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5/31/2006
THE SOCIETY FOR CHROMATIC ART
presents
TONY OLIVER, percussion
The SCA presents a wide-ranging program for solo percussion, featuring
works selected from their second annual Call for Scores.
Tuesday, 6 June 2006 at 8pm
Christ and St. Stephen's Church
120 W. 69th Street (at Broadway)
New York, New York
free admission
Jeffrey Holmes: Stormbringer
James Romig: Second Vibraphone Sonata
Evan Johnson: hyphen (3 performances)
Jeffrey Trevino: Substitute Judgement
Robert E. Thomas: Sixteen Lines Circling a Square
James Romig: A Slightly Evil Machine
posted by Coming Events
5/31/2006 03:44:00 PM
5/26/2006
WHAT: New Waltzes for Piano and Toy Pianos
Waltzes by the 20th and 21st Century composers
Performed by pianist Nada Kolundzija
With participation of composers
Katarina Miljkovic and Milos Raickovich
WHEN: Thursday, June 22, 2006, at 8:00 P.M.
WHERE: STEINWAY HALL, 109 W 57th Street (across Carnegie Hall), NYC
HOW: Free admission
CONTACT: Milos Raickovich
E-mail: Raickovich@aol.com
www.nadakolundzija.info
Pianist Nada Kolundzija (from Belgrade) will perform waltzes by the 20th and 21st Century composers, with participation of composers Katarina Miljkovic and Milos Raickovich on toy pianos. The recital, titled New Waltzes for Piano and Toy Pianos, is featuring new works commissioned by Ms. Kolundzija and written for her within the last year, as well as waltzes by the well known masters of modern music. The audience will have a rare opportunity to hear the most prominent Serbian composers, including Dusan Bogdanovic, Katarina Miljkovic, and Milos Raickovich, as well as composers such as Philip Glass, Gy�rgy Ligeti, Arnold Schoenberg, and Louis Andriessen.
Ms. Kolundzija�s 2006 tour of Canada and the U.S. includes recitals in Toronto, Washington D.C. (Kennedy Center-Millenium Stage, June 19 at 6 PM), New York City (Steinway Hall, June 22 at 8 PM) and Boston (Rutman's Violin Shop, July 1st at 8 PM).
Ms. Kolunzija received numerous awards and recognitions for her interpretations of contemporary music, including the 3rd Prize at the International Arnold Schoenberg Piano Competition in Rotterdam (1979), and diplomas from the International Gaudeamus Competition for Interpreters of Contemporary Music (1981 and 1984).
New Waltzes for Piano and Toy Pianos
Performed by Nada Kolundzija
Program:
Modern Love Waltz (1977) Philip Glass (1937-)
Wals (1974) Louis Andriessen (1939)
Tempo di Valse (1951-53) Gy�rgy Ligeti (1923-)
A Little Prayer (2005) Dusan Bogdanovic (1955-)
Waltz for Nada (2005) Katarina Miljkovic (1959-)
Dream Waltz (2005) Beverly Pinsky Grigsby (1928)
Willow Waltz (2005) Vuk Kulenovic (1946-)
Waltz of the Mystic Bird (2005) Michael Pepa (1939-)
Winter Waltz (2005) Milos Raickovich (1956-)
Walzer (1920-1923) Arnold Sch�nberg (1874-1951)
Esenin�s Waltz (1990) Ivana Stefanovic (1948-)
Mechanical Waltz, for piano, toy piano and tape (2005) Irena Popovic (1974-)
Well Tempered St. Lazarus Waltz,
for piano and two toy pianos (2005) Miroslav Savic (1954-)
(with Katarina Miljkovic and Milos Raickovich, toy pianos)
For more information, visit: www.nadakolundzija.info
posted by Coming Events
5/26/2006 02:56:00 PM
5/19/2006
We will be giving a concert in NY on May 23rd. It will be focusing on the music of Ying-Chen Kao, David Witmer, Osvaldo Golijov, and Christopher Theofanidis. Our first performance last Saturday at An Die Musik(Baltimore) went off very well and we are extremely excited about NY. I just wanted to send out an extended invitation to all that are interested. Composer Christopher Theofanidis, will also attend the NY concert, so if you are interested in meeting him that would be a good opportunity. We have put together a group of very talented musicians who are enthusiastic and are eager to perform new music. If you have the time please attend our concert on May 23rd. It would be our honor to have you in the audience.
Living Music
Tuesday May, 23rd, 2006 8:00pm
Location: Christ & St. Stephen's Church
Address: 120 W 69 St. New York, NY10023
Admission: $5
Saturday May,13th, 2006 8:00pm
Location: An die Musik
Address: 409 North Charles Street Second Floor Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Admission: $8/$5 Student
A wine reception will follow the concert!!
