Xanthos Ensemble Concert New York May 24, 2008

We're a non-profit new music ensemble based in Boston preparing to perform our second concert in New York City this May 24, 2008 at 8pm. We need to raise over $500 for performance space and percussion rental by then. Anyone who contributes for this event through this site will be awarded free admssion to the concert or a CD recording of the concert. Suggested donation is $10 each. The Xanthos Ensemble is a non-profit tax exempt 501(c)(3) organization, and all contributions to the organization are fully deductible to the extent allowed by law. Hope to see you there, and thank you in advance!

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Boston’s newest contemporary chamber group Xanthos Ensemble brings a riveting
program of chamber works to New York, presenting a concert at Roulette, 20 Greene St.
(between Canal and Grand St.) on Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets will be
available at the door for $15 (students and seniors $10).

Xanthos Ensemble, currently Ensemble in Residence at The Boston Conservatory,
will perform a program to include Charles Wuorinen’s New York Notes,
Pierre Boulez’s Dérive, and Mario Davidovsky’s Flashbacks, and world premiere
of Three Nature Songs by Ohio native Daniel Knaggs, student of Bright Sheng.
Also included on the program will be works by Brooklyn resident Donald Hagar
and Canadian composer and flutist Derek Charke.

The seven core members of the Xanthos Ensemble will be joined by special guests,
Jeffrey Means, conductor, Chi-Ju Juliet Lai, clarinet, and Leo Eguchi, cello.
Currently in its third year of performing, the ensemble has championed the works
of American composers and premiered dozens of pieces.

This appearance marks the Xanthos Ensemble’s second New York City performance,
with the first being at St. Marks Church during the 2006-2007, in collaboration with
the Boston-based Composers in Red Sneakers.

The Xanthos Ensemble is dedicated to the promotion of contemporary chamber music,
through the exposure of new music repertoire to new audiences in the Boston area,
throughout the country, and abroad. Its mission has grown from the belief that the
inspiration and knowledge of contemporary music in the community at large will
increase the awareness and educational benefits of new music for our musical culture,
and for our society as a whole.
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