CMA Small Ensembles: Netsky Songwriters Workshop, Janmohammadi Persian Music Ensemble, and Abrego Ensemble

This is an in-person event with a private stream available to the NEC community: https://necmusic.edu/streaming-eben-jordan

THREE SETS: 7 PM, 8 PM, & 9 PM

7:00pm- Netsky Songwriters Workshop

This ensemble offers a framework for songwriters to work on creating original songs drawing on a variety of contemporary genres. You do not need to have written songs before, but you should have some experience playing and singing songs by others.

Steve Netsky, coach
Ruochen (Maggie) Zhang, voice
Katie Purcell, viola/voice
Nicholas Biagini, woodwinds
Katie Knudsvig, fiddle/voice
Karl Henry, cello
Changrong (Yannick) Yan, voice/piano
Haoyu Zheng, piano
Xiao (Edward) Sun, guitar/voice
Emily Mitchell, voice
Giulia Haible, cello

8:00pm- Janmohammadi Persian Music Ensemble

This ensemble offers an introduction to Persian Music traditions.

Nima Janmohammadi, coach
Kaia Berman Peters, voice
G Rockwell, guitar/banjo
Olivia Wilkins-Becker, guitar
Solomon Caldwell, bass

9:00pm- Abrego Ensemble

This ensemble explores the spectrum of musical notation, including graphic scores, game pieces, and text pieces. Students will use original composition to collectively practice employing non-traditional approaches to ensemble writing. Students will also have the opportunity to explore the music of composers such as Anthony Braxton, Pauline Oliveros, Earle Brown, Cornelius Cardew, and others.

Magdalena Abrego, coach
Nikita Mannin, clarinet
Álvaro Emiliano López, guitar
Weza Jamison-Neto, bass trombone 
Yoona Kim, ajaeng/voice
Hannah Dunton, bass/voice 
Solomon Caldwell, bass