Where We Perform

Alarm Will Sound tours nationally and internationally, having been presented by

• Carnegie Hall
• Disney Hall
• Lincoln Center
• (Le) Poisson Rouge
• Miller Theatre
• Bang on a Can Marathon
• Merkin Concert Hall
• The Kitchen
• The Whitney Museum
• Kimmel Center
• Duke Performances
• Cal Performances
• Stanford Lively Arts
• Library of Congress
• Cleveland Museum of Art
• The Newman Center
• The Warhol Museum
• The Barbican in London
• Märzmusik in Berlin
• Holland Festival in Amsterdam
• Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg
• Pro Arte in St. Petersburg
• ArtNovember in Moscow
• Musikfest Bremen
• Sacrum Profanum in Krakow
• TransArt in Bolzano

Steve Snowden’s For So Long It's Not True

Listen through to the end if you're feeling dazed and confused about why this brand new piece sounds familiar. Premiered at the Mizzou New Music Summer Festival in 2011.

Beth Stimpert

Beth met the other members of what would become Alarm Will Sound while pursuing her Master’s degree in clarinet and music education at Eastman. She fondly remembers her first concert with the new music ensemble, Ossia, as Alan conducted Ian Quinn’s Passacaglia.

After graduating from Eastman, Beth won an orchestral job in Texas, but found the experience to be about as fulfilling as a regular office job. She jumped at the opportunity to rejoin fellow Alarm Will Sound musicians when they began their residency at Dickinson College in the small town of Carlisle, PA. She lived with other Alarm Will Sound members in a farmhouse during the three-year residency which they liken to being on a reality television show. Beth was lucky enough to remain on the ‘show’ for all three seasons and has remained in PA. She now teaches at Dickinson College, Harrisburg University, Messiah College and Kutztown University while maintaining an active freelance career.

Beth’s involvement in Alarm Will Sound is one of the highlights of her career. It is more than just an ensemble, she says, it’s a new way of approaching music. She also enjoys the sharing of knowledge that happens with the ensemble gets together as it greatly influences her teaching and overall musicianship.

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