International Contemporary Ensemble at Miller Theatre, September 20, 2012

International Contemporary Ensemble, by Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times

International Contemporary Ensemble at Miller Theatre, September 20, 2012
The New York Times, Sept. 22, 2012

“Credit goes to the International Contemporary Ensemble…for finding a new and illuminating context in which to position Cage, by juxtaposing his music with a benchmark serialist composition by Pierre Boulez” — which is to say that ICE interleaved short works by John Cage among the movements of Boulez’s Le marteau sans maître. In so doing, the group challenged preconceptions and inclinations about both composers, while doing their compositions full honors. Well done.