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7th Edition of The ASCAP Foundation's Thru The Walls Showcase

Featured composers Fred Ho, Bryce Dessner and Padma Newsome with the Clogs perform at the Cutting Room in New York City

The ASCAP Foundation presented the latest installment of its highly popular Thru The Walls showcase series at The Cutting Room in Manhattan on February 7. Sponsored in part by Sibelius, the music notation software company, the series is designed to showcase the work of composers/ performers whose concert music defies boundaries and genres. Composer/ NewMusicBox.org Editor Frank J. Oteri emceed the event.

(l-r): Emcee Frank J. Oteri, The Clogs' Thomas Kozumplik, ASCAP's Cia Toscanini, performers Bryce Dessner, Fred Ho, Thru The Walls founder Martha Mooke, The Clogs' Rachael Elliott , performer Padma Newsome and ASCAP's Fran Richard.

Sponsored in part by Sibelius

The featured ASCAP composer/performers were Fred Ho (baritone saxophone), Bryce Dessner and Padma Newsome with the Clogs (Bryce Dessner, guitar; Rachael Elliott, bassoon; Thomas Kozumplik, percussion; and Padma Newsome, violin/viola).

Launched in January 2001, Thru The Walls was conceived and produced by ASCAP composer/performer Martha Mooke, who continues to co-produce the event with ASCAP Assistant Vice President of Concert Music Cia Toscanini.

Previous composer/performers who have participated include Paola Balsama Prestini & Nico Muhly of VisionIntoArt, Eve Beglarian, Gregg Bendian, Kitty Brazelton, Kenji Bunch, Tom Chiu, Jed Distler, Mark Dresser, Annie Gosfield, Susie Ibarra, Arthur Kampela, Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum, Lukas Ligeti, Denman Maroney, Martha Mooke, Ben Neill, Milica Paranosic, Misha Piatigorsky, Bobby Previte, Todd Reynolds, Brandon Ross, Rob Schwimmer, Matt Shipp, Dave Soldier, Mark Stewart, Randy Woolf, Evan Ziporyn, and Pamela Z.

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