The New Music Consort

The New Music Consort, directed by Claire Heldrich and Madeleine Shapiro, was formed in 1975 to perform twentieth-century music and to nurture young composers through commissions and premieres. The Consort has performed over 300 works of all genres, 45 of which were written for the ensemble. The Consort has given an annual series of concerts at Carnegie Recital Hall under the auspices of the Carnegie Hall Corporation. It has received six touring grants and three recording grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, and it participated in the first New Music Network tour sponsored by the New York State Council on the Arts.