Alarm Will Sound
Alarm Will Sound performing at Carnegie Hall, February 16, 2006.
Origin	Rochester, New York
Years active	2001 – present
Genre(s)	Classical, Experimental, IDM
Label(s)	Cantaloupe Music Nonesuch Records
Website(s)	http://www.alarmwillsound.com

Alarm Will Sound is a 20-member band that focusses on recordings and performances of contemporary music. They are currently Musical Artists-in-Residence at Dickinson College, and their performances have been described as "equal parts exuberance, nonchalance, and virtuosity" by the 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." To suggest a relevant news story for the main page, refer to the criteria then add your suggestion at the candidates page. ... Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in New York City located at 57th Street and 7th Avenue. ... A portion of Rochesters skyline, looking north along the Genesee River from the Ford Street Bridge. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ... Experimental music is any music that challenges the commonly accepted notions of what music is. ... Intelligent dance music (or intellectual dance music[citation needed]), commonly referenced as IDM, is a set of experimental electronic music styles with an emphasis on unconventional sequencing and processing. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Cantaloupe Music is a record label founded in March 2001 created by the founders of Bang on a Can for music between the cracks, those founders being composers Michael Gordon, David Lang, and Julia Wolfe, and Bang on a Can Managing Director Kenny Savelson. ... Nonesuch Records is currently a Warner Bros. ... In the broadest sense, contemporary music is any music being written in the present day. ... Dickinson College is a private liberal arts college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. ... The Financial Times (FT) is an international business newspaper printed on distinctive salmon pink broadsheet paper. ... The San Francisco Chronicle, the self-described Voice of the West, is Northern Californias largest newspaper. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ...

Alarm Will Sound's repertoire ranges from European to American works, from the arch-modernist to the pop-influenced. The group fosters close relationships with contemporary composers, premiering pieces by Steve Reich, David Lang, Anthony Gatto, Cenk Ergün, Aaron Jay Kernis, Michael Gordon, Augusta Read Thomas, Stefan Freund, and Wolfgang Rihm. Steve Reich Steve Reich (born Stephen Michael Reich, October 3, 1936) is an American composer. ... David Lang is the name of: David Lang (composer) David Lang (athlete) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Aaron Jay Kernis, born 1960 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is one of the most highly-honored contemporary composers. ... Michael Gordon was born in Florida in 1956 and grew up in Nicaragua and an Eastern European community in a jungle on the outskirts of Managua. ... Augusta Read Thomas (born 1964) is a composer. ... Wolfgang Rihm (b. ...

Alarm Will Sound may be heard on three CDs. The latest (Acoustica July, 2005 release) features acoustic arrangements of music by Aphex Twin. The two earlier recordings are of the music of Steve Reich. Aphex Twin (Richard David James, born August 23, 1971 in Limerick, Ireland) is a UK-based electronic music artist, credited with pushing forward the genres of techno, ambient, acid, and drum and bass. ... Steve Reich Steve Reich (born Stephen Michael Reich, October 3, 1936) is an American composer. ...

Members of the ensemble began playing together while studying at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York and have diverse experience in composition, improvisation, jazz and popular styles, early music, and world musics. The Eastman School of Music is the University of Rochesters college and graduate school of music. ... A portion of Rochesters skyline, looking north along the Genesee River from the Ford Street Bridge. ...

Members

• Jessica Johnson - flute
• Jackie Leclair - oboe
• Elisabeth Stimpert - clarinet, sax
• Bill Kalinkos - clarinet, sax
• Michael Harley - bassoon, voice
• Matt Marks - horn, keyboards, electronics
• Jason Price - trumpet, cracklebox, electronics
• Payton MacDonald - percussion, tabla, composer
• Dennis DeSantis - percussion, electronics, composer
• John Orfe - keyboards, composer
• Courtney Orlando - violin, voice, keyboards, accordion
• Caleb Burhans - violin, viola, voice, mandolin, banjo, electric guitar, composer
• John Pickford Richards - viola, accordion
• Stefan Freund - cello, composer
• Miles Brown - bass
• Alan Pierson - artistic director, conductor, keyboards
• Gavin Chuck - managing director, composer
• Nigel Maister - staging director
• Kate Sheeran - personnel manager
• Dave Polato - production manager

Discography

• 2005. Acoustica: Alarm Will Sound performs Aphex Twin. Cantaloupe Music
• 2002. Steve Reich, Tehillim/The Desert Music. Cantaloupe Music
• 2001. Steve Reich, Music for Large Ensemble. WEA/ATLANTIC/NONESUCH

External Links

• Official site
• Alarm Will Sound at myspace.com