20:21 for Helix Orchestra premiere

Excited to premiere a new work for chamber orchestra, conducted by the great Kynan Johns:

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Music | April 21 at 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT Free | Shindell Choral Hall
Helix!

HELIX! + Asian Modernism

Our resident new music ensemble, Helix! presents a program containing world premieres from our Rutgers composition studios alongside a theme of Asian modernism. Soprano Susana Jensen-Leiva and oboist Dan Shengquan 淡圣泉 feature as soloists in works by Unsuk Chin and Qigang Chen, and works by Andrés Maldonado, Eliott Wells and Alon Nechustan will receive their world premieres

Donghoon Shin The Hunters Funeral
Eliott Wells a Boy and the Woods
Toru Takemitsu Rain Coming
Andrés Maldonado Latido
Alon Nechustan 20:21
Unsuk Chin Puzzles and Games (from Alice in Wonderland)
Qigang Chen Extase II

Helix! is the resident new music ensemble at Rutgers. A modular group, highly adept and versatile, with a Pierrot ensemble at its core, HELIX! focuses solely on the music of living composers. From solo works to works for 16 players, HELIX! can adapt to the needs of almost any piece. World premieres by Rutgers faculty and students, along with works by leading composers worldwide who are defining new trends in composition are the ensemble’s staple.