Quartet for the End of Time \ ;was composed by Olivier Messiaen while in a prisoner-of-war camp during W WII for a quartet of instruments available among the camp&rsquo\;s inmates . While the first performance took place in the camp\, a contemporary cham ber \;ensemble Unheard-of will be talking about the history of the wor k and performing it at BPL.
\nUnheard-of Ensemble is a Brooklyn-base d clarinet\, violin\, cello\, and piano quartet performing dedicated to co nnecting new music to communities in New York and across the United States through the development and performance of adventurous programs using tec hnology and interactive multimedia. Unheard-of is committed to the idea th at new music belongs in every community\, and implements this mission thro ugh concerts and educational workshops throughout New York as well as on t our. Unheard-of has grown since forming in 2014 into a nation-wide communi ty across multiple artistic genres. With an approach that is open and welc oming of all voices\, Unheard-of strives to be a vehicle for development a nd growth for voices novel and experienced\, experimental and traditional\ , uncomfortable and accessible. Unheard-of Ensemble tours regularly\, comm issions large-scale multimedia projects\, and runs its own summer workshop for emerging composers\, the Collaborative Composition Initiative (CCI). The 2023-24 season focuses on our newest performance series in collaborati on with the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club\, the Cultural Ecologies Series\, an immersive set of multimedia concerts utilizing Brooklyn&rsquo\;s own Go wanus Canal as our stage. On tour\, Unheard-of visits Georgia State Univer sity\, Columbus State University\, and University of Florida\, Johnstone S eries at Short North Stage\, Ohio University\, Cal State Northridge and Un iversity of Pittsburgh. In past seasons\, the ensemble has had residencies and performances at Oberlin\, Northwestern\, CCM\, Manhattan School of Mu sic\, as well as New York venues National Sawdust\, Roulette\, Symphony Sp ace\, Carnegie\, and Merkin Hall.
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