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Sunday, June 25, 2006 at 5:30 PM
Downtown Music Productions Presents June 18 Music and Satire Concert
Composer Darcy Reynolds Cloven Dreams to Be Performed by Sontonga Quartet in Grass Valley, California on June 17
Weaving Japanese Sounds, Music of Modern Japan on June 18 at Klavierhaus, New York, Featuring Japanese and Japan Inspired Works
Ensemble Pamplemousse @ the stone, july 6th 8pm
RAMBOX - Rama Gottfried's free audio mail project
Numinous+ presents Vipassana on Thursday June 22nd at 8:00 PM-Puffin Room Gallery, SoHo
The Moon of the Floating World by American Composer Charles Griffin to be Performed in Riga, Latvia on June 16 by Putni Female Vocal Ensemble
Soprano Melanie Mitrano to Perform as Part of Evening of Songs and Rags on June 14 at New York Mercantile Library
Argentinean Pianist Mirian Conti in Concert at Merkin Concert Hall on June 15 – Featured Works Include Three World Premieres and Argentine Piano Music
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Friday, May 19, 2006
Living Music (Baltimore and New York City) May 23rd, 2006 8:00pm in New York City
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
10:32 PM
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Sun Ra Marathon-May 22nd-May 23rd
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.
posted by Coming Events
4:13 PM
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
ELLIOTT CARTER @ 97: May 27 & 28
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 Bartók, 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 André Brewing Company
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2:04 PM
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