New York, NY

Alarm Will Sound returns to Carnegie Hall with a concert curated by the 2023–2024 Debs Composer’s Chair Tania León—a singular artist and longtime collaborator of the ensemble. This performance highlights the breadth of Alarm Will Sound’s stylistic range and musical omnivorousness with works ranging from Tania León’s Toque, inspired by Cuban dance to Hanabi by Alarm Will Sound members Chris Thompson and Miles Brown, a piece inspired by electronic dance music and drum line. Alarm Will Sound will be joined by special guests, including Bora Yoon for her work Casual Miracles and Damon Davis for the premiere of an excerpt from his science-fiction opera Ligeia Mare. Also on the program is the NY premiere of Līlā by Texu Kim, a work supported by the Barlow Prize and written for AWS, the London Sinfonietta, the Oakland Symphony Orchestra, and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.

Program

TANIA LEÓN Toque
CHRIS P. THOMPSON Hanabi (arr. Miles Brown; NY Premiere)
FELIPE TOVAR-HENAO Enjambres
DAMON DAVIS Ligeia Mare: Episode 4 (arr. Ted Hearne; NY Premiere)
CHRISTIAN QUIÑONES Hasta que no pueda
BORA YOON Casual Miracles (NY Premiere)
TEXU KIM Līlā (NY Premiere)
TANIA LEÓN Gran Toque (arr. John Orfe; NY Premiere)