“Marvelously played…so poetic and clear-cut.” – Walter Zimmermann
“Operating under the name HereNowHear, pianists Ryan MacEvoy McCullough and Andrew Zhou have accomplished something quite remarkable in their realization of the masterwork and, as if that isn’t enough, have coupled it with a set of companion works by John Liberatore and Christopher Stark plus pieces by Yi-wei Angus Lee, Dante De Silva, Aida Shirazi, LJ White, Chris Castro, Laura Cetilia, and Zhou that, based on Beethoven’s “Rondo Alla ingharese quasi un capriccio” (“Rage over a lost penny”), were conceived with the 250th anniversary of the composer’s birth in mind.” – Textura
Founded in 2016, HereNowHear consists of pianists Ryan MacEvoy McCullough and Andrew Zhou, who first met at Tanglewood, founded to perform Stockhausen’s epic work Mantra for two pianos and electronics. Bringing together two compelling and dedicated performers of new works, the ensemble regards itself as a laboratory, working frequently with artistic partners, for compositional experimentation moved by a digitally autonomous (re)build-it-yourself spirit. Its core mission is to reinvigorate the repertoire for two pianists (+ collaborators) through commissioning, scholarly, and educational projects involving close, committed collaborations with composers, using traditional instruments to activate new sonic paradigms. They recently released the double album “sedgeflowers|MANTRA” on the False Azure Records label.
The ensemble has received coachings from Stockhausen “favorites” Benjamin Kobler and Ellen Corver, as well as Pierre Laurent-Aimard and Tamara Stefanovich. They have appeared as a featured group at Northwestern University’s NUNC3! Festival, Washington University in St. Louis, the Vanguard New Music Series (Kent, OH), and Kettle Corn New Music in New York City. The ensemble has commissioned and collaborated on new works from composers Christopher Stark and Loren Loiacono. Other upcoming projects include work with visual/video artist Andrew Lucia, a new work by Michael Small, and a new work by composer John Liberatore, supported by the Fromm Foundation, to be performed in the 2019–2020 season.
HereNowHear references Chap. 1, iv. of Joyce’s Finnegans Wake. For more information, direct your attention here: herenowhear.com
RAGE (Vented Project)
