About
The New Music Ensemble at Grand Valley State University is dedicated to bringing audiences the most significant music of our time. Founded in 2006 by its director Bill Ryan, the ensemble performs an incredible variety of music. From landmark compositions of the Twentieth Century, to the most recent works of this new century, their concerts are stimulating, entertaining and unpredictable. Complete Bio
• Our YouTube videos have 1,081,027 views and counting (and no Lady Gaga covers or piano playing cats)
NEWS
• December 15, 2011
Feature profile by Molly Sheridan at New Music Box online magazine.
• December 5, 2011
The Inuksuit performance we were involved with in June makes NY Magazine’s list of the top ten classical events of 2011.
• November 15, 2011
Back from the tour: 7 days, 1800 miles. Loads of photos here, and videos of performances here and here.
• November 10, 2011
Our Mobtown Modern Music show gets reviewed in the Washington Post.
• October 1, 2011
We’re going on our first tour! Winchester, VA--Baltimore, MD--Washington, DC--Philadelphia, PA. Details here.
Follow student Daniel Rhode’s tour blog here.
• July 4, 2011
A track from our In C Remixed CD used in an episode of MTV’s new series Teen Wolf.
• June 21, 2011
We joined So Percussion and a slew of other percussionists to perform John Luther Adams’ Inuksuit, for 99 percussionists, at Morningside Park, New York, NY. The performance was sponsored by Miller Theater and Columbia University, and presented as part of the Make Music New York festival.
RECORDINGS
OLDER NEWS (but still good!)
The New Music Ensemble at Grand Valley State University is dedicated to bringing audiences the most significant music of our time. Founded in 2006 by its director Bill Ryan, the ensemble performs an incredible variety of music. From landmark compositions of the Twentieth Century, to the most recent works of this new century, their concerts are stimulating, entertaining and unpredictable. Complete Bio
• Our YouTube videos have 1,081,027 views and counting (and no Lady Gaga covers or piano playing cats)
NEWS
• December 15, 2011
Feature profile by Molly Sheridan at New Music Box online magazine.
• December 5, 2011
The Inuksuit performance we were involved with in June makes NY Magazine’s list of the top ten classical events of 2011.
• November 15, 2011
Back from the tour: 7 days, 1800 miles. Loads of photos here, and videos of performances here and here.
• November 10, 2011
Our Mobtown Modern Music show gets reviewed in the Washington Post.
• October 1, 2011
We’re going on our first tour! Winchester, VA--Baltimore, MD--Washington, DC--Philadelphia, PA. Details here.
Follow student Daniel Rhode’s tour blog here.
• July 4, 2011
A track from our In C Remixed CD used in an episode of MTV’s new series Teen Wolf.
• June 21, 2011
We joined So Percussion and a slew of other percussionists to perform John Luther Adams’ Inuksuit, for 99 percussionists, at Morningside Park, New York, NY. The performance was sponsored by Miller Theater and Columbia University, and presented as part of the Make Music New York festival.
RECORDINGS
OLDER NEWS (but still good!)