Here is the link: http://www.andiemusiklive.com/EvntDtl1.cfm?&E1CNTR=1470&YR=2006&MN=5&DY=13&T=204609
Music of :
Ying-Chen Kao
David Witmer
Osvaldo Golijov
Christopher Theofanidis
Artists:
Jesse Irons, violin
Martin P. Shultz, violin
Martha Morrison, violin
Karin Hardin, viola
Yang Lu, viola
Jason Fisher, viola
Sam Matthews, cello
Caleb Jones, cello
Hui-Chuan Chen, piano
David Witmer, Piano
Stephen Pfleiderer, Clarinet
posted by Coming Events
5/19/2006 10:32:00 PM
5/17/2006
I think that most of you would be interested in listening to this event:
Sun Ra Institute and WKCR-FM NYC present
'SUN RADIO OMNIVERSITY' - SUN RA ARRIVAL DAY CELEBRATION
32-HOUR RADIO MARATHON
MONDAY, MAY 22nd at midnight to TUESDAY, MAY 23rd, 8:20 AM
89.9 FM NYC & WWW.WKCR.ORG streaming live across the galaxies
The Sun Ra Institute and WKCR-FM are proud to announce the Sun Ra
Arrival Day Celebration, a 32-hour radio marathon featuring work of
the innovative and iconoclastic composer, bandleader, and keyboardist
Sun Ra. Each segment of the festival will focus on a specific feature
of Ra�s musical legacy: Standards and Ballads, The Swing Tradition,
Solo Piano and Poetry, Late 1950�s and Early Rarities, Tone Science,
Singers, and more. The Arrival Day Celebration will include exclusive
recordings from WKCR�s archives as well as live special guest
interviews with Marshall Allen, Director of the Sun Ra Arkestra, and
Arkestra members of the past, present and future.
Born Herman Poole Blount in Birmingham, Alabama on May 22, 1914, he
was nicknamed Sonny from his youth. He later abandoned his birth name
and took on the name and persona of Sun Ra (�Ra� being the name of
the ancient Egyptian god of the Sun). He did not consider himself
�born�; rather, he �arrived� on the planet, entering via Birmingham.
From the �50�s to the �90�s Sun Ra led a large ensemble with a fluid
lineup under a variety of names: The Solar Myth Arkestra, The
Intergalactic Space Research Arkestra, and many others. Sun Ra
departed on Memorial Day � May 30, 1993.
Sun Ra's prolific achievements on Planet Earth have been widely
acclaimed and recorded in documentaries, books, and a feature film
titled "Space is The Place". He founded his record label, El Saturn
Records, in the 1950s, and proceeded to unleash nearly 200 fiercely
individualistic and extremely diverse albums on an unsuspecting and
largely unprepared public. He also recorded for a handful of major
labels, and he attained widespread notoriety from his legendary
concerts, radio, and television appearances. His interstellar
musical, poetic, linguistic, and spiritual explorations are
unparalleled in the history of modern music and culture.
With The Arkestra, Sun Ra gave astonishing performances around the
world for decades. He was always accompanied by stellar musicians in
fantastic costumes, and a joyful atmosphere of mischievous space
camaraderie was ever present. His music is most often regarded as
'Jazz', though it spans the full spectrum from Swing to Space, with
ballads, show tunes, hard- and post-bop, exoticism, funk, energy
music, and electronic hyperdrive.
WKCR SUN RA ARRIVAL DAY CELEBRATION: PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE
May 22nd, 2006 - 89.9 FM NYC & WWW.WKCR.ORG
12-5 AM Sun Ra Potpourri
The broadcast will begin with a variety of great Sun Ra sounds to
warm up this event.
5-8 AM Sun Ra Plays Standards and Ballads
The Daybreak Express show will feature Sun Ra's performances of
standards, ballads, and show tunes.
8-9:30 AM The Swing Tradition
The Bird Flight slot will be an extension of the previous show, but
this time focusing on the compositions of Jelly Roll Morton, Duke
Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, and others. Little known facts:
Fletcher himself once gave up his own piano chair to Sun Ra. Sun Ra
wrote charts that Coleman Hawkins had difficulty playing. Monk was
impressed, too.
9:30 AM-Noon Solo Piano and Poetry
Our morning Classical show will present Sun Ra's solo piano
recordings, including an exclusive performance at WKCR in July 1977.
This segment will also incorporate Sun Ra's extensive poetic works.
