Composers Concordance
Composers Concordance 2008-2009 Concert Season
Concert #1 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2008 8PM Renee Weiler Concert Hall, Greenwich House Music School 46 Barrow Street, NYC
Combined tribute to Leo Kraft with the New Music Connoisseur Magazine TO PRESS RELEASE Elliott Carter Esprit Rude/Esprit Doux(flute and clarinet) Leo Kraft Five Sonnets of William Shakespeare (tenor and piano) Otto Luening Second Suite for Solo Flute Joseph Pehrson Transpian (piano and electronics) Patrick Hardish Solo for Pete (drum set) Performed by: Erin Lesser, flute, Carol McGonnell, clarinet, Mark Bleekey, tenor, Peter Jarvis, percussion,
Christopher Oldfather, Cesar Vuksic, piano.
Concert #2 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2009 7PM CHELSEA ART MUSEUM 556 West 22nd St. at 11th Avenue
On the Moon and Beyond, combined theme with the Chelsea Art Museum celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the first human walk on the moon. Directors past and present of the Composers Concordance were featured TO PRESS RELEASE Otto Luening Moonflight(tape-recorded flute transcribed for flute and live electronics) Dan Cooper Trio (flute, clarinet & bass clarinet, piano) Patrick Hardish Sonorities VI (vibraphone) Joseph Pehrson Lunar Tunes (flute, clarinet & piano) Gene Pritsker Galileo Starry Messenger (flute, clarinet & piano) Otto Luening Chords at Night(piano) Performed by: Margaret Lancaster, flute, Esther Lamneck, clarinet, Michiyo Suzuki, bass clarinet, Peter Jarvis, vibraphone, Paul Hoffmann, piano, Astrid Steiner, video.
Composers Concordance 2007-2008 Concert Season
Concert #1 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2007 8PM Renee Weiler Concert Hall, Greenwich House Music School 46 Barrow Street, NYC TO PRESS RELEASE Dary John Mizelle Through a Glass(tarogato) Ed Rosenberg Wizard (viola) Otto Luening 3 Duets for 2 Flutes Ron Mazurek Shadows (tarogato) Joseph Pehrson Windjammer (woodwind quintet) Joelle Wallach Five Songs (soprano, piano) Frederic Rzewski To the Earth (flower pot percussion) Performed by: Esther Lamneck, tarogoto, Erin Lesser, Roberta Michel, flute, Beth Meyers, viola, Peter Jarvis, percussion,
Janice Hall, soprano, Eric Sedgwick, piano, Tibi Cziger, clarinet, Laura Covey, oboe, Gina Cuffari, bassoon, Alana Vegter, horn.
Concert #2 TUESDAY MARCH 4, 2008, 8PM: Settepani, 196 Lenox Avenue (120 St.). Gene Pritsker and Bill Rhoads curated. TO PRESS RELEASE B3+ Ensemble: David Taylor, trombone, John Clark, French horn, Franz Hackl, trumpet. Performing new, short, 5 minute brass works by: Chris McIntyre, Laura Schwendinger, James Holt,
Daniel Wohl, Joe Pehrson, Dan Cooper, Charles Coleman,
Gene Pritsker, Franz Hackl, Dave Taylor and John Clark.
Concert #3 FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2008, 8PM Renee Weiler Concert Hall, Greenwich House Music School TO PRESS RELEASE Anton Rovner Evening Bent the Branches (9 recitations with piano) Rob Paterson Braids & Piranha (Braids for violin and marimba, Piranha, solo marimba) Ted Hearne Warning Song (cello/voice) Robert Martin Watercolors: "Across the Open Land"(flute, violin) Pat Hardish Solo for Pete (solo drum set) Oliver Knussen Masks (flute solo) John Adams Hallelujah Junction (2 pianos) Performed By: Erin Lesser, flute, Victoria Paterson, violin, Rob Paterson, marimba,
Jody Redhage, cello/voice, Peter Jarvis, percussion, Linda Past, narration,
Paul Hoffmann, Judith Olson, Nataliya Medvedovskaya, piano.
