FREE

A CD release party and listening event for Alarm Will Sound‘s 2009 Nonesuch Records debut recording “a/rhythmia,” with music of Nancarrow, Ligeti, Birtwistle, Benedict Mason, Michael Gordon, Josquin, Autechre, and Mochipet.

Alarm Will Sound is a 20-member band committed to innovative performances and recordings of today’s music. They have established a reputation for performing demanding music with energetic skill. ASCAP recognized their contributions to new music with a 2006 Concert Music Award for “the virtuosity, passion and commitment with which they perform and champion the repertory for the 21st century.” Their performances have been described as “equal parts exuberance, nonchalance, and virtuosity” by the London Financial Times and as “a triumph of ensemble playing” by the San Francisco Chronicle. The New York Times says Alarm Will Sound is “the future of classical music” and “the very model of a modern music chamber band.”