Viva NOLA: Composition in New Orleans at 300 Join Versipel New Music as we celebrate the spirit and creativity of classical chamber music written by contemporary New Orleans composers. New Orleans has always been a welcoming home to classical music and over recent years, the city has grown as a hub for contemporary classical music …
And that odd muse of mine, My versipel, is with me everywhere, In carrel and in car, and in my chair. —Vladimir Nabokov, “Pale Fire” versipellous/vɜːˈsɪpələs/ – changeable; protean; having a form, nature or appearance that changes often. Versipel New Music is an organization dedicated to presenting high-quality, innovative performances of new classical music …
Versipel at Southern Sonic Friday, May 11th, 7:30 pm, CAC – New Orleans Southern Sonic, a new festival of experimental music, sound art, and sound-based visual art, begins this week at the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) in New Orleans. The festival, which runs May 10th through the 13th, will host a number of world premieres … Continue reading
The following works have been selected for performance on the Versipel + Electronics show on March 14th at Tulane University: Everything is Broken, We Sing for cello and piano by Daniel Harrison Landscape With Inscription for flute, violin, percussion, and electronics by Alican Çamci The Bold Arch of Undreamt Bridges for ensemble and electronics by Peter Gilbert … Continue reading
Versipel New Music continues its fourth season with an evening of stunning contemporary chamber music augmented with electronics from the United States and beyond. Collectively, the pieces chosen for this program approach the use of electronics in far-ranging ways with far-reaching results – from works that immerse us in delicate ambient otherworlds, works that act … Continue reading
Versipel New Music presents Boston’s Hub New Music in their New Orleans debut concert. The ensemble will perform works from its project Soul House by Robert Honstein and Anna Clyne along with music by Laura Kaminsky and will premiere a new work titled Looking-Glass Insects by Versipel’s Assistant Director Philip Schuessler. Hub New Music is … Continue reading
Leading up to our Season 4 debut concert, we are having a fundraising blitz! In order to present our full season, which includes four main season concerts by the Versipel Collective and two visiting artist shows, we need YOU to be part of the action. Please help us out by sponsoring a performer, a piece, or even underwriting an entire concert! Any donation, … Continue reading
Versipel New Music kicks off its fourth season with an evening of stunning contemporary chamber music from around the world. These works touch on a number of complex musical grammars. From the delicate, almost brittle, textural introspections of Caterina Di Cecca’s quintet Il Dubbio Della Marionetta to the obsessively fragmented counterpoint of William Cole’s trio Bind Weave Spin, … Continue reading
Join us Saturday April 8th @2pm at the French Quarter Festival!!! We’ll be doing an energetic set featuring new music by composers Erin Rogers, Dieter Mack and Timo Andres. Additionally, we’ll be rocking out to Terry Riley’s 1964 classic “In C” and Argentinian composer Oscar Bazan’s vibrant open score work “Los Mitos.” Saturday April 8, 2017, … Continue reading