Composers Concordance 2006-2007 Concert Season
Concert #1 Friday, November 10, 2006, 8PM Renee Weiler Concert Hall, Greenwich House Music School 46 Barrow St. NYC Tickets $12, $10 Students/seniors. TDF accepted. TO PRESS RELEASE Eleanor Cory Chasing Time (clarinet & piano) Joyellen Snellgrove In the Dark (alto flute) Ushio Torikai Gathered/Scatter (solo piano) Ron Mazurek Masked Dances (vibraphone & electronics) Francis Thorne Quiet Night Song (cello & piano) Harvey Sollberger Double Triptych (flute & vibraphone) Performed by: Paul Hoffmann, Judith Olson, piano, Margaret Lancaster, flute, Esther Lamneck, clarinet,
Peter Jarvis, vibraphone, Soren Beech, cello.
Concert #2 SWEET PLANTAIN AT THE CUTTING ROOM TO PRESS RELEASE Romulo Benavides, violin Eddie Venegas, violin Orlando Wells, viola David Gotay, cello Tuesday, February 20, 2007, 8:30PM 19 W. 24th St., NY QUARTETS BY: Kevin Rose, Joseph Pehrson, Gilda Lyons, Dan Cooper, Andy Brick, Gene Pritsker,
Daron Hagen, Franz Hackl, Margaret Brouwer, Eddie Venegas and David Gotay.
Concert #3 Friday, May 18, 2007, 8PM Renee Weiler Concert Hall, Greenwich House Music School 46 Barrow Street, NYC Tickets $12, $10 Students/seniors. Reception follows concert. TO PRESS RELEASE KIRILL UMANSKY Long and Short Lines (2 cellos) GEORGE BOZIWICK Goliard Suite (violin, cello, trombone, voice, piano and harmonica) SALVATORE SCIARRINO Come Vengono prodotti gli incantesimi? (flute) JEFF HARRINGTON Blue Strider (piano) PATRICK HARDISH Sonorific Duo (flute & percussion) JOHN EATON Sor Juana Songs (mezzo-soprano and piano) Performed by: Due East: ERIN LESSER, flute, GREGORY BEYER, percussion; The Goliard Ensemble: JAMES BLANTON, Tenor, ARIELLE LEVIOFF, piano, SARAH KIM, violin,
LAWRENCE ZOERNIG, cello, GREGORY ERICKSON, trombone; JENNIFER RODERER, mezzo-soprano, GEORGE BOZIWICK, harmonica, PAUL HOFFMANN, piano,
DANIEL BARRETT, SOREN BEECH, cello
Composers Concordance 2005-2006 Concert Season
Concert #1 Friday, November 11, 2005, 8PM, Christ & St. Stephen's Church 120 W. 69th St., NYC TO PRESS RELEASE Zhou Long Wild Grass (solo cello) Lior Navok Hidden Reflections (alto sax, piano) Ted Wiprud Viola Sonata (viola, piano) Luciano Berio Sequenza #13 (accordion) David Del Tredici Chana's Story (soprano and piano) Performed by: Styliani Tartsinis, alto sax, Ralph Farris, viola, Wiilliam Schimmel, accordion,
Re'ut Ben-Ze'ev, soprano, David Del Tredici, Jeanne Golan, Yannis Xylas piano, Madeleine Shapiro, cello Concert #2 New Works for Electric and Acoustic Guitar THE CUTTING ROOM, 19 W. 24 St., NYC. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2006, 9PM TO PRESS RELEASE Joshua Fried Emergency Bot (TV Theme (Guitarbot) Joseph Pehrson Runnion With It (electric guitar and cello) Jay Kauffman Nocturne and Spooky Blues (solo guitar) Gene Pritsker Two Dances from Satan's Great Ball (4 cls. guitars) Elliott Sharp Hammer Anvil Stirrup (2 electric guitars and cello) Dan Cooper Concertino for 7-string Bass (solo electric bass guitar) Performed by: Dan Barrett, cello, Sean Satin, Jay Kauffman, Greg Baker, Arthur Kampela,
