2013/14 Season
August 21st, 2014
Chihuahua International Festival
Chihuahua, Mexico
Teatro de la Ciudad Manuel Ojinaga, Calle Jose Maria Morelos 106, Zona Centro
String Quartet no. 3: lift-tilt-filter-split (2010), Alex Mincek (b. 1975)
El jardin de senderos que se bifurcan (2013), Taylor Brook (b. 1985)
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String Quartet no. 3: Grido (2001), Helmut Lachenmann (b. 1935)
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August 2-16th, 2014
Darmstadt International Summer Courses for New Music
Darmstadt, Germany
Residency made possible from our Darmstadt 2012 Fellowship Award for Interpretation.
August 4th, 11:00, Centralstation (Salle). Open rehearsal with Helmut Lachenmann on his
String Quartet no. 2, Reigen seliger Geister
August 5th, 16:00, Centralstation (Salle). Mivos Quartet workshop concert.
Works by Evan Johnson, Ken Ueno, Dai Fujikura, and Scott Wollschleger.
August 7th, 19:30, Centralstation (Halle). Concert with Ensemble Adapter.
Works by Sarah Nemetsov and Paul Frick.
August 12th, 19:00, Orangerie. Concert with Ensemble Garage
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August 10th, 2014
Asphalt Festival
Dusseldorf, Germany
20:00, GAP 15
Music by Taylor Brook
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July 7th - 20th, 2014
Festival Aix-en-Provence
Chamber music residency at Festival Aix-en-Provence, France
Music by LachenmannVerunelli, Gadenstatter and Mincek
Information about the Festival Aix-en-Provence HERE
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June 5th, 2014
KLANG Festival
Copenhagen, Denmark
Alex Mincek: String Quartet N.3 (2010)
Martin Stauning: Atmende Steine (2013)
+ Intermission +
Mark Barden: Nocturne (2013)
Lasse Schwanenflügel Piasecki: Madeleine
More info HERE
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May 30th, 2014, 8pm
A.R.T./New York - South Oxford Space
138 South Oxford St.
Brooklyn 11217
$15 general/$10 student, artist, under 30
Third Annual Mivos/Kanter Composition Prize Concert, feat. Taylor Brook
We are thrilled to present Taylor Brook's magnificent string quartet in Just Intonation,
"El jardin de senderos que se bifurcan", the winner of the 2013 Mivos/Kanter Prize.
As a a complement to Brook's work, we will also perform "The Dust Moves" with composer/saxophonist Dan
Blake, plus works by Carl Kanter and Lasse Schwanenflügel Piasecki.
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May 17th, 2014
The Stone
8pm and 10pm
Mivos joins stellar percussionist Ian Rosenbaum performing works by Paola Prestini
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May 6th, 2014, 8pm
Roulette
509 Atlantic Avenue (Entrance at the corner of 3rd Avenue)Brooklyn, NY 11217
Ear Heart Music presents:
Opposites Attractwith the Mivos Quartet, Concert Black, and members of ETHEL,
Newspeak, & Color Field EnsembleSam Pluta, Chain Reactions/Five Events
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May 2th-4th, 2014
Smith College Residency (Part 2)
Smith College, Northampton, MA
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April 30th, 8pm + 10pm
the Stone
Ave C & 2nd Street, NYC
Annie Gosfield residency
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April 29th, 2014
Princeton University, Princeton NJ
Mivos performs pieces by Alex Dowling and Amanda Feery __________________________________________________________________________________________
April 28th, 2014
Symphony Space
2537 Broadway, New York, NY 10025
Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival presents:
Mivos + Loadbang
Mivos plays Loadbang, Loadbang plays Mivos-Two NYC contemporary music mainstays team up in a daring
program of pieces written for each other by themembers of both ensembles.
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Apr 26th, 2014
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Festival (NUNC)
Evanston, Illinois
Works by Alex Mincek and winners of the 2014 call for scores
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Apr 25th, 2014 8pm
Constellation
Chicago, Illinois
Ke Xu, Tai Chi
David Brynjar Franzson, On Repetition and Reappearances
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Helmut Lachenmann, String Quartet no. 3 "Grido"
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April 21st, 2014
The Kitchen, NYC
Works by Daniel Wohl, Ansgar Beste, Ke Xu and Yotam Haber
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March 27th-31st, 2014
Smith College Residency (Part 1)
Smith College, Northampton, MA
Performance March 30th, 8:00pm
Program:
William Byrd arr. Joshua Modney, Kyrie from Mass for Four Voices
Thomas Ades, Arcadiana
Kate Soper, Cipher
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Carlo Gesualdo arr. Joshua Modney, Three Madrigals
Felipe Lara, Corde Vocale
Alban Berg, selections from Lyric Suite (with reconstructed soprano part)
With Guggenheim Fellowship winning composer Kate Soper
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March 26th, 2014
Longhouse Projects, 285 Spring St, NYC
Performances at 6:45 and 7:45pm
Mivos members will give the US Premiere of Katharina Rosenberger's string trio, "Gesang an das noch namenlose
Land" as a performance/installation alongside panels by visual artist Abdolreza Aminlari.
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February 26th, 2014 - 7:30pm
Merkin Hall129 w. 67th st.
