About AME

The American Modern Ensemble is based in New York City and was formed in 2005 with the goal of premiering, performing and recording and commissioning the widest possible repertoire written by American composers. Our focus is to celebrate and showcase American music and especially works written by living composers. Occasionally, we choose one American composer to feature on a program devoted to his or her music. AME is also dedicated to education and outreach programs that expose communities to American music, and particularly to new music written by living composers.


Core Instrumentation

Sinfonietta: flute (doubling alto flute and piccolo), clarinet (doubling bass clarinet and E-flat clarinet), oboe (doubling English horn), bassoon (doubling contra bassoon), horn, trumpet (C trumpet, B-flat trumpet and piccolo trumpets in E-flat and D), trombone, percussion, piano (doubling synthesizer), two violins, viola, violoncello, bass, conductor.

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Board of Directors

Jane Maas, Creative Director, Ogilvy & Mather; Chairman Emeritus, Earle Palmer Brown Advertising and Public Relations
Jason Molesworth, Director of Business Transformation, American Express
Dennis O'Brien, President Emeritus, University of Rochester
Antonio Tessitore, Managing Director, AME

Robert Paterson, Artistic Director, AME
Victoria Paterson, Executive Director, AME; President, Lumiere Records, Inc.


Artistic Advisory Board

Samuel Adler
Chester Biscardi
Chen Yi
John Eaton
John Harbison
Ralph Jackson
Aaron Jay Kernis
Frank J. Oteri
Stephen Paulus
Frances Richard
Christopher Rouse
Paul Sperry
Joan Tower
John Yannelli