'Mística' of Tania León & 'Kandinsky' of Roberto Sierra Performed Mon, Apr. 9, 7:30 pm Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space

Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival 2012

Mon, Apr 9 at 7:30 pm Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space $20; Students, Seniors $15

Roberto Sierra

The Deering Estate Ensemble from Miami makes their New York debut at the Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival on April 9. The ensemble brings a Latin-infused program with them, including music by Roberto Sierra, Tania Leon and Judith Shatin.

This is the second concert of Cutting Edge Concerts 15th season, which features 5 concerts and 5 world premieres. The festival concerts are performed on five Mondays in April: April 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2012.

The Deering Estate Chamber Ensemble:

Laura Wilcox, viola/violin

José R. Lopéz, piano

Ross Harbaugh, cello

Scott Flavin, violin

Margaret Donaghue Flavin, clarinet 

Bridges Victoria Bond 

Doxa Judith Shatin

Waters of Biscayne Bay Judith Shatin

Kandinsky Roberto Sierra

Mística Tania León

About Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival:

Composer Victoria Bond launched Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival to bring together composers, performers and New York audiences in an intimate and inviting setting. Since its first season in 1998, it has blossomed into a multi-concert festival, attracting audiences from the tri-state area and performers from around the country. Since its inception, over 30 world premieres and dozens of New York premieres have been performed at Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival.

A significant feature of Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival is that all composers will be in attendance and speak briefly about their music on stage with CEC artistic director Victoria Bond. According to Bond, "having the composers at the concert presents a unique opportunity to share their inspiration and creative process as a prelude to the performance of their music."

[Tania León (b. 1943) is featured at AfriClassical.com]