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
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Versipel New Music presents Surface Grammars 9/17/17 @Marigny Opera House
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
Versipel Collective at French Quarter Festival 4/8/17!!!
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
Versipel New Music presents Loadbang February 15 @ Cafe Istanbul!
Versipel New Music Presents: Loadbang Café Istanbul – February 15, 2017 at 7:30 pm Versipel New Music invites you to the sonic worlds of loadbang – an ensemble for baritone voice, trumpet, trombone, and clarinet – whose eye (and ear) for the ever new has invited the creation of a bold new body of works … Continue reading
Visiting Artist Series I: In the Shade, Geoffrey Gartner, cello 1/24/17
Versipel New Music Presents: In the Shade Geoffrey Gartner, solo cello Marigny Opera House, New Orleans, Louisiana – January 24, 2017 7pm: audience is invited to interact with the In the Shade installation 7:30: cello performance begins Join Versipel New Music for a special event featuring Australian cellist Geoffrey Gartner in a solo recital that … Continue reading
Versipel Collective: Pulses and Lines 11/10/16
Versipel New Music Presents: Pulses and Lines The opening concert of Versipel New Music’s season brings to life works bound together by pulse, motion, and texture. From the palpable momentum of Timo Andres‘ “Safe Travels” and Zack Browning‘s “Moonthrust” to the haunting textures of Philip Glass’ “Metamorphosis” and the curiously abstract sound world of John … Continue reading
Versipel New Music hosts Iktus+ Combo on Feb. 17 @ Cafe Istanbul
Join us on February 17th for an exciting evening of powerful new chamber music from Louisiana, New York, and beyond! For our first visiting artist ensemble of the new year, we are excited to present New York’s Iktus+ Combo! Many of you will remember the high-octane performance Iktus+ Duo gave on our Visiting Artist Series. This year, … Continue reading
Versipel on the Edge: January 19, 2016 @ Blue Nile Balcony Room
Versipel New Music opens 2016 with an adventurous concert of works exploring the fringes of experimental “classical” chamber music. This collection of graphic scores, electronics, conceptual and improvisatory works explores the varied relationships between composer, performer and audience by considering extended musical and notational resources. Works by Versipel Collective composers Kari Besharse, Rick Snow and … Continue reading
Versipel New Music 2015 Fundraising Campaign!
We have launched a fundraising campaign on RocketHub to in order to finance the remaining concerts of our 2015-2016 season! Please check out our page and video to learn more about what we have in store for this year and to see some highlights from our first season! Please consider supporting new music in New Orleans, … Continue reading
Meet the Composers!
For our October 14th season debut, we have selected three works from our anonymous call for scores for performance. We couldn’t be more excited to perform these works which show a breadth of diversity in terms of influences and style and in terms of nationality as well. We selected Guirapuap for alto flute, percussion and cello … Continue reading