NEWS

01.06.2021

Ensemble Modern: Selection as Conductor at Composition Seminar

Angus Lee has been selected to take part in Ensemble Modern’s 10th International Composition Seminar as conductor participant. Alongside fellow composer-conductor Sara Caneva (Italy), Angus will be leading Ensemble Modern in the world première of works by composers Katherine Balch (USA), Omer Barash (Israel), Philipp Krebs (Germany), Piotr Peszat (Poland) and Kitty Xiao (Australia) at cresc… Festival [Biennial for Current Music Frankfurt Rhine Main] in March 2022. As part of the Seminar, Angus and Sara will also study under the guidance of renowned conductor, Stefan Asbury.

Founded in 2004, Ensemble Modern’s International Composition Seminar as been led by a number of distinguished composers, including Sir George Benjamin, Johannes Kalitzke, Hanspeter Kyburz, Helmut Lachenmann and Enno Poppe. Notable alumni of the Seminar includes conductor Manuel Nawri, and composers Marko Nikodijevic and Yu Kuwabara.

Further reading:

Announcement on ICS 2021/22: https://tinyurl.com/3c5nk843

Homepage of Ensemble Modern’s International Compositions Seminar: https://tinyurl.com/k9hc5dts