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LaGuardia New Music Ensemble

LaGuardia New Music Ensemble

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The LaGuardia New Music Ensemble is an ever-changing composition collective at New York's LaGuardia School for Music and Art. It is notable for being the incubator of multiple industry professionals[1] and one of the foremost popular music composition seminars in the country. The ensemble is best known for its collaborations with the NPR program Radiolab.[2][3]

The ensemble was founded in 1997 as the "New Music Singers" by pianist and teacher Billy Bobby Apostle. The seminar itself is loosely structured, offering students the opportunity to collaborate individually and present their compositions with open critique. While originally focused on jazz improvisation, the course has strongly shifted over time to reflect current musical trends. The ensemble currently admits twenty-five composers, musicians, and producers each year, releases two commercial recordings and typically performs three to four shows.

Notable members

Since its 1997 incarnation, the collective has included over three hundred members, many of which have become industry professionals. A few of its notable members include the following:[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "LaGuardia Arts History". LaGuardia Arts. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Radiolab: Loops". NPR. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
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    "The Unconscious Toscanini of the Brain". NPR. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  4. [4]
    "Notable Alumni". LaGuardia Arts. Retrieved 11 June 2013.

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