Contemporary Ensemble
NEC Contemporary Ensemble, directed by John Heiss, presents several concerts annually at NEC and in Boston.
Repertoire has included works by Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Ives, Berio, Carter, Ligeti, prominent local composers, NEC faculty, and students. Guest composers who have visited to coach performances of their works have included Boulez, Messiaen, Schuller, Maxwell-Davies, Tippett, Lutoslawski, and Ligeti.
The ensemble has performed under the auspices of the Fromm Foundation at Harvard, the International Society for Contemporary Music, and WGBH-FM.
Artists
Bruno Mantovani: Bug
Artists- Sang Won Lee, Eb clarinet
Luciano Berio: Opus Number Zoo
Artists- Sarah Haines, flute
- Aleksis Martin, clarinet
- Mary O'Keefe, oboe
- Arekson Sunwood, bassoon
- Kathryn Angielczyk, horn
Four Movements for Three Flutes
Artists- Hunter O'Brien, flute
- Xiaoyu Lin, flute
- Samanatha Watts, flute
György Ligeti: Cello Sonata
Artists- Jonah Ellsworth, cello
George Crumb: Eleven Echoes of Autumn
Artists- Emma Burge, violin
- Xiaoyu Lin, flute
- Aleksis Martin, clarinet
- Ariel Mo, piano