New Music Ensemble

Course

M-W-F, 12–2p
MRH 6.222

UNDERGRADUATE ENS 107N
GRADUATE ENS 187N

The University of Texas New Music Ensemble is widely regarded as one of the best student ensembles of its kind in the United States. Featuring solo, chamber and large ensemble works by living composers and those of the recent past, the ensemble presents five concerts each season, with a focus on music from the past twenty years.

Since the inception of the Visiting Composers Series in 1995, the ensemble has featured works of world-class guest composers who also present an open forum on their works and give master classes to students in the composition division.

The New Music Ensemble has been called "the best hidden treasure in Austin's classical music scene" (Austin Chronicle), and performances by the ensemble have won "Best Performance of a New Work" awards from the Austin Critics' Table on several occasions.

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New Music Ensemble consists of sixteen core members made up primarily of the most proficient students in the Butler School. It is open to qualified students university-wide by audition.

Strings

Audition Information

Requirements and Schedule

All auditions will take place in the Orchestra Room 2.118.

Click on your instrument below for repertoire requirements. Students should prepare one movement of a concerto or a solo work of equal difficulty in addition to all of the excerpts for your instrument.

Cello

Sunday, August 23

Double Bass

Sunday, August 23

Violin

Saturday, August 22

Viola

Saturday, August 22

Register for an audition and sign up for an audition slot by August 14. Please note that we reserve the right to adjust the schedule as needed so students should monitor their email in case a change is made.

Any questions about the audition process should be directed to the Graduate TAs at utorchestras@utexas.edu and Prof. Khudyev at Farkhad.Khudyev@austin.utexas.edu. Please contact us if there are no audition slots remaining for your instrument.

Winds & Percussion

Audition Information

Requirements

All music majors auditioning for ensembles are required to take the rotation audition. Non-majors also have the option of taking the rotation audition, however they are not required to.

All auditions will take place in Bates Recital Hall.

Schedule

Click on your instrument below to view the required audition excerpt.

Saturday, August 22

Percussion | 12-3pm

Oboe | 3:30-5:30pm

Horn | 5:45-8pm

Monday, August 24

Bassoon | 12-2pm

Tuba / Euphonium | 2:15-4:15pm

Saxophone | 4:30-7pm

Tuesday, August 25

Bass Trombone / Tenor Trombone | 12-2pm

Flute | 2:15-4:15pm

Trumpet | 4:30-7:30pm

Wednesday, August 26

Harp | 12:30-1:30pm

Clarinet | 2-5pm

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Meet the Faculty

Director

T.j. Anderson

Associate Director of Bands

tjanderson@utexas.edu

MRH 2.404
Marc Sosnowchik

Director, New Music Ensemble

Associate Director, Longhorn Band

Assistant Director of Bands

msosnowchik@utexas.edu

MRH 2.502

Teaching Assistants

Student Composer looks into camera with electronic keyboard on his shoulder

New Music Ensemble collaborates with the Butler School composition division to regularly present world premieres of outstanding student compositions.

Recent visiting composers

Andy Akiho
Viet Cuong
Michael Daugherty
David Del Tredici
Annie Gosfield
Augusta Read Thomas
Joan Tower
Chen Yi

New Music Ensemble

Course

Join

Strings

Requirements and Schedule

Sign-Up

Winds & Percussion

Requirements

Schedule

Saturday, August 22

Monday, August 24

Tuesday, August 25

Wednesday, August 26

Sign-Up

Meet the Faculty

Director

Associate Director of Bands

Director, New Music Ensemble

Associate Director, Longhorn Band

Assistant Director of Bands

Teaching Assistants

Recent visiting composers

Upcoming Performances

Halloween “Pops” Concert

Previous Performances

Butler Opera Center

Mechanical Dreams

Butler Opera Center

Marcos Balter, visiting composer Sean Riley, violin

Marcos Balter, visiting composer
Sean Riley, violin