Website: www.lunanova.org

Luna Nova, the ACS New Music Ensemble, was founded in 2003 to begin a series of performances of classics of the 20th century for the annual ACS New Music Fesival. In July 2003 they performed Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire and George Crumb's Vox Balaenae. In addition, they performed works by ACS faculty composers Charles Mason, Dorothy Hindman, and Robert Tanner as well as works by guest composers Robert Patterson and James Romig. In the fall of 2003 they performed at the Milton Babbitt Celebration sponsored by Millsaps College and ACS. This concert included works by Babbitt, Crumb, Mason, Hindman, and Romig. At the 2004 ACS New Music Festival the ensemble played new compositions written for them by two members of the ACS Composers Forum. As part of the ongoing classics series they played Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time. The ensemble gave performances of the winning student contest compositions as well as did readings of other student works in progress. Contact Patricia Gray (pgray@pgray.net) for information about scheduling performances. Streaming audio of the Pierrot Lunaire performance is available here.

Recent Performances

Washington and Lee – Jan. 21-23, 2005
Lexingon, VA

Rhodes College February Feb 27 – March 1, 2005
Memphis, TN

Davidson College March 20 –22, 2005
Davidson, North Carolina

Birmingham: Alabama School of Fine Arts – June 28, 2005

2005 ACS New Music Festival, Birmingham-Southern College

CDs and DVDs

Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire

Crumb: Voice of the Whale

Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time

Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony (Webern trans)

Contact pgray@pgray.net for further information.