Noon-5PM Omniversity: Late 1950's and Early Rarities
Phil Schaap will shine the spotlight on Sun Ra's elemental work from
the later 1950's. Following this segment, we will shift into a survey
of the very earliest recordings of Sun Ra, arranging for singers and
performing as a sideman. Phil will be joined by a panel of scholars
and band members, presenting the rarest of Sun Ra sides.
5-8 PM Tone Science
The synthesizer and abstract works of Sun Ra. Tune in for some of
the most adventurous recordings of Sun Ra's career. This segment will
include both solo synthesizer performances as well as those with an
ensemble.
8 PM-1 AM From the Ark
The evening segment is expected to be the highlight of the marathon.
We will play live recordings and interviews, with visits from special
guests and a focus on materials from WKCR's own �Arkives�, as well as
a collection gathered by The Sun Ra Institute. We will take some
time to honor the current living-and-breathing Sun Ra Arkestra, under
the masterful direction of Marshall Allen, and celebrate Marshall�s
82nd birthday a few days early. Stay tuned for extra features in the
works, including remote broadcast from the Sun Ra House in
Philadelphia.
1-2 AM The Singers
This hour will give a closer look at Sun Ra's work with vocalists,
including his R&B and Doo-wop efforts.
2-5 AM Overnight Sun Ra
5-8:20 AM Daybreak Sun Ra
Sun Ra will again be the focus of Transfigured Night and Daybreak
Express. Here is another chance Travel the Spaceways with Sun Ra and
The Arkestra.
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5/17/2006 04:13:00 PM
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
5/10/2006
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
THE CENTER FOR ANCIENT STUDIES
AND THE AQUILA THEATRE COMPANY
ANNOUNCE
THE ROSE-MARIE LEWENT CONFERENCE
�ENACTING MEDEA: THEATRE, OPERA, AND FILM�
FREE EVENT, ONE NIGHT ONLY
THURSDAY, JUNE 1 2006, 5:00PM-8:00PM
On Thursday, June 1st, 2006, beginning at 5:00pm, NYU's Center for Ancient Studies will host a conference entitled Enacting Medea: Theatre, Opera and Film. This special, one-evening event will be held at Hemmerdinger Hall, 100 Washington Square East, New York University.
The conference will bring noted panelists together to discuss interpretations of Medea across the spectrum of performing art forms.
Peter Meineck, Artistic Director of the Aquila Theatre Company, and clinical assistant professor of Classics at NYU, will be the moderator.
- Daniel Mendelsohn, Flint Professor of Humanities at Bard College, and noted author and critic for the New York Times; �Medea in 431 BC: Passions and Politics.�
- Michael Beckerman, Professor of Music at NYU; �Medea in Opera: Cherubini and Jiri Bender.�
- Herbert Golder, Professor of Classics at Boston University and frequent collaborator with filmmaker Werner Herzog; �Medea on Film: Passolini, Jules Dassin, and Lars von Trier.�
- The Aquila Theatre Company; selected scenes from Euripides and Cherubini.
Aquila has been the professional company in residence at NYU�s Center for Ancient Studies since 1999 and has since become a major part of New York City�s theatrical landscape. With several productions each year, Aquila has brought excellent classical theatre to thousands of New Yorkers. �Aquila�s productions are beautifully spoken, dramatically revealing, and crystalline in effect.� � The New Yorker.
The conference complements a concert performance of Cherubini's Medee at Carnegie Hall on Saturday, June 3rd, 2006 at 7:30pm. The Aquila Theatre Company will be performing in a new translation of Cherubinis' original French libretto. Peter Tiboris conducts The Manhattan Philharmonic and soprano Irini Tsirakidou sings the role of Medea.
For more information call 212.998.8017 or visit www.aquilatheatre.com
posted by Coming Events
5/10/2006 01:45:00 PM
5/9/2006
FROM: Svjetlana Kabalin
FOR: the Sylvan Winds
RESERVATIONS / PROGRAM INFORMATION (phone/fax): 212/222-3569
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May 1, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SYLVAN WINDS CLOSE SEASON
AT WEILL RECITAL HALL
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2006 at 8 PM
Sylvan Wind Quintet
Svjetlana Kabalin, flute; Alexandra Knoll, oboe; Amy Zoloto, clarinet;Thomas Sefcovic, bassoon; Zohar Schondorf, horn
In its official debut of this group of artists at Weill Recital Hall, 154 W 57th Street on
Wednesday, May 18, 2006 at 8 PM for a program of Mozart, Ravel and Friends.
Program
W. A. Mozart Adagio & Allegro, K. 594 (arr. M. Rechtman)
Karel Husa Five Poems (1994)
August Klughardt Quintet, op. 79
Maurice Ravel Ma M�re L�Oye (arr. M. Popkin)
Ticket prices: $30 & 25 for adults; $15 for students and seniors.
