Weknewthatwehadcreated a platformfornotonlytheNewYorkPhilharmonicandfornewmusicinNewYork, butforotherorganizationstocomebe a partofthebiennial.
Wefeltitwas a specialopportunitynotonlytoinvolveyoungmusiciansinthebiennial, butalsotogettheirtakeonwhattheyseeasthenewthreadsofmusicincontemporarymusicandwhowerethecomposerstowhichthey'regravitating.
And I thinktheenergyandenthusiasmthatthey'llbringtothisbywillreallyspecial.
ConcertwillalsoincludemusicofAspenfacultymembersStephenHartke, lateStevenStucky, aswellas a piecebyNewYorkPhilharmoniccomposerinresidents S Ipek, a solidin.
For a youngcomposerlikemyselftohavetheopportunitytocomeherehere, peaceplayedbyanamazingensembleandputonby a cradleorganization, I don't knowwhatelseyoucouldreallyaskfor.
Concertadds a newandexcitingvenuetothe N Y fillBiennialasittakesplaceinthenewlyopenedwithMuseumdowntown, siteofanotherinnovativebiennialfestivaland a perfectplacetohearthismusicneverbeforeperformedinNewYork.
I lovetakingthemusicoutsideofdifferentconcertvenuesandputtingtonewplacesandseewhatthatdoesfornewaudiences.
That's reallyspecialforthecurrentstateofnewmusic.
Thenextgenerationisfeaturedinmanyotherconcertsthroughoutthe N y fillbiennial, includingwiththeInterlochenArtsAcademy, theBrooklynYouthChorusandSanFranciscoGirl's Chorus.