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Music at Eden’s Edge has always been known for repertoire that combines favorites from the chamber music repertoire with lesser-known treasures and intriguing new discoveries from the 20th and 21st centuries. Since 1992, MEE has frequently commissioned and premiered new works. The New Music at the Edge program, in which we commission a new work every season, makes official our commitment to support and encourage the performance and creation of new music.
Through New Music at the Edge, MEE commissions works by talented composers and showcases the premiere performances during the Summer Concert Series. Over the past few seasons, we have premiered powerful works by Howard Rovics, a uniquely original American composer whose works speak very directy to the listener, and our own violist and composer Mark Berger, whose Upon a Wheel of Cloud, Landscape, and String Trios No. 1 and 2 have beguiled, challenged and intrigued our audiences and artists alike.
Our 2010 New Music at the Edge program features Structures by Salem, Massachusetts-based composer John H. Wallace. Set to premiere in our June program, Structures is a musical impression of historic architectural landmarks that help define the North Shore. The Salem House of Seven Gables and the handsome steeple of the Newburyport Unitarian Church are only two of the buildings whose musical sketches will be included on this fascinating work. Mr. Wallace’s intense interest in history and his musical creativity combine to make this a must-see/hear live music experience!
MEE will present a special evening with composer John H. Wallace on June 13 at the Salem Athenaeum. This “Really Open Rehearsal” is a rare opportunity to learn about a new work directly from the composer. We invite you to join us!
Funded in part by a grant from the New England Foundation for the Arts and the MetLife Creative Connections program of Meet the Composer, Inc., and with additional support form the Argosy Foundation, the six new England state arts agencies and the National Endowment for the Arts. |
