Nicole, Laura, and Choo Choo will be joined by Soprano vocalist, Jamie Jordan, to perform a program in celebration of Women's History Month, featuring the following works by female-identifying composers:

Program:

Sarah Gibson - Woven

Tania Leon - Alma

Nicole Chamberlain - Prayer Cycle

Paola Prestini - His song (Psithurism)

Brittany J. Green - The Sounds You Left Behind

Alice Hong - world premiere of vim commission Good Bones

Join us for an afternoon of music, interactive rhythm games, and an instrument petting zoo!

Featuring ensemble vim’s pianist Choo Choo Hu, violinist Robert Anemone, and cellist Laura Usiskin performing works by Florence Price, Jessie Montgomery, Carlos Simon and others.

This concert is made possibly by the generous support of the Music Performance Trust Fund in honor and celebration of Black History Month!

Program:

Florence Price - Fantasy in G minor, 1933, 5’

*Carlos Simon - be still and know, 2015, 7’

*Jessie Montgomery - Duo for violin and cello, 2015, 11’

Bob, Laura, and Choo Choo will perform a program celebrating World Mental Health Day as part of our residency at St. Luke’s Atlanta.

Note: special audience participation will be encouraged at this concert!

Program:

Insomnia - Niloufar Iravani

be still and know - Carlos Simon

Mercurial Revelries - Asha Srinivasan

Wilder Shores - LJ White

Spread. Flowers. - Lilia Ugay

Give me Phoenix Wings to Fly - Kelly-Marie Murphy

Bob, Laura, and Choo Choo will perform a program featuring works by Alice Hong, Jessie Montgomery, Astor Piazzolla, and Paul Schoenfield.

Program:

Alice Hong - l’oiseau qui entend l’appel du vide

Jessie Montgomery - Duo for violin and cello

Astor Piazzolla - Oblivion

Paul Schoenfield - Cafe Music, 1st mvt

ensemble vim will perform on a joint program with Terminus Ensemble at Atlanta’s SoundNOW Contemporary Music Festival on March 29, 2023 at Florence Kopleff Recital Hall.

Program:

Valentin Silvestrov - Postlude

Brian Raphael Nabors - Bootleg Hoedown

Sakari Dixon-Vanderveer, type

Liliya Ugay, The Beautiful

Livestream link: https://fb.me/e/2HBNkAyJo

Program:

Jose Miguel Moreno-Sabio - Comme des brouillards silencieux

Corey Dundee - Migration Miniatures

Emily Koh - bridging:isolation

Catherine McMichael - Eclectic Trio

Viet Cuong - Wax and Wire

Jennifer Higdon - Smash

with spoken word by Ashlee Haze

Join us for an evening of live music, electronics, and dance as part of DanceATL’s A.M. Collaborative. RSVP here!

Program:

Alice Hong - l’oiseau qui entend l’appel du vide

Jessie Montgomery - Duo for violin and cello

Paul Schoenfield - Cafe Music, 1st mvt

ensemble vim plays an educational concert for students in the orchestra program at Jean Childs Young Middle School in Atlanta. Thank you to their director Anhvu Tran for hosting us, Sarah Womack at APS for helping put this together, and MPTF for supporting this endeavor!

A multicultural soiree featuring works by Ukrainian composers Nikolai Kapustin and Valentin Silvestrov, Uzbek-Korean composer Liliya Ugay, British composer Hilary Tann, and American composer Valerie Coleman.

Program:

Nikolai Kapustin - Trio Op. 86

Valerie Coleman - Fanmi Imen

Liliya Ugay, The Beautiful

Ernesto Lecuona - Malagueña

Hilary Tann - Llef

Valentin Silvestrov - Postlude

Note: This concert is sponsored by Susan and Ron Antinori and the Ansley Park Special Events Committee. Seating is limited and on a first-come first-served basis. If you are an Ansley Park resident, please RSVP at www.ansleypark.org.

Program:

Nikolai Kapustin - Trio Op. 86

Alice Hong - l’oiseau qui entend l’appel du vide

Hilary Tann - Llef

Jessie Montgomery - Duo for violin and cello

Emma Lou Diemer - Quartet (based on themes by Howard Hanson)

Laura, Nicole, and Choo Choo present an interactive music workshop sponsored by ClefWorks, featuring music by Nikolai Kapustin, Hilary Tann, and Kevin Day.

