Group Biography

The City of Tomorrow “plays with an extraordinary sense of ensemble, not just

in terms of rhythmic precision but in tone color, balance, gesture, and sensitivity”
(Sidney Chen, NewMusicBox). The quintet was formed in 2010 and has since becom:
known for their performances of virtuosic works, including the North American pre-
miere of “Blow" by Franco Donatoni in 2010 and world premieres of works by Rob
Keeley (2012), Zosha Di Castri (2012), and Nat Evans (2014).

A traveling quintet, COT has performed across the U.S. and Canada, making their
New York debut in April 2013 at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music. Other
appearances during the 2012-13 season included Old First Concerts in San Francisco,
New Music Edmonton in Alberta, the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Series in Chicago,

and the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival.

In December of 2012, the City of Tomorrow collaborated with Henk Guittart and
Gruppo Montebello at the Banff Centre in a project to perform and record music
from the Second Viennese School. This three-CD set will be released in 2014

by Etcetera/New Arts International label. Over the next three years, the City of
Tomorrow will record their own three-part concept album that will include new com-
missions by American composers Nat Evans (Seattle), John Aylward (Clark University),
and Hannah Lash (Yale). Titled Nature — Machines — The Apocalyptic Sublime, the
recordings will delve deep into emotional responses to climate change, industrialism,
conservation, and impending collapse. The group hopes to encourage participation

with the listeners’ apocalyptic fears, inspiring action towards a better future.

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