Genres New music Website www.juventasmusic.com | Years active 2005 – present | |
Associated acts Boston Conservatory Dance Division, Boston Opera Collaborative Members Music Director
Lidiya Yankovskaya
Associate Conductor
Ian Garvie
Flute
Zach Jay
Clarinet
Tunman Ho
Percussion
Brian Calhoun
Piano
Julia Scott Carey
Violin
Sara Matayoshi
Viola
Ashleigh Gordon
Cello
Rachel Arnold Origin Boston, Massachusetts, United States Genre Contemporary classical music Albums Peter Van Zandt Lane: HackPolitik, Spectres Record labels Innova Recordings, New Dynamic Records Similar Peter Van Zandt Lane, Dalit Warshaw, Andy Vores, Alea III, Boston Youth Symphon Profiles | ||
About juventas new music ensemble
The Juventas New Music Ensemble is an instrumental ensemble located in Boston, Massachusetts devoted to performing musical works by composers under the age of 35. Their programming focuses on composers who actively blur the boundaries between popular musical genres and traditional art music. Since its inception, Juventas has received favorable reviews from several Boston publications.
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History
Juventas was founded in 2005 by Erin Huelskamp, Julia Scott Carey and Mark David Buckles. The three musicians decided to create the ensemble after realizing the difficulties young, unknown composers face in securing performance venues for their works. Huelskamp stated, "We felt young and underrepresented in a musical world that highly values the wisdom and experience that comes with age....the lack of professional opportunities for young composers and musicians is a real problem to which Juventas hopes to provide some solution." The Latin word juventas (meaning youth), was chosen to reflect the ensemble's mission.
Since 2005, Juventas has regularly performed concerts of new works, including many premieres. The ensemble has also collaborated with other Boston music groups and organizations. In December 2009, Juventas collaborated with the Lorelei Ensemble on a holiday concert entitled "One Light," which featured seven new works by young composers. The works spanned a variety of subjects including Christmas, Hanukkah, the winter solstice, and Nietzschean philosophy.
In September 2010, Juventas performed a concert entitled "The Exquisite Corpse" which utilized dancers from the Boston Conservatory to supplement and accentuate the musical works. The choreography and relevance of the dance to the music received mixed reviews, though on the whole the concert was deemed a success. On this particular program, the oldest composition dated from 2005.
Juventas is currently an Ensemble-in-Residence at Boston Conservatory and a visiting Ensemble-in-Residence at Middlebury College.
Core members
Juventas consists of seven "core members" who perform in each concert. Other guest artists participate if required for a particular work. The current core members are Lidiya Yankovskaya (Music Director), Zach Jay (Flute), Marguerite Levin (Clarinet), Brian Calhoon (Percussion), Julia Scott Carey (Piano), Yochanan Chendler (Violin), Emily Deans (Viola), and Rachel Arnold (Cello).
Past members
Mark David Buckles (Music Director Emeritus)
Michael Sakir (Music Director)
Administrative staff
Erin Huelskamp
Meghan Guidry
Clare McNamara
Marguerite Levin
David Richmond
Adrian Packel
Shannon Rose McAuliffe
Julia Scott Carey
Board of Directors
Jason Pavel, Chair
Paul A. Bohn, Clerk
Daniel Koppel
Kenny Smith, Treasurer
Oliver Caplan
John Carey
Steven Lewis, President
Daniel R. Schwartz
Songs
HackPolitik: Act I Scene 1: The donning of masksPeter Van Zandt Lane: HackPolitik · 2014
Compass: VI VarunaSpectres · 2016
HackPolitik: Act II Scene 8: The shaming of HBGary FederalPeter Van Zandt Lane: HackPolitik · 2014