Program:

Nikolai Kapustin - Trio Op. 86

Hilary Tann - In the Theater of Air

Kevin Day - Ecstatic Samba

Join ensemble vim and ensemblenewSRQ on May 2nd at 7pm CDT for this special collaborative event! The two ensembles will present the Birmingham Premiere of VOID, their co-commissioned modular chamber work by New Renaissance Artist, The Honourable Elizabeth A. Baker.

Join us for the WORLD PREMIERE of two works for Pierrot ensemble, written for ensemble vim:

“(p)neumes” by Peter Van Zandt Lane

“Menagerie of Endangered Creatures” by ensemble vim Composer Fellow, Luke Blackburn

Also on the program are Jennifer Jolley’s “You Are Not Alone” and Brian Nabors’ “Bootleg Hoedown.”

Admission is free but donations are encourage. Please see our eventbrite for tickets and more info!

Join ensemble vim and ensemblenewSRQ for this special collaborative event, as the two ensembles present the tutti World Premiere of VOID, their co-commissioned work by The Honourable Elizabeth A. Baker.

A quartet of vim musicians will present a program to Lovett music students, leading a discussion on the importance of playing chamber music as well as music by living composers.

Bob Anemone, violin

Nicole Frankel, flute

Choo Choo Hu, piano

Laura Usiskin, cello

Join us at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens for a special live, outdoor performance as part of their “Cocktails in the Garden” series!

Join us on May 1, 2021 for an outdoor marathon concert experience like no other! We will be offering free chamber performances in an effort to meet our goal of raising $3000 to support our 2021-2022 season! Bring a lawn chair or a picnic blanket and some snacks, stop by when you can, and enjoy live music in the beautiful Atlanta weather. Our pianist, Choo Choo Hu, will be performing a music marathon starting at 11am, featuring various pop-up chamber performances throughout the morning. This will culminate in the main event with all ensemble vim core musicians performing a special program from 1-2pm. We can't wait to see you there!

1pm Program:

Paul Schoenfield "Cafe Music" (1987)

I.

Rob Bowden "Excuse Me!" (written for ensemble vim as part of our residency at UGA, 2021)

Patrick Greene "But Not Until It Is Finished With You" (2017)

II. Inward

III. Lithe

Sam Hoyland “Whited Air” (written for ensemble vim as part of our residency at UGA, 2021)

Charles Ives 114 Songs (transc. fl/pno) (1922)

108. “Songs my Mother taught me”

43. “The Things Our Father Loved (and the greatest of these was Liberty)”

102. “Memories”

Kevin Day “Ecstatic Samba” (2018)

Due to covid-19 concerns, we are postponing our spring concert until we can be certain that it’s safe for our musicians and audience to gather again. Check back, as we hope to perform our program for you in the early fall, which includes the world premiere of (p)neumes, a new work for Pierrot Ensemble by acclaimed composer, Peter Van Zandt Lane.

Our new virtual summer series, Vimmunity Mondays, will premiere on 6/15! Follow @ensemblevim on Facebook and Instagram to stay updated. Videos will also be posted to the Media section of our website!

Join us for our first concert of the 2019-2020 season!

Admission is free, though a $10 donation is suggested. Please RSVP at our eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ensemble-vim-inaugural-concert-tickets-72755159641

Program:

Jennifer Higdon - Smash

David Lang - Sweet Air

Sarah Gibson - I prefer living in color

Louis Andriessen - Workers Union

Featuring Guest Poet: Ashlee Haze

About this Event

Join us at the intersection of music and poetry for an afternoon of wine, cheese, great company, and powerful live performances. Come meet ensemble vim, Atlanta’s newest and most exciting music collective focused on multidisciplinary collaborations with artists all across the Southeast. Featuring guest poet Ashlee Haze. Admission is free, but space is limited so RSVP by October 1.

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ensemble-vim-launch-party-tickets-71916067895?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&fbclid=IwAR18uYuu6uHLrtBLGksmHhv-w_LeRWbcIhlmP6Kd-cmreRAd9IhsXj7oMbU