Festival composers and faculty from all over the United States and abroad come together for a night of brand-new works and premieres featuring the beloved American Modern Ensemble.

Festival composers and faculty from all over the United States and abroad come together for a night of brand-new works and premieres featuring the beloved American Modern Ensemble.

Albany Pro Musica will present the New York State premiere of Star Song, a 12-movement work for chorus, chamber orchestra, and soloists. This work by Bradley Ellingboe, APM’s composer-in-residence, incorporates texts drawn from a variety of cultures and through a span of centuries ranging from the 8th century BCE to the present day, and sung in English, Latin, Hebrew, and French. The work examines the idea that we are all made of atoms that are unfathomably old, having been formed at the moment of creation. This performance will feature the American Modern Ensemble.

Special announcement: we are thrilled to be able to present online YouTube premieres of the works from our recent concert with Ember Choral Arts. Please join us each evening, January 17-27, at 7:30 PM, and show us some love by leaving likes and comments!

Ember Choral Arts and American Modern Ensemble join forces to present an evening of music for choir and instrumentalists (flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion). This concert features conductor Deborah Simpkin King and features Robert Paterson’s Listen, a new work about climate change, commissioned by Ember Choral Arts, and Look To The Sky, a new work commemorating 9/11, commissioned by the New York Choral Consortium.

Join us for a special evening at Carnegie Hall featuring music by our very own Artistic Director, Robert Paterson. Oratorio Society of New York, Kent Tritle, conductor, with soloists Susanna Phillips, soprano, and Steven Eddy, baritone.

Ember Choral Arts and American Modern Ensemble join forces to perform composer Michael Shapiro's Voices, a stunning hour-long requiem performed in Bedford NY and New York City's iconic Central Synagogue.

Ember Choral Arts and American Modern Ensemble join forces to perform composer Michael Shapiro's Voices, a stunning hour-long requiem performed in Bedford NY and New York City's iconic Central Synagogue.

Ember Choral Arts and American Modern Ensemble join forces to present an evening of music for choir and instrumentalists (flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion). This concert features conductor Deborah Simpkin King and features Robert Paterson’s Listen, a new work about climate change, commissioned by Ember Choral Arts, and Look To The Sky, a new work commemorating 9/11, commissioned by the New York Choral Consortium.

Ember Choral Arts and American Modern Ensemble join forces to present an evening of music for choir and instrumentalists (flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion). This concert features conductor Deborah Simpkin King and features Robert Paterson’s Listen, a new work about climate change, commissioned by Ember Choral Arts, and Look To The Sky, a new work commemorating 9/11, commissioned by the New York Choral Consortium.