The Juventas New Music Ensemble is an instrumental ensemble located in
Boston, Massachusetts devoted to performing musical works by emerging composers. Their programming focuses on composers who actively blur the boundaries between
popular musical genres and traditional
art music.
[.] Since its inception, Juventas has received favorable reviews from several Boston publications.
History
Juventas was founded in 2005 by Erin Huelskamp, Julia Scott Carey, and Mark David Buckles. The three musicians decided to create the ensemble after realizing the difficulties young, unknown composers face in securing performance venues for their works. Huelskamp stated, "We felt young and underrepresented in a musical world that highly values the wisdom and experience that comes with age....the lack of professional opportunities for young composers and musicians is a real problem to which Juventas hopes to provide some solution." The Latin word ''
juventas'' (meaning youth), was chosen to reflect the ensemble's mission.
[Official Juventas website]
Retrieved 22 November 2010
Since 2005, Juventas has regularly performed concerts of new works, including many world premieres. The ensemble has also collaborated with other Boston music groups and organizations. In December 2009, Juventas collaborated with the Lorelei Ensemble on a holiday concert entitled "One Light," which featured seven new works by young composers. The works spanned a variety of subjects including
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In September 2010, Juventas performed a concert entitled "The Exquisite Corpse" which utilized dancers from the Boston Conservatory to supplement and accentuate the musical works. The choreography and relevance of the dance to the music received mixed reviews, though on the whole the concert was deemed a success. On this particular program, the oldest composition dated from 2005.
Core members
Juventas consists of ten "core members". Other Guest Artists participate if required for a particular work. The current core members are Oliver Caplan (Artistic Director), Nicholas Southwick (Flute), Celine Ferro (Clarinet), Julia Scott Carey (Piano), Olga Patramanska-Bell (Violin), Thomas Schmidt (Percussion), Ryan Shannon (Violin), Lu Yu (Viola), Thomas Barth (Cello), Kelley Hollis (Soprano), and Anne Howarth (French Horn).
Past members
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Lidiya Yankovskaya
Lidiya Yankovskaya (Russian: Лидия Янковская; Russian pronunciation: lʲidʲijɐ janˈkofskajɐ born 26 March 1986) is a Russian-American opera and symphonic conductor and the Music Director of Chicago Opera Theater.
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(Music Director 2010-2017, Artistic Director 2014-2017)
* Mark David Buckles (Music Director Emeritus)
* Michael Sakir (Music Director)
* Zach Jay (Flute)
* Marguerite Levin (Clarinet)
* Brian Calhoon (Percussion)
* Yochanan Chendler (Violin)
* Emily Deans (Viola)
* Rachel Arnold (Cello).
References
External links
Official Juventas websiteOfficial website of Oliver Caplan Artistic Director
Official website of Joseph Sedarski General Manager
Julia Scott Carey's page at Theodore Presser CompanyOfficial website of Lidiya Yankovskaya former Music Director
Official website of Erin Huelskamp Executive Director Emeritus
Boston Conservatory Dance DivisionBoston Opera Collaborative
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Musical groups established in 2005
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