In striking debut, New York Philharmonic maestro embraces new
(Artdaily.org)

Opening his era in charge of the New York Philharmonic, Jaap van Zweden could not have been clearer that he welcomes fresh ideas. The Dutch maestro started his tenure as the 26th music director of the leading US orchestra on Thursday with a bold statement -- the world premiere of a stirring experimental piece that challenges the physical restrictions of music. `Filament,` composed by 36-year-old Ashley Fure, is marked by haunting whispers from 15 `moving voices` -- a choir that circulates through the hall with megaphones, first on the balconies and finally in a meditative procession toward the orchestra. Fure, an assistant professor at Dartmouth College who studies the relationship between music and motion, created a striking audial effect for the audience -- many in black-tie and cocktail dresses for a season-opening gala -- with the sound veering from