Argento New Music

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Argento Chamber Ensemble performs cutting-edge works which confront important issues in contemporary Western music. Our inspiration comes from composers whose imaginations have led them to explore new modes of musical expression and communication. The ever-growing access to the music of non-Western cultures, as well as ground-breaking advances in electro-acoustic music, enliven the sound world of many contemporary works. At the same time, other composers are energizing the musical experience through diverse approaches, such as multi-media collaboration or the deconstruction of traditional instruments and styles. We pride ourselves on meeting the challenges and risks that such composers take to continually renew their art. We feel extremely fortunate to live during this exciting period of musical discovery which inspires our commitment to the works we perform, to our evolving musical work with one another, and most especially to our listeners, whose lives we hope to enrich through our continued efforts. Argento was founded in the fall of 2000 as a small five-person group and has since grown to an ensemble with eleven resident members, as well as a general membership of musicians who join us for larger events. The Argento Chamber Ensemble has: - performed widely in the US and abroad with a scale of musical works ranging from virtuoso solo music to twenty person chamber orchestral music. - worked closely and in collaboration with such prominent living composers as Pierre...

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