Gene Pritsker, Mark Wolf, acoustic and electric guitars, Dan Cooper, electric bass guitar Concert #3 Thursday, May 25, 2006, 8PM, New York University Loewe Auditorium, 35 W. 4th St. NYC TO PRESS RELEASE Sergei Belikov Angel's Dance (oboe and piano) Patrick Hardish Sonorities VIII (timpani) Ruth Schonthal Bells of Sarajevo (clarinet and piano ) William Mayer Octagon (two piano version) Marta Ptaszynska Elegia in Memoriam John Paul II (solo viola 6.5') Elliott Schwartz Chrystal (piano and percussion) Steve Reich Nagoya Marimbas (2 marimbas) Performed by: Steven Mayer, piano, Martha Locker, piano, Judith Olson, piano, Hoffmann/Goldstein Duo: Paul Hoffmann, piano, Tom Goldstein, percussion, Miriam Kapner, oboe, Esther Lamneck, clarinet, Michael Hall, viola, DoubleStop Percussion Duo: Peter Jarvis, April McCloskey, marimbas
Composers Concordance 2004-05 Concert Season
Concert #1 Friday, November 19, 2004, Christ & St Stephen's Church 120 W. 69th St., NYC, 8PM Press Release Terry Winter Owens The Bending of the Light (solo piano) +William Schimmel Capriccio Brasilia (vocals, melodica & accordion) Joseph Pehrson Organum (solo organ) +Carson Cooman Horn Trio (violin, horn & piano) Paul Nash Four Pieces (sax & piano) Sergei Oskolkov Sonata (bass clarinet & piano) Leslie Bassett Jade Garden (soprano & piano) +Meet the Composer participants Performed by: Tom Piercy, bass clarinet, Bruce Williamson, saxophone,
Barbara Oldham, horn, Francisco Monteiro, Paul Hoffmann, Judith Olson, piano, Carson Cooman, organ, William Schimmel, accordion,
Allyssa Lamb, vocals/melodica, Lynn Bechtold, violin, Naomi Gurt Lind, soprano Concert #2 IMPROVISIONARIES! Saturday, February 5, 2004, 8:30PM at THE CUTTING ROOM 10 W. 24 St., NYC Press Release Eve Beglarian Preciosilla (solo flute) John Cage Ryoanji (trombone and percussion) Evan Hause Tickle (percussion) J.S. Bach Duet (flute and guitar) Roger Blanc Around the Block (digital guitar) Arthur Kampella Exoskeleton (viola) Gene Pritsker Reflections in Sound and Paint on the poem 'The Carcass' by Charles Baudelaire (trombone, guitar, painter, narrator ) Toshi Ichiyanagi Music for Piano (piano solo) All musicians Group Improvisation Performed by: Margaret Lancaster, flute, Dave Taylor, trombone,
Evan Hause, percussion, Gene Pritsker, Roger Blanc, guitar, Arthur Kampella, viola, Joseph Pehrson, piano, Andrew Meshberg, painter,
Charles Coleman, narrator, Dan Barrett, conductor Concert #3 Tuesday, May 24, 2005, NYU Loewe Theatre, 35 W. 4th St. 8PM Press Release Brian Ferneyhough Unity Capsule (flute) Alla Borzova Images Francaises (violin and piano) Patrick Hardish Fantasy Swing (piano & drum set) Libby Larsen Birdcall (sax and cello) Marc Antonio Consoli Sciuri Novi IV (horn & electronics) Meyer Kupferman Moonsticks (marimba) Meyer Kupferman Five Flicks (clarinet & piano) Special tribute to Meyer Kupferman. Performed by: Erin Lesser, flute, Esther Lamneck, clarinet,
Paul Bro, sax, Karl Kramer, horn, Peter Jarvis, marimba, Tom Goldstein, percussion, Alla Borzova, Paul Hoffmann, piano,
Ana Milosavjevic, violin, Kurt Fowler, cello
Composers Concordance 2003-04 Concert Season, 20th Anniversary year!
