After giving the world premiere performance of Ben Johnston's String Quartet No. 10 at the Milwaukee Art Museum's Calatrava addition, the four string players of Present Music independently formed Kepler Quartet with the purpose of recording all ten of Mr. Johnston's quartets. The group released CD1 (Ben Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 2, 3, 4 & 9; Cat. No. 80637) in 2006, and CD2 (Ben Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 1, 5 & 10; Cat. No. 80693) in 2011, both through the New World Records label. A third CD, so as to complete the recorded cycle, is currently in the fund-raising and planning stages.
The International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) is a premier forum for the advancement, dissemination and interchange of new music from around the world. Through ISCM, our members promote contemporary music in all its varied forms, strengthening musical life in their local contexts and making their music and its creators known to world.
Peakview Music was founded in 1985 as West Wind Music Company. We changed the name to Peakview Music Company in 2002. Our mission is to provide high quality arrangements and original compositions to our customers with quick delivery. Our convenient format allows for storage on a home computer. Our catalogue consists of numerous arrangements and transcriptions as well as original compositions for chamber and larger ensembles. In addition our catalogue includes music for student ensembles and young musicians. All of our music is sent via email as PDF files which ensures fast delivery to any computer with internet access and easy printing.