The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY) presents Curtis New Music Ensemble: We The Artists at Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center, 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10128, on Friday, November 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM. Tickets start at $45 in-person and $25 to livestream and are available at https://www.92ny.org/event/curtis-new-music-ensemble-we-the-artists.

Curtis New Music Ensemble explores 20th- and 21st-century repertoire through the highest level of artistry. Their first 92NY appearance with the program We the Artists features the music of five wide-ranging modern composers. Carlos Simon pays homage to five Black American icons, from Maya Angelou to Herbie Hancock in Giants. The late Soviet-born Sofia Gubaidulina’s innovative, mystical work is represented in her haunting Letter to the Poetess Rimma Dalos. Clarice Assad brings echoes of Latin America, with influences from Argentine tango and Brazilian choro to Andean chants. Valerie Coleman writes that her Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes “honors the legacy of Native Americans and former African slaves who traversed the Trail of Tears.” And two selections from Joan Tower’s Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman – her Copland-inspired “tribute to women who take risks and are adventurous” — punctuate this inspiring program celebrating creativity, strength, and resilience.

Program
CARLOS SIMON Giants
JOAN TOWER Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, No. 6
SOFIA GUBAIDULINA Letter to the Poetess Rimma Dalos
CLARICE ASSAD Canções da America
TOWER Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, No. 5
VALERIE COLEMAN Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes