New York Avant-Garde

Echoes of the Armory Show: Modern Music in New York by Leon Botstein Written for the concert New York Avant-Garde, performed on Oct 3, 2013 at Carnegie Hall. The Armory Show of 1913 may have been a watershed moment in the history of American visual arts—the moment when European modernism burst onto the scene, even…

George Antheil, A Jazz Symphony by Matthew Mugmon Written for the concert New York Avant-Garde, performed on Oct 3, 2013 at Carnegie Hall. Antheil born Jul 8, 1900 in Trenton, NJ; died Feb 12, 1959 in NYC A Jazz Symphony composed in 1925; Premiered on Apr 10, 1927 at Carnegie Hall Approximate performance time: 8…

Charles Griffes, Poem by Matthew Mugmon Written for the concert New York Avant-Garde, performed on Oct 3, 2013 at Carnegie Hall. Griffes born Sep 17, 1884 in Elmira, NY; died Apr 8, 1920 in NYC Poem composed in 1918; Premiered Nov 16, 1919 by the New York Symphony Society under Walter Damrosch with Georges Barrère…

Aaron Copland, Symphony for Organ and Orchestra by Matthew Mugmon Written for the concert New York Avant-Garde, performed on Oct 3, 2013 at Carnegie Hall. Copland born Nov 14, 1900 in Brooklyn; died Dec 2, 1990 in North Tarrytown, NY Symphony for Organ and Orchestra composed in 1924; Commissioned by Sergey Koussevitsky; Premiered Jan 11,…

Carl Ruggles, Men and Mountains by Matthew Mugmon Written for the concert New York Avant-Garde, performed on Oct 3, 2013 at Carnegie Hall. Ruggles born Mar 11, 1876 in East Marion, MA; died Oct 24, 1971 in Bennington, VT Men and Mountains composed from 1924–41; Premiered on Dec 7, 1924 at Aeolian Hall in NYC…

Edgard Varèse, Amériques by Matthew Mugmon Written for the concert New York Avant-Garde, performed on Oct 3, 2013 at Carnegie Hall. Varèse born Dec 22, 1883 in Paris; died Nov 6, 1965 in NYC Amériques composed from 1918–21; Premiered Apr 9, 1926 by the Philadelphia Orchestra under Leopold Stokowski; NY Premiere Apr 13, 1926 at Carnegie…