ABOUT ICEBERG

ICEBERG New Music is an artist-led collective of ten composers based in New York City. ICEBERG's mission is to promote the idea that substance, not surface, is the heart of music creation and perception. The collective's ten member composers hail from different schools of thought and cultivate radically different sounds – from musical theater and indie rock to avant-garde sounds and electronic installations – but their contrasting musical languages belie a shared emphasis on structure and depth of meaning. When these artists compose for the same ensemble and present their works during a joint concert, the result is a glimpse into the ever-widening possibilities of art music in the twenty-first century. Since its founding in 2016, ICEBERG has presented over 45 events across North America and Europe featuring 200+ world premieres, making it one of the country's most active composer-led organizations.

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ICEBERG is committed to excellence of craft, inclusiveness of style, and educational outreach on behalf of the new music community. They present numerous concerts each season, partnering with some of the country's top ensembles to create programs that are innovative, diverse, and listener-oriented. In 2024-25, ICEBERG's New York City concerts include the world premiere of ECHO // RECEPTOR, an innovative fusion of music and theater featuring pianist Vicky Chow. All of the organization's events are followed by a community discussion with continuing open bar, giving audience members the opportunity to engage directly with the composers and performers about the music they just heard.

 

ICEBERG composers are dedicated to engaging directly with the community as energetic advocates of contemporary music. The collective participates in an annual residency at Crosstown Arts in Memphis, TN, during which they present public concerts, free lectures, and other educational outreach activities. In 2018, ICEBERG unveiled its Young Composer Award, a scholarship fund aimed at pre-collegiate composers from underprivileged and underrepresented backgrounds. In 2020, they began the ADVICEBERG project, which offers free career counseling to young composers.

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ICEBERG Institute, founded in 2020, is two-week composition intensive based in Orlando, FL. In cooperation with the University of Central Florida School of Performing Arts, the institute offers participants world-class composition instruction, copious rehearsal time with professional ensembles, and high-quality audio/video documentation of their music.

 

ICEBERG is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization supported in part by grants from the New York State Council on the Arts, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and the Williamson Foundation for Music.

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MEMBER COMPOSERS AND

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Drake Andersen

Victor Baez

Stephanie Ann Boyd

Alex Burtzos

Yu-Chun Chien

Derek Cooper

Jack Frerer

Max Grafe

Harry Stafylakis

Samantha Wolf​