Recent News
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New CD: Nisi (“Island”) and Kajato, with Adam Unsworth on Equilibrium Records
13 May 2012 5:43 AM | No CommentsCD with hornist Adam Unsworth on Equilibrium Records via Albany Music Distribution. The disk will include two Ernste compositions: Kajato for horn and electronics (a transcription from tpt/flugel and electronics) and Nisi ("Island", 2012) for horn and live electronics.
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![My new piece Nisi ["nee-see"] (Greek for "Island") was performed on April 25th 2012 hornist Adam Unsworth (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor). Nisi will be recorded with Adam in June of 2012 for his upcoming release on Equilibrium Records (Albany Music Distribution).](http://digital.music.cornell.edu/kevinernste/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/uns_front-36x36.jpg "Nisi for horn and live electronics (2012)")
Nisi for horn and live electronics (2012)
12 April 2012 3:53 PM | No CommentsMy new piece Nisi ["nee-see"] (Greek for "Island") was performed on April 25th 2012 hornist Adam Unsworth (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor). Nisi will be recorded with Adam in June of 2012 for his upcoming release on Equilibrium Records (Albany Music Distribution).
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Fromm Music Foundation Commission, 2011
29 October 2011 11:32 PM | No CommentsI am honored and pleased to have received a Fromm Music Foundation Commission for 2011.
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Discography
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New CD: Nisi (“Island”) and Kajato, with Adam Unsworth on Equilibrium Records
CD with hornist Adam Unsworth on Equilibrium Records via Albany Music Distribution. The disk will include two Ernste compositions: Kajato for horn and electronics (a transcription from tpt/flugel and electronics) and Nisi ("Island", 2012) for horn and live electronics. -
Neither Proud Nor Ashamed (Innova 660)
Neither Proud Nor Ashamed: New Music For Saxophone. My piece "To Be Niether Proud Nor Ashamed" received a Grammy nomination (semi-final round) in Category 107: "Best Contemporary Classical Composition". -
Augenblick: New Music for Wind Ensemble (engineering credits)
Conductor Cynthia Turner Johnson and the Cornell University Wind Ensemble began a program in 2004 of commissioning DMA candidates in composition at Cornell to compose music that “pushes boundaries.” -
The Wormhole and the Hymn (consulting, mastering help)
After thirty years of guitar and nearly as many as an improvisor, Harold Biffen releases his first-ever recording, a collection of fully realized steel string pieces that straddle the boundary between improvisation and composition. Whether drawing on his classical training or years spent with abstract electronics. -
Ithaca Recording (engineering credits)
Ithaca Recordings Tim Feeney, amplified percussion Vic Rawling, amplified cello Recorded by Kevin Ernste Mastered by Ernst Karel Artwork...