For further program information and reservations, please call or fax 212 / 222-3569.
This program marks the New York City debut of the current personnel of the Sylvan Winds. Made up of graduates of the Curtis Institute, the Juilliard School, the Manhattan School of Music, and Depaul University, the ensemble�s members reflect a more international face, with backgrounds from Zimbabwe via South Africa, Israel, Czechoslovakia, Belgium, and the former Yugoslavia. The group will perform a program covering many periods and styles from classical Mozart, both French and German faces of romanticism, and marking the 80th birthday of the Czech-American composer Karel Husa.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) The Adagio & Allegro, K. 594, was originally composed for mechanical organ and was commissioned in 1790 by a Mr. M�ller�formerly Joseph Count Deym von Stritez, who had left Vienna after fighting a duel in which he killed his opponent. After the count returned under an alias, Mozart probably met him through the sculptor Leonhard Posch, who also worked for the M�ller'schen Kunstkabinett founded by Deym. In this �multimedia� exhibition gallery wax figures of an exotic or heroic nature were displayed, while �musical clocks� or player-organs provided atmosphere. Mordechai Rechtman, former principal bassoon of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, arranged this work for wind quintet.
Karel Husa (b. 1926) Five Poems was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Foundation in 1994. In the composer�s own words, the work ��express[es] my admiration for birds, these wonderful creatures who embellish our lives so magically. They are only imaginary poems�The suggested titles give the listeners free imagination.� This performance is in celebration of the composer�s 80th birthday.
August Klughardt (1847-1902) Born in Coethen in eastern Germany in 1847, he held a succession of court posts, including one at Weimar, where he succeeded Franz Liszt, and later at Dessau, where he remained until his death. While he had success with his symphonies, concertos, and chamber works and was honored by several universities and musical societies, less than a decade after his death much of his work was lost. The woodwind quintet, op. 79, was one of his last compositions and is one of his few existing works.
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Joseph Maurice Ravel was born in Ciboure near Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Basses Pyr�n�es, France and died in Paris. He composed Ma M�re l'oye for piano four-hands in the years 1908-10 and orchestrated the sections as a ballet�adding a Prelude and "Spinning-Wheel Dance��in 1911. A pair of children, the six and seven year old siblings Mimi and Jean Godebski, premiered the original piano version, at a concert of the Soci�t� Musicale Ind�pendante in Paris in 1910; the ballet version was first performed at the Th��tre des Arts in Paris in January 1912.
As an adult Ravel could penetrate the world of the child as few composers have before or since. His empathy may have come through a passion for toys�especially the mechanical kind�or simply because Ravel, who was always sensitive about his small stature, felt more comfortable with persons still smaller than himself. This empathy for a child�s point of view is very much apparent in his charming opera L�Enfant et les sortil�ges, which deals with a naughty child whose mistreated toys come to life to teach him a lesson. It is also revealed in his response to a series of illustrations of French fairy tales, which he used as the basis of a suite of simple four-hand piano pieces called Ma M�re l�oye (Mother Goose)* designed as a gift for the children of his friends Ida and Cipa Godebski. The children were fairly accomplished pianists, and although technically fairly simple, the work is charming and clearly characterized throughout. This version was arranged for wind quintet by Mark Popkin, a member of Lincoln Center�s Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra and professor of bassoon at the North Carolina School of the Arts.
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Hailed by the New York Times for �its venturesomeness of programming and stylishness of performance,� the ensemble has performed throughout the Tri-State area, and has toured both domestically and abroad. The Sylvan Winds has established a reputation as one of the city�s most versatile chamber music ensembles and has received many honors, including an invitation to perform at the Governor�s Arts Awards. Dedicated to exploring the entire body of literature for wind instruments, the ensemble has consistently earned audience and critical acclaim. Of their spring 1999 concert at Weill Recital Hall, New York Times critic Paul Griffiths wrote, �the work was beautifully executed here, with due care for its rhythmic demands. Indeed, throughout the evening the musicians showed themselves able to think, breathe and enter as one.�
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5/09/2006 12:10:00 PM
5/6/2006
The Northwestern University School of Music and New Music Northwestern are pleased to announce the seventh annual New Music Marathon, a daylong event featuring nine hours of new and experimental music on Sunday, May 21, 2006.
This year�s Marathon will spotlight the work of Alvin Lucier, our featured guest composer, including three rarely performed works � Carbon Copies (1989) for saxophone, piano, percussion and environmental recordings, Panorama (1993) for trombone and piano, and Music for Cello with One or More Amplified Vases (1992) � as well as Lucier�s seminal Music on a Long Thin Wire (1977), a sound installation for audio oscillator and electronic monochord that will run throughout the day�s events. Mr. Lucier will be in attendance.
