yMUSIC Hailed by NPR’s Fred Child as “one of the groups that has really helped to shape the future of classical music,” yMusic is a sextet of young performers equally comfortable in the overlapping classical and pop music worlds. The “six hip virtuosi” (Time Out NY) play a unique combination of instruments: string trio, flute, clarinet, and trumpet. This exciting orchestration has inspired an expanding repertoire of works by some of today’s most important artists. Indie rock luminaries Annie Clark (St. Vincent), Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond), and Ryan Lott (Son Lux) have crafted instrumental works specifically for the ensemble. On yMusic’s debut album, Beautiful Mechanical, the group pairs these works with pieces by emerging composers Judd Greenstein, Sarah Kirkland Snider, and Gabriel Kahane, a result that was recently named Time Out New York’s #1 Classical Record of 2011. In addition to performing its own repertoire, yMusic serves as a ready-made collaborative unit for bands and songwriters. In the 2012-13 season, yMusic launches new projects with Dirty Projectors, Gabriel Kahane and Richard Reed Parry of Arcade Fire. Past collaborations have included work with The National, St. Vincent, My Brightest Diamond, Aaron and Bryce Dessner, Ra Ra Riot, and Justin Vernon of Bon Iver. These affiliations have brought yMusic to prominent stages around the world, including Amsterdam’s Muziekgebuow, New York’s Beacon Theater, and the Krannert Center in Champagne-Urbana. yMusic can be heard on Dirty Projectors’ “Swing Lo Magellan,” Son Lux’s “We Are Rising,” My Brightest Diamond’s “All Things Will Unwind,” and a forthcoming record of compositions by Richard Reed Parry. yMusic was created in 2008 to bring a classical chamber music aesthetic to venues outside the traditional concert hall. Its members have individually toured and recorded with artists such as Bon Iver, Bjork, Peter Gabriel, Antony and the Johnsons, Ryuichi Sakamoto, The National, Rufus Wainwright, Grizzly Bear, Meredith Monk, Yo-Yo Ma, The New York Philharmonic, David Byrne and Sufjan Stevens. BIOGRAPHIES ROB MOOSE A graduate of the Manhattan School of Music in violin performance, Rob Moose has established anexciting and eclectic presence as performer, arranger, and conductor in the rapidly changing atmosphere of contemporary music. Since joining Antony and the Johnsons in 2005, Mr. Moose has also toured with Sufjan Stevens,
Beth Orton, and Duncan Sheik and recorded with dozens of artists including Arcade Fire, The National, Grizzly Bear, Vampire Weekend, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Rufus Wainwright, Marianne Faithfull, and John Legend. In 2009, he co-arranged and music directed The Long Count, a multimedia song cycle commissioned by the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Next Wave Festival. Elsewhere, his arrangements have been performed and recorded by Antony, Loudon Wainwright, Trey Anastasio, Glen Hansard, Paul Banks, Punch Brothers, Ra Ra Riot, Elizabeth and the Catapult, Trixie Whitley, and Sharon van Etten. In 2011, after writing the arrangements for their Grammy Award-winning sophomore album, Mr. Moose joined Bon Iver as violinist, guitarist, and singer. Performances with the band include such prestigious venues as Radio City Music Hall, Wembley Arena, and the Sydney Opera House, as well as Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Colbert Report, and Saturday Night Live. A resident of New York City since 2000, Mr. Moose enjoys a diverse freelance career that has recently included performances with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Doveman’s Burgundy Stains series at (le) Poisson Rouge, and with Sir Paul McCartney for the Christmas episode of Saturday Night Live. CJ CAMERIERI As a trumpet player, french hornist, and keyboard player, C.J. Camerieri has enjoyed an active, diverse, and exciting career since completing his classical trumpet training at Juilliard in 2004. He has become an indispensable collaborator for numerous indie rock groups as a performer, arranger, improviser, and soloist and is a cofounder of the contemporary classical ensemble yMusic. yMusic’s debut record was named Time Out New York’s #1 Classical Record of 2011, the same year that Camerieri won two Grammys as a member of Bon Iver for the band’s sophomore record, which later reached gold status. He is currently the newest member of Paul Simon’s band, joining for 2014’s “Paul Simon and Sting: On Stage Together” tour. C.J. began working in alternative music as the trumpet player and keyboard player for Sufjan Stevens in January of 2006. He then went on to tour the world as a member of a’s band in 2007-2008 before starting yMusic with Rob Moose in the spring of 2008. He joined Bon Iver in 2011 while also touring with Yoko Ono’s Plastic Ono Band. C.J.’s discography includes well over 100 recordings, including current and forthcoming releases by Bon Iver, yMusic, Sufjan Stevens, Rufus Wainwright, David Byrne, Antony and the Johnsons, Martha Wainwright, Loudon Wainwright III, Gabriel Kahane, The National, Julia Stone, Ingrid Michaelson, The Staves, My Brightest Diamond, Baby Dee, Joan Osbourne, Sean Lennon, Yuka Honda, GOASTT, Jesse Harris, She and Him, Harper Simon, Chris Garneau, Clare and the Reasons, Welcome Wagon, Anthony Gabriel Kahane and yMusic
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