Contemporary Music Ensemble

His performance will also be presented as a live stream.

Ben Bolter and Alan Pierson, conductors; Ben LaMar Gay, guest composer

The ensemble’s final concert of the academic year features a world premiere composed by—and featuring—guest composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist Ben LaMar Gay, praised by Pitchfork for “elevating the diverse sounds of Earth to the heavens.” Also on the program are Andrew Norman’s Try, a musical portrait of creative risk-taking, and the world premiere of Andrew Maxbauer’s untitled (lontano).