Mannes American Composers Ensemble Spring 2025 Concert

Founded in 2012 by composer Lowell Liebermann, MACE represents works by iconic American composers such as Elliott Carter, Milton Babbitt, John Zorn, George Lewis, Augusta Read Thomas, Philip Glass, John Adams, and Steve Reich, as well as works by young, and up-and-coming composers.

Composer and conductor David Fulmer has been directing the Ensemble since 2016, and has presented a kaleidoscopic lens of different aesthetics and styles, while exploring diverse musical programs of established 20th and 21st century masterpieces, together with presentations of newly commissioned works and premieres.

This season’s artistic curation and programming includes four innovative initiatives for the Ensemble; a two-year composer-in-focus workshop, collaboration and integration with the Vocal Performance Department, student composer commissioning projects, and collaboration with the International Contemporary Ensemble and JACK Quartet. Fulmer’s imaginative vision for the Ensemble has resulted in collaboration with the world’s most renowned and trailblazing composers and performers.

The 2024-25 concert season will begin with works of Carola Bauckholt, Augusta Read Thomas, Matthew Ricketts, George Lewis, Pierre Boulez, and a world-premiere by Ryan Brideau. The spring edition will include works of Matthias Pintscher, Gyorgy Ligeti, and new works by student composers.

“I’m intrigued by diverse programs that represent a wide-ranging collection of musical ideas and stylistic innovation. As an ensemble, we embrace a broad view of the vital landscape of American contemporary music, and contemporary music of the world abroad. As artists, we are responsible for, and should take care of the musical trends of tomorrow – we need to share this unique work as if the ink on the page has been dried for several hundred years…to craft, assemble, and refine a performance so that the canon continues in exponential dimensions. Each performance is malleable, and should chart new territory of performance practice and artistic expression. This is what we do here in MACE…” -David Fulmer, Director, Conductor, and Curator