribution" - JG Thirlwell39:38 "Execution: 2. Evolution" - JG Thirlwell46:46 "Execution: 3. Involution" - JG Thirlwell53:25 "Execution: 4. Devolution" - JG Thirlwell1:08:14 "Hanabi" - Chris P. Thompson/arr. Miles BrownThe University of Missouri presents Alarm Will Sound in a concert featuring world premieres of music by JG Thirlwell, Daniel Wohl, and Chris P. Thompson, and "Back Against the Wall" by Jlin.
Aphex Twin, Cock/Ver 10 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art with Dance Heginbotham. (clip) Alarm Will Sound 2022-11-25 | ...
Aphex Twins Cliffs at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2014, performed by Alarm Will Sound Alarm Will Sound 2022-11-20 | ...
