Alarm Will Sound

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Carnegie Hall: Zankel Hall New York City, New York, United States

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Programme

Orfe, John (b. 1976)	Journeyman
Lang, David (b. 1957)	increase
Braxton, Tyondai (b. 1978)	Fly by Wire (world première commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
Wuorinen, Charles (b. 1938)	Big Spinoff
Dennehy, Donnacha (b. 1970)	Scenes from The Hunger (world première)

Performers

Alarm Will Sound
Alan Pierson	Conductor
Rachel Calloway	Mezzo-soprano

Committed to innovative performances and recordings of today’s music, Alarm Will Sound has a reputation for performing demanding music with energetic skill. This wildly inventive group, hailed as “the future of classical music” (The New York Times), premieres new works by former Battles singer and guitarist Tyondai Braxton, Dublin-based Crash Ensemble founder Donnacha Dennehy, and AWS founding member John Orfe, as well as compositions by Terry Riley and Charles Wuorinen.

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Alarm Will Sound bring eclectic new works to Carnegie's Zankel Hall

Kay Kempin, 14th October

Alarm Will Sound is a 20-member band whose name has become synonymous with new and emerging contemporary classical work. Whether the music is playful of spiteful, dramatic or lighthearted, Alarm Will Sound nails the performance – just as they did Saturday night in Zankel Hall.Opening with Journeyman, a New York première by John Orfe, Alarm Will Sound immediately made their presence known.

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