New Music Ensemble
University Music: Instrumental Ensemble
The hand-picked New Music Ensemble is the University contemporary music group.
Rehearsals
Director: Daniel Rosina
- Tuesday 5 - 7pm
Directed by Director of Orchestral Studies, Daniele Rosina, the ensemble explore new works by student and staff composers, as well as commissioning new music by renowned composers working across the UK.
In past years, NME have performed works by composers including Steve Reich, Howard Skempton, Boulez, Berio, and Dallapiccola, and contributed to the University commemoration of the Armistice with a presentation of Messiaen’s Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum.
Most recently, the ensemble paired specially written student works with a performance of Andriessen’s M is for Man, Music, Mozart.
New Music Ensemble are a regular feature of our CrossCurrents new music festival.
Get involved
All University Music ensembles are open to students, staff, and local community.
All of our ensembles require participants to be members of University Music. When joining an ensemble participants will be required to formally complete an application to University Music.
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