 The Beijing New Music Ensemble is the only independent musical ensemble dedicated to new music in China.
Since 2005 the ensemble has been “presenting chamber music in a revolutionary way” (Macao Daily). A young,
vibrant group of diverse backgrounds, the ensemble has performed across greater China and in South Korea, in concert halls, bars, universities, and art spaces, and was featured on BBC Radio Three in the summer of 2008. Often collaborating with musicians of traditional Chinese backgrounds, BNME has created a grassroots forum for contemporary music in Beijing and, in three years, has presented over three dozen China premières to growing audiences. The debut CD of the ensemble will be released in June 2009 by international classical label NAXOS. StructureThe ensemble uses a modular organization to allow for both small‐scale chamber music and larger ensemblewith conductor. The five core members make programming choices and other artistic decisions collectively, while drawing on a larger group of the best from the cityʹs orchestras and conservatories. The ensemble regularly performs with the most innovated performers on Chinese instruments, including guqin player Wu Na, famed countertenor Jiang Qihu, and guzheng player Chang Jing. In addition, the ensemble also has collaborated with experimental musicians Zhang Shouwang, Bruce Gremo, and electronic music composer Tseng Yu‐chung. In a 2007 concert, BNME worked with Shao Yan, who interpreted the music through real‐ time calligraphic art. ContactMichelle Yip
Co-artistic Director and pianist +8613811021385 Eli Marshall, Co-artistic Director and composer
Gao Can, Co-artistic Director and violinist Keith Lipson, Founding Member and clarinetist Email: beijingnewmusic@gmail.com |