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ICE
Members at Smith
Kivie Cahn-Lipman,
who holds degrees from Oberlin and Juilliard, and is a doctoral
candidate at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory
of Music, has performed to critical acclaim solo or chamber
recitals in Weill, Alice Tully, and Merkin Halls, Symphony
Space, the Miller Theater, and on 96.3 WQXR’s “Young
Artist’s Showcase” in New York and 98.7 WFMT’s “Live
from Studio One” in Chicago. He is the founding cellist
of the ICE, and with them has recorded for Naxos, Bridge,
New Focus, and Canteloupe. He is a Lecturer in Music at Smith
and Mount Holyoke Colleges.
Flutist Claire
Chase is an active soloist, chamber musician,
recording artist, co-founder and Executive Director of ICE.
She has given the world premieres of over 100 new works for
the flute and has performed at prominent national and international
music festivals. She is a winner of the 2008 Concert Artists
Guild International Competition and has been recognized for
her work with awards from the National
Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, the White
House Commission on Presidential Scholars, and the National
Young Artist Competition, among others.
Flutist Eric
Lamb is a soloist,
orchestral musician, chamber musician and much sought after
lecturer and teacher who is known for dynamic performances
of works of the avant-garde and riveting interpretations
of the classical and baroque repertoire. He is the recipient
of many prestigious awards including: Millennium Young Artists’ Award from the
James Tatum Foundation of the Arts and the National John
Philip Sousa Award, first prize in the Polytechnische Gesellschaft
Chamber Music Competition, and the Goethe Prize. He holds
degrees and diplomas from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music,
the Hochschule für Musik Frankfurt am Main, and the
Sculoa di Musica di Fiesole.
Clarinetist Joshua
Rubin has been working as a chamber musician,
orchestra musician, soloist and teacher in New York since
2000. In addition to being a founding member of ICE, Rubin
is also a member of the percussion and clarinet duo Breekbaar,
the New York Miniaturist Ensemble, and Ensemble 176. He received
degrees in clarinet and biology from Oberlin College and
his master's degree from the Mannes College of Music. He
studied clarinet with Lawrence McDonald, Mark Nuccio and
Yehuda Gilad.
Praised for his “precision and expressivity” by
the Chicago Tribune, guitarist Daniel
Lippel has
performed throughout the United States, Western Europe, and
Japan. His recent recitals include the Trinity Concert Series
in New York, Guitars International Series at the Cleveland
Institute of Music, Oberlin Conservatory, as well as for
the New York Classical Guitar Society and the Boston Classical
Guitar Society. Lippel won first prizes in the Stafford (England)
ASTA, and Boston Guitar Society competitions.
As a soloist, chamber musician, program director, and founding
percussionist of the ICE, David Schotzko has premiered over
75 new works by composers from around the world. He has worked
and studied closely with established composers such as Steve
Reich, David Lang, and James Wood, among many other established
and emerging composers. Recent and ongoing projects include
premieres of works for solo percussion by Mexican composers
Julio Estrada, Ignacio Baca Lobera, and Wilfrido Terrazas,
and recording with the Ensemble Breekbaar.
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