New Music New College-- The Borup-Ernst Duo

The Borup-Ernst Duo

Hasse Borup, violin, and Mary Kathleen Ernst, piano

Demo/discussion: Friday, April 29, 3:30 pm, Mildred Sainer Pavilion (free)

Concert: Saturday, April 30, 8:00 pm, Mildred Sainer Pavilion

Danish violinist Hasse Borup and American pianist Mary Kathleen Ernst have won critical acclaim for their performances of contemporary music. They have been hailed as “vibrant, charged and dynamic…with amazing technique and superb musicality.” For the final concert of the NMNC season, the Borup-Ernst Duo will perform music by Schoenberg, Cage, Beethoven, Judith Shatin and Lansing McLoskey. McLoskey, who is a member of the University of Miami faculty, will be on hand for both the lecture/demonstration and the concert.

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New College of Florida’s cutting-edge series of contemporary music presents its 12th season beginning in the fall of 2010. Once again, Director Stephen Miles has put together a varied and compelling program for New Music New College, featuring some of the most innovative musicians of our time, coupled with performances featuring New College students.

This year’s venues will include, for the first time, the College’s new Black Box Theater in the Hamilton Student Center, along with the Mildred Sainer Pavilion, College Hall and the PepsiCo Arcade in the Caples Fine Arts Complex, site of the third rendition of the wildly popular rock happening under the stars, Crossroads 3.

Subscriptions for the five-concert series are $55, with single tickets priced at $15. Events are free for New College students, faculty, and staff. Season brochures are currently available. You can view the brochure or request to receive one in the mail. Contact us by email at events@ncf.edu or call (941) 487-4888.

In addition to the series, three special New Music events are planned for 2010-2011. These include a November performance of Cage’s Song Books at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in the Searing Galleries, and a February concert of mostly contemporary music performed by the Sarasota Orchestra as part of the College’s Celebration on the Bay to commemorate its 50th anniversary. New Music graduates will also participate in the Ringling International Arts Festival’s “Family Festival” in October.