Collage New Music is a
Boston-based ensemble. Since 2009, their main performing venue has been the
Longy School of Music's Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall. Since its inception in 1972, Collage New Music has maintained a reputation for performing works by the great composers of the 20th and 21st century, such as
Edgar Varese,
John Cage,
Yehudi Wyner,
Olivier Messiaen, and
Joan Tower. Collage opened the 2001 Festival of Contemporary Music at
Tanglewood with a concert featuring composers long associated with the ensemble:
Gunther Schuller,
John Harbison, and
Donald Sur. While honoring the music of the earlier 20th century, Collage has a longstanding tradition of commissioning new works by living composers and often providing many Boston premieres. Collage also host a composer-in-residence each year that allows the ensemble to engage with young Boston composers, and attain a consistent working relationship with the community through various outreach activities. Collage now host annual composer competitions for high school students, fostering the development and progression of music. ;Members • Christopher Krueger, flute • Jennifer Slowik, oboe • Robert Annis, clarinet • Craig McNutt, percussion • Christopher Oldfather, piano • Catherine French, violin • Anne Black, viola • Joel, Moerschel, cello • David Hoose, conductor ==Commissioned Composers==