Other composers represented include John Adams, inaugural winner of Northwestern�s Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Musical Composition, Augusta Read Thomas, Jason Eckardt, Arvo P�rt, Stefano Gervasoni, Paul Koonce, Paulina Sundin, Steven Takasugi, and several young Chicago area composers. Performers include the outstanding Chicago pianist Amy Dissanayake, ensemble dal niente with soprano Tony Arnold, members of International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), the Fine Arts Music Society, and several student musicians from the Northwestern University School of Music.
The concerts begin at 2:00 p.m. in the TV Studio of Lewis Hall with two concerts of multi-channel electroacoustic music and a concert of improvised music. The event resumes at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall at 6:00 p.m. and continues to 10:30 p.m. All events are free and open to the public.
Campus maps and driving directions can be found at http://www.northwestern.edu/visiting/maps/ Parking is free. Admission is free. For additional information, contact the Pick-Staiger Box Office at (847) 491-5441.
Complete Program:
New Music Northwestern presents the seventh annual New Music Marathon
Sunday, May 21, 2006
2-10pm
Lewis Hall
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
Featured guest composer: Alvin Lucier
2:00-3:15
Electroacoustic Music, Program I
Lewis Hall (TV Studio)
Requiem, part I Komm (1999) Carlo Forlivesi
Allting Runt Omkring (1998) John Young
Out of Breath (2000) Paul Koonce
Utresa (2003) Paulina Sundin
untitled (1999) Chris Mercer
3:15-3:45
Improvisation, backGammon
Lewis Hall (TV Studio)
3:45-5:00
Electroacoustic Music, Program II
Lewis Hall (TV Studio)
Med lekande kval (2001) Paulina Sundin
Anacrusis (2000) Paul Koonce
Kotmun (2006) Suk-Jun Kim
Cadence (2005) Joshua Parmenter
Strange Autumn Steve Takasugi
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall:
6:00-6:20
Jonathon Kirk, trombone
Joann Cho, piano
Panorama (1993) Alvin Lucier
6:20-7:00
Fine Arts Music Society
David Yonan, violin
Sergiy Komirenko, piano
Incantation (1995) Augusta Read Thomas
Fratres (1977/80) Arvo P�rt
Road Movies (1995) John Adams
7:15-7:45
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble Jeff Nelson, conductor
Shaker Loops (1978) John Adams
7:45-8:00
Masahito Sugihara, saxophone
Peter Martin, percussion
Drew Baker, piano
Carbon Copies (1989) Alvin Lucier
8:20-9:30
Amy Dissanayake, piano
Studio di Disabitudine (1999) Stefano Gervasoni
Passacaglia Carlo Forlivesi
Falling Through Crimson and Lead (2004) Suzanne Sorkin
Asa Nisi Masa (2004) Drew Baker
Crank (2005) Sam Nichols
Six Etudes (1996, 2003, 2005) Augusta Read Thomas
9:40-10:15
ensemble dal niente
Tony Arnold, soprano
Anita Achandav, flute
Alejandro Acierto, clarinet
Justin Ranney, viola
Jesse Langen, guitar
Sean Conners, percussion
Nicholas DeMaison, conductor
Tongues (2001) Jason Eckardt
10:15-10:30
Katinka Kleijn, cello
Music for cello with one or more amplified vases (1993) Alvin Lucier
posted by Coming Events
5/06/2006 03:18:00 PM
5/5/2006
Friday, May 12 at 8 p.m.
The Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A W. 13th St. (between 5th and 6th Avenues), 212-645-2800
Suggested Donation: $10 general, $5 students
A reception will follow.
For more information, call 217-377-0119
New chamber music by Joseph Di Ponio, Ellen Lindquist, Philip Schuessler, and Matt Vandegriff. Fresh voices in new music present an elegant and rounded program of new chamber works featuring current and alumni members of the Stony Brook University music community. The program includes contemporary tonal and experimental works that offer a sophisticated yet accessible approach to the New York art music scene.
