The New York New Music Ensemble (NYNME) is an American contemporary music ensemble. Since 1976, the group has commissioned, performed and recorded works by both emerging and prominent living composers. Its performances have been featured at several major music festivals including the Ravinia Festival, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, June in Buffalo, the Pacific Rim Music Festival, and the Thailand International Composition Festival (TICF). NYNME has also been recognized and supported by many significant American foundations, including the Jerome Foundation, the Fromm Foundation at Harvard, the Mary Flagler Cary Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, the Koussevitzky Foundation, and the NEA and NYSCA. The group has held numerous residencies at universities, such as Rice University, Emory University, Brandeis University, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the University of Pittsburgh, and Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study. Over the years, NYNME has premiered over 140 works, the vast majority of which were written specifically for the group. Among the prominent composers with whom the group has enjoyed longstanding associations are Elliott Carter, Jacob Druckman, Charles Wuorinen, Mario Davidovsky, Harvey Sollberger, Joan Tower, George Perle, Rand Steiger, John Eaton, and David Felder. The group's activities have also included tours in Europe, Asia, and South America. Current members include: flutist Emi Ferguson, clarinetist Jean Kopperud, violinist Linda Quan, cellist Chris Finckel, pianist Stephen Gosling, and percussionist Daniel Druckman. Patricia Leonard has served as the Managing Director since 2019. Previous membership The New York New Music Ensemble was founded in 1975 by conductor Robert Black, along with flutist Jayn Rosenfeld (who served as the ensemble's Executive Director between 1993 and 2013), clarinetist Laura Flax, violinist Gregory Fulkerson, cellist Eric Bartlett, and pianist Alan Feinberg. Percussionist Daniel Druckman joined in the early 1980s. Other musicians associated with the group include Curtis Macomber, Elizabeth DiFelice, Cameron Grant, James Winn, Jeffrey Milarsky, Calvin Wiersma, James Baker, and Susan Narucki. Commissioned works Kathryn Alexander, "As Once the Winged Energy of Delight" Kristi Allik, "Trio" Milton Babbitt, "Playing for Time" Milton Babbitt, "Souper" Milton Babbitt, "When Shall We Three Meet Again" (1997) Thomas Barker, "10/22 (R-681.7)" (1981) Thomas Barker, "Samenwerking" Leslie Bassett, "Wolken" Ross Bauer, "Implicit Memory" (2007) Ross Bauer, "Stone Soup" (1996) Eve Beglarian, "Making Sense of It" (1987) Arthur Berger, "Composition for Piano 4-Hands" Harrison Birtwistle, "Crescent Moon over the Irrational" (2010) Harrison Birtwistle, "Fantasia upon all the notes" (2011) Harrison Birtwistle, "Trio" (2010) Robert Black, "Foramen Habet!" Susan Blaustein, "Out