The contemporary vocal sextet Ekmeles will perform a Music at the Forefront concert Monday, Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. in Bryan Recital Hall in BGSU’s Moore Musical Arts Center.
Ekmeles is a vocal ensemble dedicated to the performance of new and rarely-heard works, and gems of the historical avant garde. New York is home to a vibrant instrumental New Music scene, with a relative paucity of vocal music. Ekmeles was founded to fill the gap by presenting new a cappella repertoire for solo voices, and by collaborating with these instrumental ensembles.
This concert features works by Shawn Jaeger, Anthony Braxton, Nirmali Fenn, and James Weeks.
Director Jeffrey Gavett has assembled a virtuoso group of colleagues who bring their own diverse backgrounds to bear on the unique challenges of this essential and neglected repertoire.
According to the ensemble’s website: “Ekmeles: In Ancient Greek music theory, tones of indefinite pitch and intervals with complex ratios, tones ‘not appropriate for musical usage.’ In New York City, a new vocal ensemble dedicated to breathing life into those disallowed tones, new and old. “
The free performance is presented by the MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music.
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