Source: Miller Theatre at Columbia University.
Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts continues its 2022-23 Composer Portraits series with Nicole Mitchell.
International Contemporary Ensemble surveys the last decade of the composer’s wide-ranging compositions, featuring the composer as flutist.
Onstage discussion with Nicole Mitchell and Melissa Smey
Thursday, March 30, 8PM
Miller Theatre (2960 Broadway at 116th Street)The artistry of Nicole Mitchell is wide-ranging—a virtuosic flutist, acclaimed bandleader, noted educator, and the first woman president of Chicago’s Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM). An award-winning composer, her music defies classification and celebrates contemporary African American culture. International Contemporary Ensemble performs a selection of her work from the past decade, featuring the composer as flutist.
Program:
Transitions Beyond (2021) for soprano, flute, violin, clarinet, and cello
Inescapable Spiral (2017, rev. 2020)
Whispering Flame (2017) co-composed by Nicole Mitchell and Lisa E. Harris
Procession Time (2017)
Building Stuff (2015)Artists:
Lisa E. Harris, voice
Mazz Swift, violin
Nicole Mitchell, flute
International Contemporary Ensemble
