International Contemporary Ensemble: The Shape of Forgetting
About This Event
The New York–based International Contemporary Ensemble presents The Shape of Forgetting at Roulette. The group’s programs move between chamber writing, electronics, improvisation and hybrid multimedia, often shaped by close collaboration with composers and guest artists, and their playing favors precision and shared listening over spectacle; they have previously appeared at Roulette in projects including We Got Us, Michael Foster with Strings, David Moore, and Emilio Modeste and Friends.
About The Shape of Forgetting
Presented live at Roulette, *The Shape of Forgetting* frames memory as a material you can hear: fragments, returns, and erasures shaped in real time. Featured sets include We Got Us, Michael Foster with Strings, David Moore, Emilio Modeste and Friends, and Raphael Rogiński interpreting John Coltrane, placing contemporary classical practice in dialogue with jazz lineage. No specific NYC premiere history is documented, but the program reads as a snapshot of New York’s ongoing tradition of genre-porous concert making. The most telling detail is its restraint, letting structure and silence carry the argument.
About the Artist
International Contemporary Ensemble
International Contemporary Ensemble is a New York City–based collective devoted to new classical work and its neighboring scenes. The group’s programs move between chamber writing, electronics, improvisation, and hybrid multimedia formats, often shaped by close collaboration with composers and guest artists.