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ICP Orchestra at International House Philadelphia
Courtesy of Taylor Haughton | Posted on January 8, 2013
Where
International House Philadelphia
3701 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA
Map
215-387-5125
When
Thu, April 11, 2013
8:00 PM
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Musicians
Michael Moore
clarinetTobias Delius
saxophoneAb Baars
clarinetThomas Heberer
trumpetWolter Wierbos
tromboneMary Oliver
violinHan Bennink
drumsICP Orchestra
band / ensemble / orchestraAbout
Ars Nova Workshop is thrilled to welcome the Instant Composers Pool Orchestra back to Philadelphia for the first time since 2011, when we presented the legendary Dutch ensemble for three consecutive nights.
“If you can imagine a piece of music as an object that can be picked up and looked at from many angles and maybe even turned inside out,” writes MTV.com, “you can begin to understand the ICP Orchestra's approach to making and treating music.”
Instant Composers Pool (ICP) is a collective of Dutch composers and improvisers (and instant composers) that was formed in 1967 by Misha Mengelberg, Han Bennink and Willem Breuker. The corresponding artist-run ICP Records has released over 40 albums, and is the longest running label of its kind. (The label recently announced an ICP retrospective box set release, the ICP Box, which will include 52 CDs, a photobook and original artwork by Bennink, whose work adorns many past ICP releases.)...