Concert #1: Friday November 14 , 2003, Christ & St. Stephen's Church, 8PM Press Release Music By: Leo Kraft Partita #5 (flute, guitar) 1987 Dimitri Capyrin Chanson D'Automne (clarinet) +Aaron Friedman In Like Flynn (clarinet, cello, piano) Bernard Rands Memo 8 (oboe) Marina Shmotova Ballads of the Black Sea (two antiphonal flutes and bell) Joseph Pehrson Flautando (flute, guitar) +Susan Harding Maresia (four percussionists) +Meet the Composer participants Performed by: Patrick Durek, guitar, Ririko Okada, Erin Lesser, flute,
Esther Lamneck, clarinet,
Jacqueline LeClair, oboe, Judith Olson, piano, Jennifer DeVore, cello,
"Loop 243" (percussionists: John Gage,
Thomas Kozumplik, Kelly Cotter, Lorne Watson) Concert #2: Wednesday, February, 25, 2004, 8PM Makor, 35 W. 67th St. Our second concert, a walk "on the wild side" with improvising composer/performers
at Makor to celebrate the Composers Concordance 20th anniversary.
This concert, featuring the new, fresh, young, sassy and bold side of the Composers Concordance,
is curated by Lev Zhurbin and Bill Rhoads. Performances of improvised works by: RARA AVIS (Gordon Beeferman, piano, Seth Misterka, saxophones, Jeff Arnal, drums and percussion) DAVID FIRST "Operation: Kracpot" for elect. guitar and laptop. STEPHEN MOSES (a.k.a. "Drumbone") RAZ MESINAI multi-instrumentalist, percussionist, turntable and frame drum specialist Concert #3: Concert: Thursday, May 27, 2004, 8PM NYU Frederick Loewe Theatre, 35 W. 4th St., NYC (between Washington Square East and Greene St.) Press Release Music By: Tom Beyer RE (percussion) Patrick Hardish Sonorities VII (clarinet) Leonard Lehrman Five Duets (soprano, tenor, piano) Theodore Chanler Five Songs (tenor, piano) John Eaton Fantasy Romance (cello & piano) Otto Luening Gargoyles (violin, electronics) Art Kreiger Rainsticks (vibraphone, recording) William Anderson Sometimes (vibraphone) Performed by: Esther Lamneck, clarinet, Paul Sperry, tenor, Lynn Bechtold, violin, Helene Williams, soprano, Tom Beyer, percussion, Peter Jarvis, vibraphone,
Paul Hoffmann, Leonard Lehrman, piano, Jeffrey Shah, cello, Dan Cooper, audio support.
Composers Concordance 2002-03 Concert Season, New Music Now
Concert #1: Wednesday, November 13, 2002, 8PM Washington Square United Methodist Church, 135 W. 4th St., NYC Music By: Jean Luc Darbellay Itinerares (2 cellos) David Macbride In Common (violin, temple bowls) Arne Nordheim The Hunting of the Snark (trombone) Dinu Ghezzo Il Saggio (violin) Paul Marquardt Homeboy (electric violin, snare drum) Juan Lemann Eolica (cello) Johnny Reinhard Dune (bassoon) Performed by:
Jennifer DeVore, Robert Ekselman, cello, Asya Meshberg, Anthea Kreston, violin,
Ingrid Gordon, percussion, Chris Washburne, trombone, Johnny Reinhard, bassoon Concert #2: Wednesday, February 26, 2003, 8PM Washington Square United Methodist Church, 135 W. 4th St., NYC Music By: Hayg Boyadjian Lumiere Noir (flute, doublebass) Kaija Saariaho Nocturne (violin) +Martin Bresnick Songs of the Mouse People (cello, vibraphone) +Dan Cooper String Quartet Virgil Thomson String Quartet #2 Ben Johnston Duo (flute, doublebass) +Frank J. Oteri circles mostly in wood (wind quintet in quartertones) +Meet the Composer participant Performed by:
Thea Reynolds, flute, Ingrid Gordon, percussion, Lynn Bechtold, Curtis Macomber, violin,
Edmundo Ramirez, viola, Jennifer DeVore, cello, Troy Rinker, doublebass,
Pentasonic Winds: Michal Beit-Halachmi, clarinet, Angela Cordell, French horn, Miriam Kapner, oboe,
Erin Lesser, flute, and Gina Valvano, bassoon. Concert #3: Thursday, May 29, 2003, 8PM NYU Frederick Loewe Theatre, 35 W. 4th St., NYC (between Washington Square East and Greene St.) Music By: John deClef Pineiro Breaths (amplified flute, piano) Justin Dello Joio Two Concert Etudes (piano) Patrick Hardish Two Poems (soprano, piano) Ramon Zupko Fluxus XI (flute and recorded sounds) George Walker Guido's Hand (piano) Joseph Pehrson Blacklight (cello, electronics) Gene Pritsker Poetic Subjects Eternal II (ensemble) Performed by:
Gerardo Levy, flute, Dan Barrett, cello, Steven Masi, Paul Hoffmann, piano, Melanie Mitrano, Susan May Schneider soprano, Charles Coleman, baritone, James Gotay, Gene Pritsker, rappers.
