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5/16/2006
NEW MUSIC CONCERTS
Presents
ELLIOTT CARTER @ 97 - A Double Portrait
Elliott Carter, who last came to Toronto in his 90th year, is still going strong and actively composing. New Music Concerts is delighted to welcome the pre-eminent American composer again for two concerts of recent works and a biographical film:
Saturday May 27 at The Music Gallery
Sunday May 28 at Glenn Gould Studio
For Immediate Release - Toronto, May 9, 2006: "Elliott Carter is one of America's most distinguished creative artists in any field.", said Aaron Copland nominating Elliott Carter for the Gold Medal of the National Institute of Arts and Letters for Eminence in Music in 1971. The Grove Dictionary of Music, the acknowledged ultimate authority in musical scholarship, contains the following entry: �Elliott Carter (b New York, 11 Dec 1908). One of the most respected composers of the second half of the 20th century, he has blended the achievements of European modernism and American �ultra-modernism� into a unique style of surging rhythmic vitality, intense dramatic contrast and innovative facture.�
Twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize, first composer to receive the United States National Medal of Arts, one of the few composers ever awarded Germany's Ernst Von Siemens Music Prize, and in 1988 made "Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" by the Government of France, Elliott Carter is internationally recognized as one of the leading American voices of the classical music tradition. He recently received the Prince Pierre Foundation Music Award, bestowed by the Principality of Monaco, and was one of a handful of living composers elected to the Classical Music Hall of Fame.
�While no one will ever agree on who is the most important living American composer, Elliott Carter is often called the most eminent, which is difficult to dispute. Now 97 years old and actively composing for eight decades, Carter spans nearly the entire twentieth century and the beginning of the 21st. Famous for highly demanding atonal scores using extraordinarily sophisticated rhythms, Carter is a prime architect of modernist music in the United States. Among his most important works are: the Double Concerto for Piano and Harpsichord with Two Chamber Orchestras, which Stravinsky hailed as a masterpiece, a Concerto for Orchestra which Bernstein championed, a Grammy-winning Violin Concerto, and five string quartets, often hailed as the most important works in the genre since Bart�k, two of which were awarded Pulitzers. His most recent compositions include his first opera, What Next?, and a Cello Concerto for Yo-Yo Ma. �(Source: Naxos.com)
New Music Concerts Carter Double Portrait
On Saturday, May 27 (7:15PM) at the Music Gallery at Saint George the Martyr, Virgil Blackwell (bass clarinet), Robert Aitken (flute), Fujiko Imajishi (violin), David Hetherington (cello) and Max Christie (clarinet) are featured in some of Carter�s most challenging solo works: Scrivo In Vento (flute); Riconoscenza and Rhapsodic Musings (violin); Gra (clarinet, written as a tribute to Carter�s dear friend, Witold Lutoslawski); Figment No. 1 and No. 2 em>(Remembering Mr. Ives) (cello); Steep Steps (bass clarinet); and Enchanted Preludes (cello and flute). The evening also includes the screening of A Labyrinth of Time (2004) � a portrait of this striking musician by filmmaker Frank Scheffer, beginning at 7:15PM followed by the concert of solo works at 8:45PM.
The Music Gallery at Saint George the Martyr: 197 John St. (North side of Stephanie St.)
Box Office: 416 204�1080
Individual Tickets: $25 regular | $15 seniors |$5 students (Cheapseats)
On Sunday, May 28 (8PM) at Glenn Gould Studio, NMC continues its tribute to Carter with a concert featuring Erica Goodman (harp), David Swan (piano) with the New Music Concerts Ensemble, under the direction of Robert Aitken. The all-Carter program consists of two of his most recent works: Dialogues (2004), for solo piano and eighteen instruments, and Mosaic (2005), for solo harp and seven instruments � both Canadian premieres. Elliott Carter, in conversation with Robert Aitken from the stage of Glenn Gould Studio, enlightens the evening, sharing his thoughts, memories and ideas with the audience between performances.
Glenn Gould Studio (CBC Broadcast Centre): 250 Front St. West
Box Office: 416 205-5555
Individual Tickets: $25 regular | $15 seniors |$5 students (Cheapseats)
Carter Week-end passes (film and both concerts): $40 regular | $25 seniors are available from New Music Concerts by calling 416 961-9594
A TOAST TO ELLIOTT CARTER
A Special Fundraising Event
Featuring solo works performed by
Robert Aitken, flute � Fujiko Imajishi, violin � David Hetherington, cello � Max Christie, clarinet
Friday, 26 may 2006 6:00 � 8:00 pm
Gallery 345: 345 Sorauren Avenue (south off Dundas West, between Lansdowne & Roncesvalles)
Proceeds to benefit New Music Concerts
A charitable receipt will be issued for the maximum allowable under Canada Revenue Agency guidelines (charitable reg. 11905 6448 rr0001)
Tickets $50 advance (call 416�961�9594) / $65 at the door
Admission includes hors d�oeuvres and open bar
Sponsored by Saint Andr� Brewing Company
posted by Coming Events
5/16/2006 02:04:00 PM
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