Join us for a FREE celebration of women's contributions to music! Repertoire will include solo and chamber works by living women composers, including our annual IWD premiere.
We’re excited to collaborate with Radio Artifact’s Flight 88 concert series to present a FREE celebration of women's contributions to music! Repertoire will include solo and chamber works by living women composers.
Join us for our 6th annual Composers-in-Residence Premieres Concert! A FREE concert featuring world premieres written by our very own Composers-in-Residence, you won't want to miss it!
We’re excited to collaborate with Lives United/Vidas Unidas to present a fall concert featuring solo and chamber works by living composers!
Join us for our Season Opener & Fundraiser Concert SEP 29 at 3PM at University Christian Church (Rohs St. Cafe)! Free Admission, Donations Encouraged newdownbeat.com/donat
Join us for New Downbeat’s Season 5 Premieres Concert, featuring six brand new works by our Composers-In-Residence: Nicolas Bizub, Grace Choi, Lila Meretzky, Julien Monick, Brian Nabors, and Meng Wang! The concert will start at 3pm, at Price Hill Will - Free Admission!
Join New Downbeat for our 2024 International Women’s Day Concert featuring solo and chamber works from women composers as well as a string quartet premiere by our Composer-In-Residence Grace Choi! The concert will start at 7pm, at Rohs St. Cafe - Free Admission!
New Downbeat will be performing at this month’s Classical Revolution Concert!
Please join us for our Season 5 Kick-Off and Fundraiser Concert and enjoy an afternoon of New Downbeat performances!
This concert will feature a raffle including prizes from some of our favorite local businesses and organizations!
Tickets are $25, and student tickets are $15 (bring student ID to show at the door); each ticket includes 3 raffle tickets. Additional raffle tickets can be purchased at the concert!
https://m.bpt.me/event/6130343
Halloween costumes are highly encouraged
Program
"Campfire stories" by Julien Monick
"This One is for You" by Julien Monick
"Southern Summers" by Brian Raphael Nabors
Musicians
Oboe, Emily Damelio
Bassoon, Caroline Sackleh
Violin, Alex Shambley
Viola, Carmen Granger
Harp, Anna Dunlap
Double Bass, Jessica Kovach
The Price Hill Music Festival is MYCincinnati’s celebration of chamber music! 10 ensembles with 60 professional musicians are performing, including Queen City Opera and the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. Join us for an engaging, dynamic night of music, showcasing some of Cincinnati’s best!
Event entry is free!
Season 4 Finale Concert! Come experience a free new music concert featuring world premieres written by New Downbeat’s composers-in-residence: Nicolas Bizub, Grace Jisong Choi, Lila Meretzky, and Meng Wang.
Did you miss last year's Premieres Concert? Now's your chance to hear works from our 2022 composers-in-residence premieres concert!
Works by: Grace Choi, Wenbin Lyu, Nicolas Bizub, Brian Raphael Nabors, and Julien Monick.
Video will be accessible on our YouTube chanel
Please join us for our International Women's Day Virtual Concert!
This YouTube Live event will feature recordings of works by women composers performed by members of New Downbeat! It will also serve as a chance for us to come together with you, our supporters, and celebrate International Women's Day 2023!
https://youtu.be/_vdm6FTC9gQ
PROGRAM:
“Wings” Joan Tower
- Kristin Welke
“American Vein” Valerie Coleman - Mvmt. I
- Camellia Aftahi
- Emily Damelio
“Small Handful” Gilda Lyons
Kate Gardin
“Aware” Nathalie Joachim
Piece for Flute + Electronics
- Julianna Eidle
“No Air” Karena Ingram
- Caroline Sackleh
“All mute things speak today” Lila Meretzky
Camellia Aftahi
Kate Gardin
“Valencia” Caroline Shaw
- Alexis Shambley
- Sophie Pariot
- Carmen Granger
- Angelique Montes
New Downbeat is excited to collaborate with Lives United/Vidas Unidas for their 2023 Concert Series! Join us Sunday, February 26 at 3 PM!
