The Mimesis Ensemble is a New York City based ensemble dedicated to the mastery of music from the 20th and 21st centuries. Founded in 2008 by pianist Katie Reimer, Mimesis performs regularly at venues such as Weill and Zankel Halls at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, Symphony Space, the Miller Theatre at Columbia University, and the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. They have performed by invitation at the New England Conservatory of Music, and Northeastern University. The group has received financial support for their concerts from the Consulate General of Finland, and the Consulate General of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
Mimesis released their debut CD on Bridge Records in their 5th season, featuring Mohammed Fairouz’s opera, Sumeida’s Song, for orchestra and 4 singers. They worked with Grammy award winning producer David Starobin on this project, and were conducted by Scott Dunn, the Associate Conductor of the LA Philharmonic’s Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.
Opera News selected their debut CD for their Dazzling Dozen best releases of 2013, calling the Mimesis Ensemble’s performance ‘very impressive.’ Vivien Schweitzer from the New York Times lauded their ‘appealing program’ in 2012, and Sherri Rase from Qonstage called the group ‘brilliant.’
Fostering close relationships with the composers they program, musicians are often coached and/or conducted by the composers themselves. The ensemble has worked with, and programmed music by Thomas Ades, Martin Bresnick, Caleb Burhans, Patrick Burke, Anna Clyne, Richard Danielpour, Alexandra du Bois, Halim El-Dabh, Mohammed Fairouz, Judd Greenstein, John Heiss, Gabriel Kahane, David Lang, David T. Little, David Ludwig, Nico Muhly, Malcolm Peyton, Tobias Picker, Paola Prestini, Ned Rorem, Daniel Bernard Roumain, Huang Ruo, Kaija Saariaho, Gunther Schuller, Sarah Kirkland Snider, and Yehudi Wyner.
Learn More: http://www.mimesisensemble.org