Composers Concordance 2001-02 Concert Season, New Music Now
Concert #1: Friday, November 16, 2001 Christ & St. Stephen's Church, 120 W. 69 St. NYC, 8 PM Music By: Mark Belodubrovsky 4 Poems (violin) Milton Babbitt Concerto Piccolino for vibraphone solo (world premiere) +Daniel Godfrey Serenata Ariosa (clarinet, viola, piano) +Carson P. Cooman Sonata (violin, piano) Joyce Ellin Orenstein 3 Pieces for Clarinet (clarinet) Meyer Kupferman Exordium (guitar, piano) William Mayer Brass Quintet +Meet the Composer participant Performed by: Lone Madsen, clarinet, Curtis Macomber, violin, Olivia Koppell, viola,
Manhattan Brass Quintet, Peter Jarvis, vibraphone, Judith Olson, Joan Forsyth, piano, William Anderson, guitar Concert #2: Thursday, May 30, 2002 NYU Frederick Loewe Theatre, 35 W. 4th St., NYC (between Washington Square East and Greene St.), 8 PM Music By: Akmal Parwez Chitarang (sitar, soprano sax, horn) Alison Nowak Resound (viola, piano) Gunther Schuller Episodes (clarinet) Joseph Pehrson Violahexy (viola, electronics) Ron Mazurek Shadows (tarogoto, electronics) Rolv Yttrehus Explorations (piano) Patrick Hardish Jazz Sonorities (clarinet, drum set) Performed by: Olivia Koppell, viola, Paul Hoffmann, Marc Peloquin, Esther Lamneck, clarinet, tarogato,
Barbara Allen, percussion, David Jolley, horn, Paul Cohen, soprano sax, Brian Silver, sitar, Tapan Modak, tabla
Composers Concordance 2000-01 Concert Season, New Music Now
Concert #1: Tuesday, October 3, 2000, NYU Frederick Loewe Theatre, 35 W. 4th St., NYC (between Washington Square East and Greene St.), 8 PM Music By: Gyorgy Ligeti Etudes (piano, selected) Patrick Hardish Sonorities II (violin) Paul Lee Trio #4 (violin, clarinet, cello) +Jonathan Kramer A Game (cello, piano) Joseph Pehrson Stringing (violin, piano) Wendy Mae Chambers Endangered Species Song Cycle, Part II (baritone, harp, perc.) Leonard Lehrman Sonata for Violin and Piano +Meet the Composer participant Performed by: Cyrus Stevens, Heidi Modr, violin, Jennifer DeVore, cello, Leonard Lehrman, Judith Olson, piano,
Raymond Martin, baritone, Diane Michaels, harp, Peter Jarvis, percussion. Concert #2: Friday, January 26,2001, Miller Theater, Columbia University Music By: +Sebastian Currier Verge (clarinet, violin, piano) Sebastian Currier Frames (cello, piano) +Ornette Coleman Trinity (violin) Ornette Coleman In Honor of NASA (oboe, string quartet) +Meet the Composer participant Performed by: Jacqueline LeClair, oboe, Derek Bermel, clarinet, Curtis Macomber, Jennifer Williams,
