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band_name = Alarm Will Sound| |
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image = [[Image:AWS_Zappa_groupthumb.jpg|250px]] | |
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caption = Alarm Will Sound performing at [[Carnegie Hall]], February 16, 2006.| |
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origin = [[Rochester, New York]] | |
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years_active = [[2001]] – present | |
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music_genre = [[European classical music|Classical]], [[Experimental music|Experimental]], [[Intelligent dance music|IDM]]| |
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record_label = [[Cantaloupe Music]]<br />[[Nonesuch Records]]<br /> | |
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current_members = | |
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website = http://www.alarmwillsound.com | |
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'''Alarm Will Sound''' is a 20-member band that focuses on recordings and performances of [[Contemporary classical music|contemporary music]]. They are currently Musical Artists-in-Residence at [[Dickinson College]], and their performances have been described as "equal parts exuberance, nonchalance, and virtuosity" by the [[Financial Times]] and as "a triumph of ensemble playing" by the [[San Francisco Chronicle]]. The [[New York Times]] says Alarm Will Sound is "the future of classical music." |
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Alarm Will Sound's repertoire ranges from European to American works, from the arch-modernist to the pop-influenced. The group fosters close relationships with contemporary composers, premiering pieces by [[Steve Reich]], [[David Lang (composer)|David Lang]], [[Anthony Gatto (composer)|Anthony Gatto]], Cenk Ergün, [[Aaron Jay Kernis]], [[Michael Gordon (composer)|Michael Gordon]], [[Augusta Read Thomas]], Stefan Freund, and [[Wolfgang Rihm]]. |
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Alarm Will Sound's CD ''[[Acoustica (Alarm Will Sound album)|Acoustica]]'' (July, 2005 release) features acoustic arrangements of music by [[Aphex Twin]]. Their first two recordings are of music written by [[Steve Reich]]. |
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Members of the ensemble began playing together while studying at the [[Eastman School of Music]] in [[Rochester, New York]] and have diverse experience in composition, improvisation, jazz and popular styles, early music, and world musics. |
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==Members== |
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*[http://www.jessicasfluterepair.com/ Jessica Johnson] - flute |
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*[http://www.nuoboe.com/ Jackie Leclair] - oboe |
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*Elisabeth Stimpert - clarinet, sax |
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*Bill Kalinkos - clarinet, sax |
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*Michael Harley - bassoon, voice |
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*Matt Marks - horn, keyboards, electronics |
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*[http://www.jasonpainterprice.com/ Jason Price] - trumpet, cracklebox, electronics |
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*Michael Clayville, trombone |
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*[http://www.paytonmacdonald.com/ Payton MacDonald] - percussion, tabla, composer |
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*[http://www.dennisdesantis.com/ Dennis DeSantis] - percussion, electronics, composer |
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*John Orfe - keyboards, composer |
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*Courtney Orlando - violin, voice, keyboards, accordion |
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*[http://www.calebburhans.com/ Caleb Burhans] - violin, viola, voice, mandolin, banjo, electric guitar, composer |
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*John Pickford Richards - viola, accordion |
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*Stefan Freund - cello, composer |
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*Miles Brown - bass |
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*Alan Pierson - artistic director, conductor, keyboards |
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*Gavin Chuck - managing director, composer |
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*[http://www.rochester.edu/College/ENG/theatre/bios/Nigel.html Nigel Maister] - staging director |
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*Kate Sheeran - personnel manager |
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*Dave Polato - production manager |
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==Discography== |
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* 2006. ''[[Reich at the Roxy]]'' Sweetspot Music (Live album, includes DVD and interviews) |
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* 2005. ''[[Acoustica (Alarm Will Sound album)|Acoustica: Alarm Will Sound performs Aphex Twin]]''. [[Cantaloupe Music]] |
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* 2002. ''Steve Reich, Tehillim/The Desert Music''. Cantaloupe Music |
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* 2001. ''Steve Reich, Music for Large Ensemble''. WEA/[[Atlantic Records]]/[[Nonesuch Records]] |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.alarmwillsound.com Official site] |
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* [http://www.myspace.com/alarmwillsound Alarm Will Sound at myspace.com] |
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[[Category:Musical groups established in 2001]] |
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[[Category:Contemporary classical music ensembles]] |
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[[Category:Experimental musical groups]] |
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[[Category:New York musical groups]] |
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[[Category:American electronic music groups]] |
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Revision as of 19:02, 3 August 2007
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