FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 20, 2008
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Longitude continues ninth season with free concert of chamber works
April 15 program includes diverse chamber works by DeMey, Saariaho, Cless, Hyla and Schnittke

Cambridge, Mass. — Longitude, Longy School of Music’s premiere new-music ensemble, will perform a concert of chamber music works on Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at 8:00 pm in Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall, Longy School of Music, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Longitude is in its ninth season and is under the direction of Longy faculty members Kate Vincent and Paul Brust.

This dynamic concert of contemporary music features Table Music (Musique de Tables) by Thierry De Mey (1987),”New Gates” by Kaija Saariaho (1996), “Inbound” by Elliot Cless (2007), Lee Hyla’s “Dream of the Innocent III” (1987) and a work by Schnittke. While these works range from the cacophonous to the imaginative, this concert will be sure to bring an exciting array of musical expression and intrigue to the curious concertgoer.

Admission to the concert is free. Concert hall is wheelchair accessible. Street parking available.

About Longitude
Longitude, a new-music ensemble, is dedicated to 20th- and 21-century chamber works. It performs three to four major concerts each academic year. Its repertory extends from works by masters such as Schoenberg, Stravinsky and Hindemith to premieres by contemporary composers. The ensemble often works directly with composers, including Leon Kirchner, John Harbison, Lee Hyla, John MacDonald, Boris Tishchenko, Scott Wheeler, and Longy's own composition faculty and students.

About Longy School of Music
Longy School of Music, founded in 1915, is a degree-granting Conservatory and school of Preparatory and Continuing Studies located in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school serves 223 undergraduate and graduate students from 37 states and 21 countries, and nearly 1,000 children and adults from the Greater Boston area. For all students, Longy provides a distinguished faculty that promotes profound musical understanding and technical mastery, encourages growth of imagination, and fosters inquiry about the role of music and the musician in the larger world. With a curriculum rooted in the traditions of Western music, Longy’s mission is to prepare musicians to make a difference in the world. It is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and the National Association of Schools of Music. For more information, visit www.longy.edu.

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