Performers: Laura Barger, piano; Alicia Bennett, clarinet; Oksana Ezhokina, piano; Kathleen Flynn, voice; Glenda Goodman, viola; Michael Douglas Jones, voice; Jenny LaBonte, bass; Erin Lesser, alto flute; Sarah Pratt, violin; Benjamin Robison, violin; Rachel Schutz, voice; Brian Snow, cello
posted by Coming Events
5/05/2006 08:54:00 PM
ROULETTE presents
at Location One 20 Greene St (between Canal and Grand St) NYC
8:30 PM Admission $15 Students $10 MEMBERS FREE
TICKETS/RSVP: 212.219.8242
Roulette 228 West Broadway New York, NY 10013
contact: press@roulette.org http://www.roulette.org/
Also! Please check out our new ROULETTE BLOG for excerpts of our artists� music, podcasts featuring interviews with the artists and Roulette TV clips, and musical discussion: http://www.roulette.org/blog/index.php
Monday, May 15th
*BEN NEILL*
Ben Neill (mutantrumpet/electronics,) with John Conte (bass) & Jim Mussen (drums,) presents XIX, a concert of music and interactive video (in collaboration with artist Bill Jones) based on samples of 19th century music and art. Neill, composer, performer and inventor of the mutantrumpet, recorded 7 CDs of his music and has collaborated with Page Hamilton, David Behrman, John Cale and Coil, among others.
*DAVID WATSON & KATHERINE LIBEROVSKAYA*
David Watson has "blown the bagpipes, microtonally skirling and droning, into the 21st century." His work on this instrument subverts conventional expectations, drawing on traditional sources but placing them in the outskirts of new music infinity. Performances range from delicious silence to a veritable 'wall of sound.'
Katherine Liberovskaya is a Canadian video & media artist, exploring live video mixing in improvisation with live new music/sound.
Tuesday, May 16th
*MEGUMI AND JUNICHI MATSUZAKI [JOYFUL SONIC WASH]*
Junichi and Megumi Matsuzaki perform solos and with their trio, Joyful Sonic Wash. Junichi performs on his new powered up "Cyber Guitar 2," a resonant table-top guitar prepared with tubes, a mouthpiece, bells, a thumb piano and various other bits of junk. Megumi will play her sitar with pedal effects, making phrase loops, mixing up melody and noise and oscillating between acoustic and electric sounds. Commissioned by Roulette with support from the Jerome Foundation.
Wednesday, May 17th
*JESSICA FELDMAN*
Composer/Sound Artist Jessica Feldman offers up a night full of new works made especially for Roulette, including a piece for voice and video-camera-monitored-mouth, performed by soprano Beth Griffith. Feldman�s work tends toward interactivity, frequently crosses through many artistic disciplines and often occurs in extremely public or extremely private spaces. Her pieces have been performed, installed and exhibited at art galleries, parks, city streets, tiny closets and concert halls. Recent NYC venues include The Kitchen, the Flux Factory, the Tank & Danspace.
Thursday, May 18th
*DAVID FIRST*
Composer/guitarist David First will present Rocking Pipeline Witness Apologies to Dennis � a new drone-field work dedicated to the memory of his teacher Dennis Sandole, featuring Peter Zummo (trombone,) �Blue� Gene Tyranny (harmonically-tuned keyboards,) Christopher McIntyre (trombone) and First (guitar/laptop.) The work continues First�s usual concerns with various species of acoustical and metaphysical and attempts to make amends for his oft-regretted irresponsibilities regarding his relationship with the legendary Sandole.
*LESLIE ROSS*
Leslie Ross, bassoonist, improviser, composer and instrument-builder, has been creating and performing since the mid 80s. In her Roulette performance, she continues to explore the rich multi-phonics and micro-tonal possibilities of the bassoon (often with electronics or computer) along with her settings of formal scores where improvised material tests -- and where necessary, breaches -- the set boundaries. She will present several new forms as well as excerpts from her sporadically kept �music journal� (3rd installment.)
Friday, May 19th
*MATANA ROBERTS*
Saxophonist/composer Matana Roberts presents CoinCoin: Installation 1, the first performance of her in-progress musical narrative, which explores the defining moments of an extraordinary, yet classic African American history using the traditions of jazz- and improvisation-inspired music, original compositions and various ensemble configurations. With Hill Greene (bass), Jessica Pavone (viola), Layla McCalla (cello) and Mazz Swift (violin.) Commissioned by Roulette with support from the Jerome Foundation.
Saturday, May 20th
*SUSIE IBARRA & ROBERTO RODRIGUEZ [ELECTRIC KULINTANG]*
Electric Kulintang (Susie Ibarra & Roberto Rodriguez) presents a performance of new works entitled 7000 Mysteries. With acoustic and electronic soundscapes, Ibarra (acoustic and electric kulintang, percussion & compositions) and Rodriguez (electronics, claypot, cajon la peru & percussion) weave melodies and rhythms that evoke Filipino folkloric trances in several new sonic narratives.
