Saturday, March 19, 2022
7:30 PM
Join us for a program curated by percussionist and composer Nathan Hubbard featuring original works performed by an ensemble of collaborators.
Nathan Hubbard, percussion
Nicole Shue, violin
Sharon Taylor, cello
Ariana Warren, woodwinds
Anne Whattoff, vocals
Originally scheduled for March 2020, percussionist and composer Nathan Hubbard presents an ensemble of old and new friends collaborating on his original compositions spanning the last decade, including several world premieres. The program will feature vocalist Anne Whattoff on several art songs with lyrics by poet Dorothea Grossman as well as in a trio of voice, vibraphone and cello. Also on the program are movements from an incomplete chamber opera entitled The Act of Leaving and several other original works featuring a shifting ensemble of strings and woodwinds.
San Diego New Music is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the public performance of notated music of the highest integrity and artistic caliber from the 20th and 21st centuries. We seek to advance the art form by promoting music composed with conceptual rigor, passionate energy and singular artistic vision. SDNM enriches the artistic culture of San Diego through the presentation of an annual concert series and the soundON Festival of Modern Music, and through fostering its resident performing ensemble, NOISE.
In 1994, the only place in San Diego where you could hear an entire concert of 20th-century music was on a college campus. San Diego New Music pitched the idea of a concert series devoted to modern music and 20th-century classics at the Athenaeum. The concerts of modern music perfectly complement the exhibitions of modern art held in the Athenaeum’s galleries. In 1996, San Diego New Music presented its first season. The series was called "Noise at the Library," and the ensemble would later adopt the name, as well.
San Diego New Music and the Athenaeum have been happily co-presenting concerts of new music ever since.
For more information on the organization go to www.sandiegonewmusic.com.
The concerts will be in person at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library. There are no physical tickets for these events. Your name will be on an attendee list at the front door. Doors open at 7 p.m. Seating is first-come; first-served. These events will be presented in compliance with State of California and County of San Diego health regulations as applicable at the time of each concert. Face coverings are required for attendees, regardless of vaccination status. Proof of vaccination or negative test within 48 hours of the event is required. Event capacity is limited to 70% for now.