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The Group For Contemporary Music
Band, US
Classical
American ensemble, founded in 1962 by Harvey Sollberger and Charles Wuorinen, now defunct. It was the first contemporary music ensemble based at a university and run by composers. It was the first collection of musicians joined in ensemble to present new music exclusively and appropriately, with the necessary preparation, in time and understanding.
Members
 | Charles Wuorinen p *1938 US |
 | Jeanne Leblanc vc US |
 | Ursula Oppens p *1944 US |
 | Lois Martin vl |
 | Linda Moss vl US |
 | Allen Blustine cl, bcl US |
 | Aleck Karis p US |
 | Carol Zeavin vn |
 | Benjamin Hudson vn *1950 US |
 | Donald Palma b, cb US |
 | Harvey Sollberger fl *1938 US |
 | Scott St. John vn, vl |
| Lois Marlin |
 | Joshua Gordon vc |
 | Curtis Macomber vn |
| Patricia Spencer fl US |
 | Dennis Smylie cl, cb US |
| Stephen Paysen perc |
 | Carmit Zori vn IL |
 | Robert Martin vc |
| Dennis Cleveland vn US |
| Bonnie Hartman vc |
| Andrea Cawelti voc |
| Robert Chausaw vn |
| Dennis Lee vn |
Band Membership
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vol. 3: Alphabetical Ashbery, Fourth Piano Sonata, It Happens Like This | Charles Wuorinen, loadbang, Anne-Marie McDermott, The Group For Contemporary Music | 2017 | Album |
| Tashi • Percussion Quartet • Fortune | Charles Wuorinen, The New Jersey Percussion Ensemble, The Group For Contemporary Music | 2007 | Compil. |
| String Sextet And Other Works | Charles Wuorinen - The Chamber Music Society Of Lincoln Center, Tashi, The Group For Contemporary Music | 2006 | Compil. |
| Soli e Duettini | Milton Babbitt, The Group For Contemporary Music | 2006 | Album |
| The Man From Midian • Sonata For Violin And Piano | Stefan Wolpe – Cameron Grant, James Winn, Jorja Fleezanis, Garrick Ohlsson, The Group For Contemporary Music | 2006 | Album |
| Piano Quintet / Lightenings viii / The Mission Of Virgil / Percussion Quartet | Charles Wuorinen - The Group For Contemporary Music | 1998 | Album |
| String Quartets Nos. 2 And 3 / Reflections On The Nature Of Water / Dark Wind | Jacob Druckman, The Group For Contemporary Music | 1998 | Album |
| Soli E Duettini | Milton Babbitt - The Group For Contemporary Music | 1996 | Album |
| From The Other Side Quodlibets II Notturno | Donald Martino - The Group For Contemporary Music | 1994 | Album |
| Eight Compositions (1948-1993) | Elliott Carter, The Group For Contemporary Music | 1994 | Album |
| Fortune / Tashi / Violin Variations / Cello Variations II / Album Leaf | Charles Wuorinen - The Group For Contemporary Music | 1994 | Album |
| String Quartet | Morton Feldman, The Group For Contemporary Music | 1994 | Album |
| String Quintet · Canons · Six Pieces For Violoncello · First String Quartet | Roger Sessions, The Group For Contemporary Music | 1993 | Album |
| Trios (1981-1985) | Charles Wuorinen / The Group For Contemporary Music | 1993 | Album |
| Works by Michelle Ekizian • Louis Karchin | Michelle Ekizian, Louis Karchin / The Group For Contemporary Music, Harvey Sollberger, Andrea Cawelti, Benjamin Hudson | 1992 | Album |
| Second String Quartet / String Quartet No. 1 / String Quartet No. 1 | Charles Wuorinen / Jonathan Harvey / Wayne Peterson / The Group For Contemporary Music | 1992 | Album |
| Chamber Works | Charles Wuorinen - The Group For Contemporary Music, Garrick Ohlsson | 1990 | Album |
| Ephemeris | Nicolas Roussakis - The Group For Contemporary Music | 1982 | Album |
| Twentieth Anniversary Celebration (Arabia Felix / Angel And Stone / Voyage) | The Group For Contemporary Music - Charles Wuorinen / Harvey Sollberger / Nicolas Roussakis | 1982 | Album |
| Echoi/Time Cycle | Lukas Foss, The Group For Contemporary Music, Improvisation Chamber Ensemble | 1964 | Album |
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