*MICHELLE KINNEY & JACQUELINE FERRIER-ULTAN [JELLOSLAVE]*
Cellists Michelle Kinney and Jacqueline Ferrier-Ultan have been exploring their collaboration together since 2002 when they discovered a personal and musical kinship that took on a life of its own as Jelloslave. Ferrier-Ultan and Kinney use all 8 amplified strings to sing, squawk, scream, growl and purr their way through their eclectic repertoire. Special guests tonight include: VJ Neverwas (Chris Cunningham) on projections and guitar, and Michael Ferrier, sax.
Sunday, May 21st
*RAZ MESINAI*
Raz Mesinai's music is a unique synthesis of modern composition, cinematic sensibility, freeform electronics and a contemporary take on ancient shamanic and trance traditions. Tonight Mesinai explores the human voice through a microscopic lens, premiering a new piece inspired by the enigmatic book "Seth Speaks," in which author Jane Roberts experiences a prolonged conversation with the disembodied spirit "Seth." Featuring the versatile vocalists Jessika Kenney and Jewlia Eisenberg.
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5/05/2006 03:45:00 PM
5/3/2006
Concert Artists Guild & Symphony Space present
IMANI WINDS
afro/latino/euro
works by Mongo Santamaria, VColeman, Manuel de Falla, Astor Piazzolla
arranged/transcribed by VColeman, Wayne Peterson, Jeff Scott
Thursday, May 11th, at 7:30 pm
Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space
Discount tickets $16 at www.concertartists.org
Continuing their commitment to the music and musicians of our time, CAG and Symphony Space are proud to present the Imani Winds in concert on Thursday, May 11th at 7:30 pm in the Thalia Theater. Hailed as the �future of the once-quaint notion of the wind quintet� in the Washington Post, this concert demonstrates the ensemble�s rich and unique repertoire described by Grammy.com as �the unique convergence of Pan-African and European sensibilities that is the Imani Winds.�
The concert opens with the jazz standard Afro Blue of Mongo Santamaria arranged for wind quintet by Imani flutist VColeman. Unique to Ms. Coleman�s arrangement is the African song form of call and response which engages the audience. Manuel de Falla�s Four Spanish Pieces, transcribed for winds by Wayne Peterson, follows. Originally for piano, this version captures the range of sound the quintet is capable of while retaining the fluidity and cohesion of the original scored for piano. Steal Away, a traditional spiritual appears in a lush through-composed rendition by VColeman which transcends race and culture in its universality. Rounding out the program are works by Astor Piazzolla, arranged by the ensemble�s horn player Jeff Scott, and Umoja, an original work by VColeman.
True to its founding mission since 1997, Imani Winds, the African American/Latino woodwind quintet, continues to push new cultural and musical bounds. Its intriguing and deeply personal repertoire brings together classical, South American, African and jazz influenced works captivating audiences world-wide. Praised by Gramophone and Essence Magazine for �taking the wind quintet where it rarely ventures,� Imani Winds� 2005 recording, Classical Underground (Koch International Classics), was nominated for a Grammy Award. The members of the ensemble are flutist Valerie Coleman, oboist Toyin Spellman-Diaz, clarinetist Mariam Adam, French horn player Jeff Scott and bassoonist Monica Ellis.
This concert is the fourth of four concerts in the CAG/New Works at The Thalia series, a collaboration of CAG and Symphony Space. This series is part of a new CAG initiative titled CAG/New Music/New Spaces designed to bring concert music to new settings and engage new listeners. To date, CAG has presented concerts in alternative venues such as Galapagos Art Space, Barbes, BAMcafe & Pianos. Its commissioning program has helped create over 45 new works from emerging composers. By developing, promoting and presenting contemporary music in non-traditional settings, CAG builds new audiences through concert going experiences that focus on the vitality and diversity of the current musical landscape.
Concert Artists Guild is a not for profit arts service organization whose mission is to discover nurture and promote young musicians. Further information can be found at www.concertartists.org.
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5/03/2006 06:22:00 PM
Date: Tuesday, May 2, 2006
Contact: Tim Northcutt � (317) 262-4904
INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY PERFORMS MAHLER�S SYMPHONY NO. 7 (�SONG OF THE NIGHT�) WITH MOZART�S EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK MAY 19 & 20
Innovative Program Juxtaposes Two Masterworks By Intertwining Movements Together
INDIANAPOLIS � The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Mario Venzago will perform an innovative program that will meld Gustav Mahler�s Symphony No. 7 in E Minor (�Song of the Night�) with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart�s Eine kleine Nachtmusik by intertwining respective movements from each work throughout the concert in Lilly Classical Series concerts Friday and Saturday, May 19 and 20, at 8 p.m. at the Hilbert Circle Theatre. Eli Lilly and Company is the Title Sponsor of the entire 2005-2006 Lilly Classical Series season.
