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3/28/2005
Benjamin Lees� Violin Sonata #1 will be given its West Coast Premiere performance by violinist Yvonne Lam and pianist Natalie Zhu on Saturday, April 2 � 7 PM in the Zipper Auditorium of the Colburn School of Performing Arts, 200 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California.
Ms. Lam had previously presented the Sonata on her January 17 recital at the Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia. This 17-minute work was premiered in February 1953 at the Brooklyn Museum by violinist Abraham Shevelov and pianist Ruth Bromberg and has been recorded by Ellen Orner for Albany Records.
Suggested donation for this concert is $20. For more information, contact the Colburn School at 213-621-2200 or visit them online.
posted by Jerry Bowles
3/28/2005 04:16:00 PM
The Quartet San Francisco, Grand Prize Winners of the 2004 New York International Tango Competition, will be in concert on Monday, April 4 at 8 PM at Saint Peter's Church in the Citicorp Center, Lexington Avenue at 54th St. (entrance on 54th between Lexington and 3rd Avenues) in Manhattan.
The concert, presented by Jeffrey James Arts Consulting, The New York International Tango Competition and Chamber Players International, will include a spectacular mix of tangos, jazz and much more, including music by Astor Piazzolla, Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck, Peter Schickele and Raymond Scott, many in arrangements made for the Quartet by Jeremy Cohen. More program information.
Suggested donation for this concert is $15. For reservations or more information, please call Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-797-9166 or contact them by email at jamesarts@worldnet.att.net.
posted by Jerry Bowles
3/28/2005 04:08:00 PM
3/17/2005
Miranda Cuckson, violin
Blair McMillen, piano
Matthew Gold, percussion
Works by Riegger, Feldman, Finney, B. Weber, R. Cuckson, Shapey
More info
posted by Jerry Bowles
3/17/2005 04:38:00 PM
3/16/2005
The music of American composer Beth Anderson will be featured in two upcoming concerts:
Saturday, March 19, 2005 � 8 PM at Westminster Choir College of Rider University, 101 Walnut Lane in Princeton, New Jersey. Pianist Marvin Rosen will present a piano recital titled "The Ink is Still Wet" which will include Ms. Anderson�s September Swale. The concert, totally devoted to music from the last 10 years, by living composers will be in the University�s Bristol Chapel and will also include the music of Kamalia Ali-zadeh (Azerbaijan), Betty Beath (Australia), Boudewijn Buckinx (Belgium), Rene Eespere (Estonia), Gareth Farr (New Zealand), Peter Machajdik (Slovakia), Beata Moon (USA), Frank J. Oteri (USA), Jaan Raats (Estonia), and Yoichi Togawa (Japan).
Tickets are $10 adults and $5 students/seniors. For more information, call (609) 921-7104 or email Marvin Rosen at Clasdis@cs.com.
Sunday, March 20, 2005 � beginning at 5 PM at Deep Listening Space, 75 Broadway in the Rondout District of Kingston, New York. Ms. Anderson�s Time Stands Still, A Day, Lazy Pussy (from Cat Songs), Beauty Runs Faster, Lullaby, and Knots will be performed by soprano Dr. Melanie Mitrano with pianist Judy De Wette. The composer will also perform a set of her text-sound pieces including If I Were A Poet, Country Time, Yes Sir Ree, and Ocean Motion Mildew Mind and will improvise with vocalist
and tape in a piece by Al Margolis as he manipulates the sounds electronically. There will be a symposium with Kyle Gann, Iris Brooks, and Pauline Oliveros from 5-7 PM, followed by the concert.
Ticket are $10, $8 students and seniors. Call (845) 338-5984 for tickets and information or visit http://www.pofinc.org/index2.html
posted by Jerry Bowles
3/16/2005 10:52:00 PM
3/15/2005
Steven R. Gerber�s Elegy on the Name �Dmitri Shostakovich� will be presented on Friday, March 18, 7 PM at Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, 58 Seventh Ave., corner of Lincoln Place in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
The piece will be performed by cellist Juho Latinene as part of the Brooklyn Conservatory Composers Collective concert. Works by other composers will also be presented.
Tickets for this concert are $5. For more information, please contact Brooklyn Conservatory at 718-622-3300.
posted by Jerry Bowles
3/15/2005 08:45:00 PM
The American Chamber Ensemble will present a very special Gala 40th Anniversary Concert on Sunday, March 20, 2005, at 3 p.m. when the Music Department of Hofstra University presents ACE at the University's Monroe Lecture Center Theater on California Avenue in Hempstead.
The new works to be performed on the program are Haskell Small�s Twelve Snippets for flute, clarinet, cello and piano and the New York Premiere of Benjamin Lees� Tapestry for flute, clarinet, cello and piano. This 40th Anniversary work was jointly commissioned by ACE, Pacific Serenades of California, the Contemporary Chamber Players of Utah, and the Mallarme Chamber Ensemble of North Carolina and
celebrates the 2005 Festival of Long Island Composers,
The concert will also celebrate the new release of ACE�s new Elysium CD, The American Chamber Ensemble Plays Peter Schickele.
