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Alarm Will Sound
Origin Rochester, New York
Genre(s) Classical, Experimental, IDM
Years active 2001 – present
Label(s) Cantaloupe Music
Nonesuch Records
Website http://www.alarmwillsound.com

Alarm Will Sound is a 20-member chamber orchestra that focuses on recordings and performances of contemporary music. Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music Experimental music is a term introduced by composer John Cage in 1955 Intelligent dance music (commonly IDM) is a genre name invented in the early 1990s by the creators of an American online mailing list Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Cantaloupe Music is a Record label founded in March 2001 "created by the founders of Bang on a Can for music between the cracks" those founders Nonesuch Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through WEA International with business affairs handled Contemporary classical music can be understood as belonging to a period that started in the mid-1970s with the retreat of modernism. Its performances have been described as "equal parts exuberance, nonchalance, and virtuosity" by the Financial Times and as "a triumph of ensemble playing" by the San Francisco Chronicle. The Financial Times ( FT) is a British international business Newspaper. The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H The New York Times said that Alarm Will Sound is "one of the most vital and original ensembles on the American music scene. "

Alarm Will Sound's repertoire ranges from European to American works, from the arch-modernist to the pop-influenced. The group fosters close relationships with contemporary composers, premiering pieces by Steve Reich, John Adams, David Lang, Anthony Gatto, Cenk Ergün, Aaron Jay Kernis, Michael Gordon, Augusta Read Thomas, Stefan Freund, and Wolfgang Rihm. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Stephen Michael Reich (born October 3 John Adams (October 30 1735 July 4 1826 was one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States. David Lang (born January 8, 1957 in Los Angeles, California) is an American composer living in New York City. This is the article about the composer For the juggler see Anthony Gatto. Aaron Jay Kernis (born January 15, 1960) is a highly-honored contemporary Composer. Michael Gordon is an American composer and co-founder of the Bang on a Can festival and ensemble Augusta Read Thomas (born April 24, 1964) is an American Composer.

From 2004 to 2007, they were musical artists-in-residence at Dickinson College. Dickinson College is a private residential liberal arts college in Carlisle Pennsylvania. ASCAP recognized Alarm Will Sound with its Concert Music Award in 2006 for "the virtuosity, passion and commitment with which they perform and champion the repertory for the 21st century. The American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers ( ASCAP) is a non-profit Performance rights organization that protects its "

Alarm Will Sound's CD Acoustica (released July 2005 on Cantaloupe Music) featured acoustic arrangements of music by Aphex Twin. Acoustica is a 2005 album by American band Alarm Will Sound. The album consists of acoustic arrangements of electronic tracks originally composed by Richard Cantaloupe Music is a Record label founded in March 2001 "created by the founders of Bang on a Can for music between the cracks" those founders Its first two recordings were of music written by Steve Reich. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Stephen Michael Reich (born October 3

Members of the ensemble began playing together while studying at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, and have diverse experience in composition, improvisation, jazz, popular styles, early music, and so-called world music. The Eastman School of Music (also known more simply as The Eastman School, Eastman, or ESM) is a music conservatory located in the Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States.

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