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12/26/2004
 The National Philharmonic will give the world premiere of Steven R. Gerber�s Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra on January 8th at 8 PM at the F. Scott Fitzgerald auditorium in Rockville, Maryland. Gerber is a native of Washington, D.C. and has had numerous performances and premieres with the National Philharmonic.
This current world premiere was written expressly for clarinetist Jon Manasse, who was formerly acting principal clarinet for the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in New York City. Gerber�s concerto is about 20 minutes long in two movements. The first movement consists of a slow introduction, a fast atonal section, and a slow coda similar to the introduction. The second movement has an introduction, a passacaglia and fugue, and then a coda similar to that of the first movement.
This performance will mark the third world premiere for Gerber by the National Philharmonic. Past premieres include his Concerto for Violin and Orchestra(which was premiered at the Kennedy Center), and his Concerto for Cello and Orchestra. In 2005 KOCH International Classics will release a new CD of solo and chamber works by Gerber featuring violinist Kurt Nikkanen (principal violin � New York City Ballet), violinists Cho-Liang Lin and Cyrus Beroukhim, cellist Brinton Smith (principal cello � Houston Symphony), and pianist Sara Davis Buechner. The recording will contain nine works spanning the period 1967-2001 and will represent a partial survey of Gerber�s chamber music to date.
posted by Jerry Bowles
12/26/2004 04:25:18 PM
12/24/2004
4TH ANNUAL TRIO + ZS CONCERT
Friday, January 21, 2005 at 8 p.m.
Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery (between Houston and Bleecker)
TRIO [Larry Polansky (guitars), Kui Dong (piano), Douglas Repetto (electronics) + Prerecorded material by Christian Wolff] & Zs [Sam Hillmer, Alex Mincek, Saxophones; Charlie Looker, Matthew Hough, Guitars; Brad Wentworth, Ian Antonio, Drums]
Tickets: $10 at the door
Information: www.wetink.org
Wet Ink is a New York-based composers collective, ensemble, and presenting organization dedicated to contemporary music. Wet Ink�s mission is to present
innovative programs that allow the public to experience contemporary music in unique contexts, while providing composers and performers a platform for their work. With strong ties to several New York arts communities --uptown and downtown new music,
experimental theater, jazz, punk rock-- Wet Ink is able to present engaging programs from the real frontier of new music with a kind of energy and authenticity rarely found elsewhere.
Coming up this season: Charles Gayle and The Wet Ink Ensemble 2/23; SlowSix and The Wet Ink Ensemble 3/30; TimeTable Percussion and Coptic Light 4/20; Erin Lesser, Flute performs Salvatore Sciarrino�s L�Opera per Flauto 5/18; Works by composer�s collective members Mincek, Fueting, Hillmer, and Connelly 6/15/05. Details at www.wetink.org.
WET INK MUSICS
214 West 92nd Street, 6A
New York, NY 10025
(212) 496-5605
www.wetink.org
posted by Jerry Bowles
12/24/2004 06:26:43 PM
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