The Collected is a group of
nationally active composers committed to advancing the publicity of recent
music produced by living musicians. Dedicated to a broadly construed spirit of
inclusion, the group presents not only their own compositions, as well as those
of their teachers and influences, but also works by others that engage the
limits of artistic imagination and defy a taxonomy of aesthetic divisions
within new music. Embracing works informed by the music of disparate genres, the
group’s programming choices explore the creative exchanges within, between, and
among compositions located at the periphery of classical, rock, jazz, and
academic musical developments. Equally devoted to the concert endeavors of
emerging performers and composers, the group’s series of recordings on their
own independent label increase the exposure of these musicians’ ventures and
reflect a responsibility to the dissemination of such projects.
