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.
• GVSU NME YouTube view count: 693,991
BREAKING NEWS
May 19, 2010
Terry Riley: In C limited edition CDs and artwork now available. Extremely limited quantities. Featuring electronic musician Dennis DeSantis and the ensemble's live performance at New York's Le Poisson Rouge.
RECORDINGS
OTHER NEWS
• July 9, 2010
Zoe Keating's track from our In C Remixed CD just released on the deluxe version of her beautiful new CD Into the Trees.
• June 18, 2010
Our 2009 NYC In C performance to be featured on Q2 summer festival. Details HERE.
• June 15, 2010
Three tracks from our In C Remixed CD used in Artesan Dance performance in Paris.
• May 4, 2010
Our third recording now available, presented by Ghostly International and Wordless Music,
• April 8, 2010
Track from In C Remixed used in new Callie Lipkin video.
• March 17, 2010
In C Remixed 100th day on Amazon's Top 100 Classical chart.
• February 21, 2010
New reviews of In C Remixed in at the San Francisco Chronicle and Philadelphia Inquirer.
• February 15, 2010
New Music Box discusses In C and our CD.
• January 5, 2010
Washington Post, Time Out Chicago, All About Jazz, and WNYC name our Remixed CD one of the top releases of 2009.
• December 18, 2009
WNYC's Soundcheck Listener Poll names our Reich CD #1 classical recording of the decade.
• December 17, 2009
WNYC's John Schaefer names our Reich CD on of the top five classical releases of the decade.
• December 15, 2009
Radiolab features our CD in a new episode
• December 11, 2009
Video excerpts of our New York LPR show HERE.
• December 8, 2009
Our In C and Music for 18 recordings part of WQXR's Maximal Reich Festival
• November 22, 2009
NPR's All Things Considered picks our In C Remixed CD as a top classical release.
• October 26, 2009
Thoughtful and well written "In C Remixed" review by The Big City
• October 13, 2009
Our upcoming CD featured on WNYC's New Sounds. Listen to the show HERE.
• October 7, 2009
Ensemble and new CD featured in Newsweek magazine.
• September 27, 2009
Website for our upcoming "In C Remixed" CD launched HERE.
• September 14, 2009
Our upcoming NYC concert gets a nice mention in this week's New York Times new season preview.
• September 8, 2009
Our upcoming NYC concert gets a nice mention in this week's New Yorker fall preview.
• August 30, 2009
Our upcoming NYC concert a critic's pick in New York Magazine for the fall season.
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.
• GVSU NME YouTube view count: 693,991
BREAKING NEWS
May 19, 2010
Terry Riley: In C limited edition CDs and artwork now available. Extremely limited quantities. Featuring electronic musician Dennis DeSantis and the ensemble's live performance at New York's Le Poisson Rouge.
RECORDINGS
OTHER NEWS
• July 9, 2010
Zoe Keating's track from our In C Remixed CD just released on the deluxe version of her beautiful new CD Into the Trees.
• June 18, 2010
Our 2009 NYC In C performance to be featured on Q2 summer festival. Details HERE.
• June 15, 2010
Three tracks from our In C Remixed CD used in Artesan Dance performance in Paris.
• May 4, 2010
Our third recording now available, presented by Ghostly International and Wordless Music,
• April 8, 2010
Track from In C Remixed used in new Callie Lipkin video.
• March 17, 2010
In C Remixed 100th day on Amazon's Top 100 Classical chart.
• February 21, 2010
New reviews of In C Remixed in at the San Francisco Chronicle and Philadelphia Inquirer.
• February 15, 2010
New Music Box discusses In C and our CD.
• January 5, 2010
Washington Post, Time Out Chicago, All About Jazz, and WNYC name our Remixed CD one of the top releases of 2009.
• December 18, 2009
WNYC's Soundcheck Listener Poll names our Reich CD #1 classical recording of the decade.
• December 17, 2009
WNYC's John Schaefer names our Reich CD on of the top five classical releases of the decade.
• December 15, 2009
Radiolab features our CD in a new episode
• December 11, 2009
Video excerpts of our New York LPR show HERE.
• December 8, 2009
Our In C and Music for 18 recordings part of WQXR's Maximal Reich Festival
• November 22, 2009
NPR's All Things Considered picks our In C Remixed CD as a top classical release.
• October 26, 2009
Thoughtful and well written "In C Remixed" review by The Big City
• October 13, 2009
Our upcoming CD featured on WNYC's New Sounds. Listen to the show HERE.
• October 7, 2009
Ensemble and new CD featured in Newsweek magazine.
• September 27, 2009
Website for our upcoming "In C Remixed" CD launched HERE.
• September 14, 2009
Our upcoming NYC concert gets a nice mention in this week's New York Times new season preview.
• September 8, 2009
Our upcoming NYC concert gets a nice mention in this week's New Yorker fall preview.
• August 30, 2009
Our upcoming NYC concert a critic's pick in New York Magazine for the fall season.
OLDER NEWS (but still good!)