Tickets for the March 20 concert are available at the Hofstra University Box Office for $10 ($8 senior citizens 65+ and non-Hofstra students). One free ticket with current Hofstra Card. For ticket information, call (516) 463-6644.
posted by Jerry Bowles
3/15/2005 08:41:00 PM
3/9/2005
Chamber Music by Benjamin Lees, including works from across his career, several off which are premieres, will be performed throughout the New York area in four upcoming concerts:
March 10, 2005, Piano Trio #2 "Silent Voices," Chamber Music Society of
Lincoln Center/Rose Studio, New York City.
March 17, 2005 � 7 PM - Toccata, Odyssey I (New York Premiere), Mirrors and Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano, performed by Judith Olson, piano and Rolf Schulte, violin at Bloomingdale School of Music, 323 W. 108th St. in Manhattan. This concert is free and open to the public. Information at 212-663-6021.
March 20, 2005, Tapestry for flute, clarinet, cello and piano (New York Premiere), American Chamber Ensemble, Hofstra University, Monroe Lecture Center Theater on California Avenue in Hempstead, New York. Tickets $10 (discounts for seniors and students. For information, call (516) 463-6644.
March 22, 2005, Piano and Chamber Music for Small Ensembles at Faust Harrison Pianos , 205 West 58th Street in Manhattan - performed by Thomas Piercy, clarinet, Judith Olson, piano, Mirian Conti, piano, Barbara Ann Martin, soprano and The Intrepid Wind Quintet - Maureen Keenan flute, Sarah Loveland, oboe, Thomas Piercy, clarinet, Daniel Liao, bassoon and Kristin Mozeiko, horn � works include Two Miniatures for Woodwind Quintet (1974 - World Premiere), Sonata for clarinet and piano (1953/2005 - World Premiere of clarinet arrangement of Violin Sonata No. 1, arrangement by Thomas Piercy), Paumanok for soprano and piano (1979), Three Variables for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, and piano (1955 - New York Premiere) and Tableau for two pianos (2003 - New York Premiere) � Tickets $15. For reservations or information call Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at (516) 797-9166.
posted by Jerry Bowles
3/09/2005 12:05:00 PM
On Saturday, March 12, at 2:00 p.m., the American Chamber Ensemble will
present �Mostly Schickele� a program of contemporary works at
Carnegie Hall�s Weill Recital Hall, 154 West 57th Street in Manhattan.
This concert celebrates both the 40th Anniversary of ACE
and the release of their new Elysium CD The American Chamber Ensemble Plays Peter Schickele.
The concert features Peter Schickele�s Quartet for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano, Monochrome 3 for 9 B-flat clarinets and Octet for clarinet, bassoon, French horn, string quartet, and bass, along with Albert Tepper�s Trio Barocco for clarinet, violin, and piano and Lukas Foss�s Three American Pieces for violin and piano.
General admission tickets to the March 12 concert are $35. Tickets may
be purchased by calling CarnegieCharge at (212) 247-7800, online or by visiting the Carnegie Hall Box Office. For more information, call MidAmerica Productions at (212) 239-4699 or
visit them at http://www.midamerica-music.com.
posted by Jerry Bowles
3/09/2005 11:59:00 AM
3/8/2005
(New York, NY) Composer and artist William David Fastenow unveils Lifelines: A Voiceless Multi-Media Opera, based on the poetry of Larry Don Cooper. Elatedly joining the post-modern new music scene, Lifelines combines literature, film, photography, live acoustic and electronic music into one interactive suite. Building off the blocks so masterfully laid by his predecessors�John Cage, Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Terry Riley, Frank Zappa�Fastenow employs an advanced multi-computer driven system in which movement, light, video, visual art, and live music manipulate each other to tell a story.
Four performances March 16th-19th will be held at Access Theater, 380 Broadway, 4th Floor (at White Street) and are priced at $10 for adults and $5 for students with valid ID. Tickets can be purchased at www.theatermania.com. The concert will be approximately one hour long with no intermission. A champagne reception follows each show catered by Cascata Caf� Italiano.
posted by Lifelines: A Voiceless Opera
3/08/2005 08:00:00 PM
3/2/2005
Meira Warshauer�s "Spirals of Light� for flute, cello and piano will be performed on Monday, March 7th - 7:30 p.m at the Jewish Museum of Florida, 301 Washington Avenue in Miami Beach. This concert will feature music by Southern Jewish composers and will be performed by an ensemble including pianist Harold Lewin, flutist Elissa Lakofsky and cellist Javier Arias. The composer will be at the concert to speak about her music.
Tickets for this concert are $15, with discounts for Museum members. For more information, call 305-672-5044, ext. 11 or visit them online.
posted by Jerry Bowles
3/02/2005 10:09:00 AM
ANTHONY DE MARE's upcoming solo concert, GOTHAM GLORY, at Zankel Hall, March 15 (Tuesday), 7:30pm, will celebrate the many faces of New York City and display de Mare's multi-talents and virtuosity, with six works by some of the most prominent, contemporary classical, jazz and Broadway composers of our time.
David Del Tredici: Gotham Glory (World Premiere) - Commissioned by The Carnegie Hall Corporation
Jason Robert Brown: Mister Broadway (World Premiere)
Fred Hersch: Saloon Songs (World Premiere)
Meredith Monk: Gotham Lullaby (1975)
Paul Moravec: Isle of the Manhattoes (World Premiere)
Frederic Rzewski: De Profundis (1992)
TICKETS: $18-$28. To order tickets, call Carnegie Charge at 212-247-7800 or visit
www.carnegiehall.org
posted by Jerry Bowles
3/02/2005 10:06:00 AM
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