The New York New Music Ensemble began with a bang, literally. This ensemble has been around for twenty-three years and it is considered to be “the raising standard” in contemporary chamber music. On Thursday afternoon, I saw the ensemble perform three pieces: Trio, Nutturno, and Marxville Songbook. These three possess very similar tone color and composition. The ensemble’s first piece, Trio, was composed by Donald Martino. This musician pursued his interest in music at …showed first 75 words of 856 total…

…showed last 75 words of 856 total…bass was the pianist because all the other instruments played as an accompaniment. This music was new to me because I am accustomed to hearing drums as the basis and foundation for any group of musicians. The combination of a piano, flute, xylophone, percussion, clarinet, cello, and violin contributed to the music’s atmosphere of confusion. Overall, I thought the concert was a new experience because it opened me up to another world of music.