Amir Zaheri, Musical Director and Conductor

The University of Alabama Contemporary Ensemble is committed to performing the music of the 20th and 21st centuries, including masterworks by established composers, music by emerging composers, and the music of the University of Alabama student and faculty composers.
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Striving to present this body of art at an exceptionally high level, the ensemble aims to endow student performers with a strong foundation of knowledge for this canon of musical literature, to enlarge the audience for contemporary art music, and to generate new opportunities for its performance. The ensemble is dedicated to encouraging and nurturing the music and careers of the composers and performers of today. 

Students interested in participating should contacted Dr. Zaheri (amir.zaheri@ua.edu).

Selected Contemporary Ensemble Performances

Featuring:
Eight Songs for a Mad King - Peter Maxwell Davies





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Featuring:
Double Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Tuba - Walter S. Hartley
The Flow of Boats for Dancers, Audience, and Smart Phones - Amir Zaheri and Rebecca Salzer
Concertino - Leoš Janáček
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Featuring:
M is for Man, Music, Mozart -
Louis Andriessen



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Featuring:
Recently Selected Film Works - Tyler Bradley Walker
Drei Tentos - Hans Werner Henze
When the Garden Floods - Colin Kemper
May I Take Your Picture? - Amir Zaheri and Rebecca Salzer
Appalachian Spring Suite - Aaron Copland

Selected Student Composer Performances 
("Composers Present")

Selected Programs Fall 2013 - Spring 2019

November 25, 2013

February 19, 2014

April 9, 2014

November 21, 2014

April 9, 2015

March 29, 2016

December 2, 2016

April 17, 2017 - "Composers Present"

March 29, 2019

2014 Tour

March 19, 2014

October 1, 2014

March 28 and 29, 2015

October 9, 2015

November 3, 2016

April 8, 2017

April 15, 2018

April 12, 2019 - "Composers Present"