yMusic applies its virtuosic execution and unique ensemble configuration (string trio, flute, clarinet, and trumpet) to its largest commissioned work to date: the N.Y. Premiere of a composition by
Bryce Dessner
, one of today’s foremost composers. The new album-length work by Dessner was commissioned in 2016 through BAC’s inaugural
Cage Cunningham Fellowship
.
Also receiving its N.Y. Premiere is
Nico Muhly
’s highly kinetic
Clip
. The two new works are presented alongside compositions by
Gabriel Kahane
,
Andrew Norman
, and
Gabriella Smith
.