(Photo credit: Michael Halberstadt) Chamber music group Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) was awarded a Silver Medal in the Global Music Awards for the group’s recording of “Émigrés & Exiles in Hollywood.” E4TT’s fifth recording is the result of a multi-year exploration via the group’s “Jewish Music & Poetry Project.” “Émigrés & Exiles in Hollywood” features music by many of {…}
For its 2024-25 home season, Ensemble for These Times presents “Women in Transit.” This article only includes vocal performances. Opening the 17th anniversary season is “In Motion.” The concert features world premieres by Ursula Kwong-Brown, Darian Donovan Thomas, and Mary Bianco, as well as works by Benjamin Britten, York Bowen, Lisa Bielawa, Vivian Fung, Sage Shurman, and Zhou Tian, with {…}
The winners of the Ensemble for These Times and Luna Composition Lab’s 2023 Call for Scores have been announced to the public. Commission winners are Lucy Chen’s work for cello and piano, Madeine Clara Cheng‘s commission for soprano, cello, piano, and tape, and Caleb Palka’s piece written for soprano and piano. Sage Shurman’s piano trio, “Composure” also receives special recognition, {…}
San Francisco-based Ensemble for These Times, comprised of soprano Nanette McGuinness, cellist Abigail Monroe, pianist Margaret Halbig, and composer David Garner, has unveiled its 2023-24 season. Kicking off the season is “Transformations.” The showcase features works by Schoenberg, Lisa Bielawa, inti figgis-vizueta, ad Franz Schreker. Performance Date: Sept. 22, 2023 “Quiet: Music by Women and Non-binary Composers” will feature works {…}