New York, NY 10023
Ecstatic Music Festival 2014:
Mivos Quartet +Saul Williams
Mivos teams up with legendary writer, musician, poet, and actor Saul Williams for a extraordinary collaborative
project as part of the 2014 Ecstatic Music Festival.
More info HERE
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February 18th, 2014
Princeton Sound Kitchen
Princeton University, New Jersey
Mivos premieres new works for string quartet by Princeton University composers
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February 9th, 2014
The Phillips Collection, Washington DC
1600 21st St., NW, Washington, DC, 20009
Program:
William Byrd, arr. Joshua Modney; excerpts from Mass for Four Voices
Thomas Adès, Arcadiana
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Benjamin Britten, String Quartet no. 3
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January 17th, 2014
MUWA
Frirdrichgasse 41, 8010 Graz, Austria
Open Music Series Presents:
Mivos Quartet
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January 16th, 2014 - 8:30pm
Porgy & Bess
Vienna, Austria
Jenunesse presents:
Mivos Quartet
Music by Alex Mincek, Annie Gosfield, Tristan Perich, Felipe Lara, and Jorge Sanchez-Chiong
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2013
December 19th - 8pm
Benzaquen Hall, Dimenna Center
450 W. 37th St, New York NY
CD Release Concert: Reappearances
Program:
Mark Barden - Nocturne (Wien Modern Commission, US premiere)
Dai Fujikura - Flare (US premiere)
Felipe Lara - Corde Vocale
Scott Wollschleger, White Wall (world premiere)
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December 10th - 7:30pm
SubCulture
45 Bleecker St, New York NY
New Amsterdam: The Knells CD Release
New Amsterdam Records presents debut album release of The Knells, as well as the new itsnotyouitsme album.
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December 8th - 8pm
Roulette
509 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn NY
Dan Blake / Mivos Quartet:
World premiere of a new work The Dust Moves by Meet the Composer/Jerome Foundation winner and
saxophonist Dan Blake
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November 20th - 7:30pm
Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall
881 7th ave. New York, NY, 10019
New Voices, New Music
Workshop with Pulitzer Prize winning composer David Lang and ICE founder Claire Chase.
Premiere of a new work by Robert Honstein
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November 13 - 8:00pm
Musikhochschule of Mannheim
Mannheim, Germany
Program:
Mark Barden, Nocturne
Valentin Schaff, ein Mädchen, nur mit einem Hut bekleidet
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Helmut Lachenmann, String Quartet no. 3 "Grido"
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November 9th - 4:30pm
Wien Modern Festival 2013
Mivos Quartet
Program:
Ansgar Beste: Pèlerinage Fantastique
Helmut Lachenmann: Streichquartett Nr. 3 «Grido» (2001-2002)
Mark Barden: Nocturne UA (Auftragswerk von WIEN MODERN)
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October 14th - Nov. 1st, 2013
Asia Tour
Oct. 14: 3:30pm, concert at North Building Lecture Hall, Shanghai Conservatory. Shanghai Conservatory
New Music Week. Music by Cage, Rihm and Lachenmann
Oct. 15: 7pm, concert at He Luting Concert Hall, Shanghai Conservatory
Portrait concert of Luo Zhongrong
Oct. 16th: 3:30, Masterclass at North Building Lecture Hall, Shanghai Conservatory
Oct. 18th: 8pm, concert Grand Theater, Puxian, Fujian Province, China
Oct. 20th: 3pm, concert at University Malaya, Experimental Theatre, Kuala Lumpur. Toccata Studio
Oct. 21st: 10am-12pm, workshop at University Malaya, Experimental Theatre, Kuala Lumpur
Oct. 24th: 7pm, Tokyo, Japan. Ryogoku Monten Hall
Oct. 25th: 8:30pm, Nagoya, Japan. Valentine Drive
Oct. 26th: 2pm, Kyoto, Japan. Barocksaal, Aoyama Music Memorial Hall
Oct. 28th: 8pm, Hong Kong Arts Center, Hong Kong. Sonic Anchor Series
Oct. 29th: 8pm, HKUST (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), Hong Kong. Music Alive Series
Oct. 31st: 8pm, SOUTHSIDE, Hong Kong. SOUTHSIDE - ICreation Composition Prize-Winning Concert
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October 4th - 7:00pm
Le Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker st. New York, NY 10012
Buke and Gase + Patrick Higgins + Mivos Quartet
Record release concert for Patrick Higgins’ Double LP String Quartet No.2 + Glacia — an eclectic and
adventurous evening of experimental, classical music, and angular pop. New works by experimental
guitarist and guitarist for Zs Patrick Higgins.
Closing set by Buke and Gase, innovative purveyors of hand-built instruments and expertart-pop.
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October 1st, 2013 - 8:00pm
St Peter's Church, Chelsea
346 w. 20th st. New York, NY 10011
Wet Ink Collaborations Series
Double bill with Yarn/Wire
Program to include works by David Franzson, Peter Evans, and Eric Wubbels, plus the American premiere of
Sam Pluta's Chain Reactions/Five Events for string quartet and live electronics, recently co-commissioned by
the Lucerne Festival and Mivos.
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