The Box – Music by Living Composers

Aguavá New Music Studio will perform as a part of “The Box – Music by living composers” series sponsored by the Williams College Department of Music. This free event is open to the public however tickets will be issued as seating is limited. For tickets, call the ’62 Center Box Office: 413-597-2425.

The program entitled “Of Love and Courage” selects from compositions by Louis Andriessen, Cary Boyce, George Crumb, Geoffrey Gordon, Larry Polansky, Eric Richards, Kaija Saariaho, and Carmen-Helena Téllez.

The concert also features a new work especially composed for the group by faculty member Ileana Pérez-Velázquez, which Aguavá also has scheduled for their concert at the prestigious Latin American Music Festival of Caracas, Venezuela in May 2008.

For more information: http://music.williams.edu/node/781

Formed by conductor Carmen Helena Téllez, composer Cary Boyce and flutist/producer Alain Barker, Aguavá New Music Studio has established a reputation internationally for their expressive and innovative presentations of music of our time, reviewed by The Washington Post as “fully immersing and thrilling…”. Working in the manner of a production studio, Aguavá establishes collaborations with musicians, presenters and interdisciplinary artists to design unique projects exploring a specific idea. These programs often emphasize the human voice, alone or in vocal-instrumental ensembles, but always displaying the full range of color and virtuosity available to the musicians of our time.