About
TEMPO (The Epicenter Musical Performance Organization), dedicated to the pursuit, performance, and perseverance of contemporary music, was formed in 2008 at California State University, Northridge by Daniel Kessner and Julia Heinen.
In Spring 2019, TEMPO was honored to receive 1st prize at the Doug Davis Performance Grant for their performance of Fred Lerdahl’s “Time After Time.”
The ensemble of flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, and percussion consists of faculty, alumni, and friends, all of whom share a passion for performing works from the 20th and 21st centuries.
In 2019-2020 TEMPO celebrates its 11th season of bringing contemporary music to the world. In addition to programming established contemporary works, it also hosts an annual “Call for Scores,” selecting several works to feature each season.
Performances
September 15th, 2019
7:30pm
CSUN – Cypress Recital Hall
Program includes:
John Costa
Venom (revised, reinjected version) for flute, bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion (2013)
Ingolf Dahl
Concerto a tre for clarinet, violin, and cello (1946)
Joshua Hey
Recreation for flute, oboe, clarinet, viola, piano, and percussion (2018)
Texu Kim
Fanfare for PyeongChang for clarinet, percussion, and string quartet (2017)
Lei Liang
Gobi Canticle for violin and cello (2005)
Roger Zare
Zodiacal Light for flute, clarinet, and piano (2018)
Score Submission
TEMPO Ensemble
(The Epicenter Musical Performance Organization)
11th Season 2019-2020
Call for Scores
WINNING COMPOSITIONS FOR 2019-2020 SEASON
John Costa – Venom
Jeff Gao – “03-15-2019 Christchurch”
Todd Goodman – Imprint
Joshua Hey – Recreation
Texu Kim – Fanfare
Martin Rokeach – Going Up
Stephen Yip – Tranquility in Consonance III
Thanks to all the fantastic works we had submitted for 2019-20 season!
Our Call for Scores for 2020-2021 will be posted on April 1, 2020
Contact
TEMPO New Music Ensemble
California State University, Northridge
Department of Music
Attention: Julia Heinen
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8314
(818) 677-3168