Penn State School of Music Guest Artist Recital
iQ visits Penn State University for the first time with a program featuring music by Bela Bartok, Witold Lutoslawski, Amy Beth Kirsten, and Steve Reich
iQ visits Penn State University for the first time with a program featuring music by Bela Bartok, Witold Lutoslawski, Amy Beth Kirsten, and Steve Reich
Join icarus Quartet for a new annual fundraising event in support of their successful iQ Tests program elevating the work of promising student composers! iQ will feature works by past iQ Test Scholars, invite short performances by the Scholars themselves, and announce the two Scholars chosen for the 2024-25 edition of iQ Tests. Enjoy an afternoon of music, food, drinks, and fun while raising funds for results – both of the winning composers and the ongoing prosperity of these fruitful collaborations!
iQ makes its return to this fantastic Maryland concert series, this time with works by Stephen Downing, Sam Wu, Scott Lee, and Christian Quinones, as well as premieres from 2023-24 iQ Test Scholars, Kian Ravaei and Che Buford
iQ kicks off a 2-day residency at the University of Central Florida by following student performances of works by Bill Ryan, Sebastain Suarez-Solis, David Lang, and Finola Merivale with a set of Amy Beth Kirsten’s little things lost and Steve Reich’s Quartet
iQ heads to North Carolina for UNC Chapel Hill’s Conversations in Modern Music series, presenting a recital with works by Natalie Dietterich, Sam Wu, Matiss Cudars, Christian Quinones, Amy Beth Kirsten, and Steve Reich – and please join in early for a pre-concert discussion at 6pm!
iQ concludes their Brazil trip at the University of São Paulo, presenting a recital of works by Christian Quinones, Amy Beth Kirsten, and Steve Reich
iQ continues their Brazil trip with an appearance at the São Paulo State University, presenting a recital with works by Natalie Dietterich, Sam Wu, Matiss Cudars, Christian Quinones, Amy Beth Kirsten, and Steve Reich
We present an afternoon recital for the Sao Paulo Contemporary Composers Festival with premieres by Diogo Carvalhos, Rafael Godoi, and Franciele Lima
We make our South American debut at UNICAMP in Campinas, Brazil for the Sao Paulo Contemporary Composers Festival with a recital featuring works by Natalie Dietterich, Sam Wu, Christian Quinones, Amy Beth Kirsten, Steve Reich, and the world premiere of 22-23 iQ Test Scholar Matiss Cudars’ Spark
Looking forward to debuting on this series in the same location we used to film our Lansky Textures music video! This intimate concert for piano four hands and percussion (with some special appearances of both toy piano and synthesizer too) features SIX icarus commissions including 2 iQ Test Scholar alumni works, both current iQ Scholar works, and recent commissions by Scott Lee and Liliya Ugay!
We're thrilled to be collaborating on this program “Herding Cats” presented by the Argento New Music Project, where Larry Weng will play Beat Furrer’s Melodie – fallend, Argento will play music by Meier, Chen, Czernowin, and Balter, and icarus will perform Michel Galante’s Camouflage as well as the world premiere of Amy Beth Kirsten’s little things lost, commissioned by Chamber Music America
Matt and Jeff head up to southeastern Pennsylvania for a new concert series presented in collaboration with Allegro Music Consultants, and will perform an afternoon program of percussion music by Ivan Trevino, Leo Gorosito/Rafael Alberto, Thomas Kotcheff, Ned McGowan, Emmanuel Sejourne, and Robert Marino
iQ presents classes and performances throughout the day at GFS for multiple grade levels at this all-girls school in Maryland
icarus performs recent works by David Crowell, Douglas Knehans, and Natalie Dietterich alongside music from their debut album
In our international debut, we premiere works from composition fellows at the festival as well as faculty composer Anthony Green’s A Series of Harmonies
We are thrilled to be giving a featured recital as part of the DMV Music Academy’s week-long residency at the Kennedy Center’s REACH, including the world premiere of David Crowell’s Precipice and music from our debut album – honored to share the stage with an opening set from Lyric Brass too!
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icarus celebrates its forthcoming album with a brunch party at the Peabody Institute! Come for pancakes, mimosas, and special performances by iQ and friends! We’ll even have physical copies available for sale and pickup ahead of the June 17th album drop :)
icarus presents virtual premieres of works by four composition students at Florida State University along with the re-airing of a virtual premiere by FSU composition professor Liliya Ugay – tune into the stream HERE
Matt and Jeff perform music by Reich, John Fitz Rogers, Gorosito/Alberto, Andersson, and Joachim, plus Jeff teams up with saxophonist Doug O’Connor for selections from David Maslanka’s Songbook
iQ presents a recital featuring the music of Michael Laurello, Brad Lubman, and Paul Lansky
iQ spends two days in Waterloo, IA for masterclasses, clinics, presentations, and performances with the music students of UNI
iQ presents a recital featuring the music of Michael Laurello, Brad Lubman, and Paul Lansky