In a departure from a standard concert format in which works are performed separately and in their entirety, Maestro Venzago has creatively linked the night-themed works by Mozart and Mahler by juxtaposing specific movements from each work throughout the program for the listener. Each movement from the Mahler �Song of the Night� Symphony will be followed by a movement from Mozart�s Eine kleine Nachtmusik to exhibit the thematic contrasts between these two works for the audience.
Commenting on this innovative programming approach, Maestro Venzago said, �Tonight I want to try something truly inventive and innovative. Mahler�s music can be long and complex, and within the richness of sound it is easy to lose focus, so I will take the risk to make a break after every movement and fill it with another night music � Mozart�s Eine kleine Nachtmusik � that is lighter and more relaxed, hoping that that this approach will clean our minds to be fresh for another portion of deep-hearted Mahler.
�I applaud our tremendous Orchestra. Taking on a project like this and fully committing to it is an exciting artistic step for us to grow together and to amaze our audience with our oneness. Please step into our magical world and open your mind to let your imagination guide you.�
Following the concerts, Maestro Venzago will host an interactive �Encores with Mario� presentation in The Wood Room in which he will provide greater insight on the Mozart and Mahler works performed in the program and will elaborate on why he chose to juxtapose these works and perform them in this manner. Audiences are invited to enjoy free refreshments at this event and to discuss the evening�s music-making with the Maestro in a question and answer session as part of his presentation.
Artist Biography:
Mario Venzago begins his fourth season as Music Director of the Indianapolis Symphony and also serves Principal Conductor of the G�teborg Symphony Orchestra in Sweden. Previous posts include Music Director of the Basel Symphony Orchestra (1997-2004), Basque Euskadi National Orchestra in Spain (1998-2001), the Graz Opera House (1992-1997), Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie (1989-1992) in Frankfurt/Bremen, and the Heidelberg Opera House (1986-1989), plus a Principal Conductor post with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (1979-1986). He also served as Artistic Director of the Summer Music Fest with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Maestro Venzago�s discography includes more than 25 titles, and several have won major prizes including the Grand Prix du Disque, the Edison Prize and the Diapson d�Or.
In Brief:
Highlight: Innovative program intertwines movements from Mahler�s Symphony No. 7 (�Song of the Night�) with Mozart�s Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Performers: Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Mario Venzago
Location: Hilbert Circle Theatre
Dates(times): Fri. & Sat., May 19 & 20, both at 8 p.m. (Post-Concert Encores with Mario Presentation in The Wood Room)
Repertoire:
MAHLER Langsam-Allegro from Symphony No. 7 in E Minor
MOZART Allegro from Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525
MAHLER Allegro moderato from Symphony No. 7 in E Minor
MOZART Romance: Andante from Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525
MAHLER Scherzo: Schattenhaft from Symphony No. 7 in E Minor
MOZART Rondo: Allegro from Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525
MAHLER Andante amoroso from Symphony No. 7 in E Minor
MOZART Menuetto: Allegretto from Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525
MAHLER Rondo-Finale: Allegro ordinario from Symphony No. 7
Tickets: $10-$60 each
Contact: (317) 639-4300; (800) 366-8457; Order On-Line, anytime, at www.IndianapolisSymphony.org
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5/03/2006 09:05:00 AM
The Metro Chamber Orchestra proudly presents "The Music of Wagner & Strauss" - an evening of *New York Premieres.* Metropolitan Opera & internationally renowned soprano Audrey Stottler and baritone Jose Andrade will join Maestro Phil Nuzzo and the Metro Chamber Orchestra at the Martin Luther King Jr. High School Auditorium on Saturday, May 6, 2006, 8PM.
Works to be featured on the program will include the *NY Premieres* of Richard Strauss' "Romanza" for clarinet and strings with soloist & MCO Principal Clarinetist, David Gould, as well as Wagner's "Magic Fire Music" and "Brunhilde's Immolation Scene," as performed from the acclaimed arrangement by Jonathan Dove.
All tickets are $35 and may be purchased on www.TheaterMania.com or by phone: (212) 352-3101. Ticket *reservations* may be made through the MCO office: (718) 645-4277, payment to be received at the box office prior to the performance. Kindly leave a message if no one is in the office at the time of your call. Tickets for Juilliard students (with a valid school ID) are $7 at the door upon the evening of the performance.
For further information, please contact the Metro Chamber Orchestra's publicity department:
Amanda von Goetz, Director
MandySVG@gmail.com
(646) 496-7662
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5/03/2006 07:24:00 AM
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