The location is: Church of our Saviour -
65 E Hollister St
Cincinnati, OH 45219
United States
Members of New Downbeat will be performing chamber works by Karena Ingram, Libby Larson, Shulamit Ran and our very own composers-in-residence Grace Choi & Julien Monick!
New Downbeat kicks of their fourth season with Fall Fest!
This is a showcase of local artists, including: Brooks Plays Strings, OLEA Ensemble, Wayside Winds, and New Downbeat!
Come and enjoy some live music by local Cincinnati musicians! Woodward Theater's bar will be open before and during the showcase (cash/credit card).
Doors open at 6pm, Concert starts at 7pm! Masks are encouraged.
Premieres Concert - LIVE @ARCO
Works by: Nicolas Bizub, Grace Choi, Wenbin Lyu, Julien Monick, Brian Nabors, and Meng Wang
International Women's Day 2022 (Virtual Premiere)
"Three Scenes for Clarinet" by Shulamit Ran
Performed by: Kristin Welke
Zoom discussion following immediately after the performance.
"Threads of Breath" by Julien Monick
Performed by: Julianna Eidle (Flute), Alexis Shambley (Violin), Amy Nickler (Double Bass), and Anna Dunlap (Harp)
Zoom Discussion immediately following the performance.
"Dam mwen yo" by Nathalie Joachim
Performed by: Angelique Montes
Zoom discussion following immediately after the performance.
"A Disintegrating Foundation Under a Catastrophe of Air", by Darian Donovan Thomas
Performed by: Camellia Aftahi (Double Bass)
Zoom Discussion immediately following the performance.
Guided Discussion of “Starting and Sustaining Your Collective” at this year’s New Music Gathering conference. Registration is free! Begins at 1:45pm CST!!
Season Two Finale!
Premiere of “Elephant Ear”, by Julien Monick
Performed by: Caroline Sackleh (Bassoon)
*Video can be found on our YouTube channel
Premiere of "Threads of Breath", by Julien Monick
Performed by: Julianna Eidle (Flute), Alexis Shambley (Violin), Anna Dunlap (Harp), Jessica Kovach (Double Bass)
*Video can be found on our YouTube channel
Premiere of “"Dumdeedoo", by Grace Choi
Performed by: Sophie Pariot (Violin), Andrea Baker (Bassoon 1), and Andi Bragiel (Bassoon 2)
*Video can be found on our YouTube channel
Premiere of “Bright Unrest 3”, by Nicolas Bizub
Performed by: Emily Damelio (Oboe), Caroline Sackleh (Bassoon), and Angelique Montes (Cello)
*Video can be found on our YouTube channel
Premiere of “Since Then”, by Meng Wang
Performed by: Jessica Kovach (Double Bass)
*Video can be found on our YouTube channel
Premiere of "Bopsoon", by Nicolas Bizub
Performed by: Caroline Sackleh (Bassoon 1), and Andrea Baker (Bassoon 2)
*Video can be found on our YouTube channel
Premiere of "... is Composed of Nows (2020)", by Meng Wang
Performed by: Kate Gardin (Mezzo-soprano), and Kristin Welke (Clarinet)
*Video can be found on our YouTube channel
Premiere of "Dimming", by Nicolas Bizub
Performed by: Kate Gardin (Mezzo-soprano), Emily Damelio (Oboe), and Sophie Pariot (Violin)
*Video can be found on our YouTube channel
"Campfire Stories", by Julien Monick
Performed by: Alexis Shambley (Violin), and Carmen Granger (Viola)
*Video can be found on our YouTube channel
“Flame” by Grace Choi
For International Women’s Day 2021, New Downbeat is premiering a work written by our talented composer Grace Choi
Featuring members of New Downbeat as well as guest performers, this will be a collaborative, large scale, virtual performance that will be a beautiful tribute to what we stand for as a collective.