Ruotao Mao, violins, Meng-Chun Chi, viola, Eric Bartlett, Jennifer DeVore, celli, Emma Tahmizian, piano. Concert #3: Thursday, May 24, 2001 NYU Frederick Loewe Theatre, 35 W. 4th St., NYC (between Washington Square East and Greene St.), 8 PM Music By: William Rhoads Slam (flute, guitar, piano, percussion) Anton Rovner Hexagram (cello and saxophone) Roger Trefousse Hotel Brown Poems (soprano, piano) +Steven Burke Fury of Bloom (piano trio) Harrison Birtwistle Pulse Sampler (oboe & claves) Robert Rowe Shells (tarogato and electronics) +Ursula Mamlok Polarities (flute, violin, cello, piano) Gordon Beeferman Sonata Bombastica (violin and piano) +Meet the Composer participant Performed by: Stephanie Jutt, flute, Jacqueline LeClair, oboe, Jennifer Williams, violin, Jennifer DeVore, cello,
Peter Jarvis, Denardo Coleman, percussion, Paul Hoffmann, Jeffrey Sykes, Leonard Lehrman, piano,
Kevin Gallagher, guitar, Helene Williams, soprano, Esther Lamneck, tarogato.
Composers Concordance 1999-00 Concert Season, New Music Now
Concert #1: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 November, Christ & St. Stephen's Church, 120 W. 69 St. NYC, 8 PM Music By: Augusta Read Thomas Incantation (violin) Joseph Pehrson Doodle Do (clarinet, piano) Tom Chiu There Goes My Hat Again, Flying (violin) Elie Siegmeister Prelude, Blues and Finale (2 clarinets & piano) Earle Brown Music for Violin, Cello and Piano Richard Brooks Invention (cello) Sydney Hodkinson Epitaph and Scherzo (violin, clarinet, piano) Performed by: Tom Piercy, Dan Salvi, clarinet, Judith Olson, piano, Tom Chiu, violin,
Madeleine Shaprio, Jennifer DeVore, cello Concert #2: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 February, Christ & St. Stephen's Church, 120 W. 69 St. NYC, 8 PM Music By: Witold Lutoslawski Epitaph (oboe & piano) Laura Kaminsky Spirit Lost and Found (guitar) David Bernstein Six Sound Sculptures (clarinet & piano) Virgil Thomson Five Songs of Solomon (soprano & percussion) Richard Felciano Dark Landscapes (English horn) Dinu Ghezzo Imaginary Voyages (clarinet, piano, cello) John Zorn Carny (piano) Performed by: Richard Goldsmith, Esther Lamneck, clarinet, Jacqueline LeClair, oboe,
Susan May Schneider, soprano, Ana Maria Rosada, guitar, Margaret Kampmeier, Fabio Gardenal,
Rosemary Caviglia, piano, Peter Jarvis, percussion, Jennifer DeVore, cello Concert #3: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 NYU Loewe Auditorium, 35 W. 4th St., NYC (between Greene St. and Washington Square East), 8 PM Music By: William Rhoads Highwire (violin, piano, percussion) Jong Suh Lee Odyssey (cello) Patrick Hardish Sonorities VI (vibraphone) Sonorities I (cello) Otto Luening Duo for flute & viola (1985) +Elliott Schwartz Tapestry (violin, piano, cello) Leo Kraft Cinque Fantasie (violin, cello) Lukas Foss Central Park Reel (violin & piano) +Meet the Composer Participant Performed by: Gerardo Levy, flute, Peter Jarvis, percussion, Paul Hoffmann, piano,
Jennifer Williams, violin, Olivia Koppell, viola, Jennifer DeVore, cello
Composers Concordance 1998-99 Concert Season, New Music Now
Concert #1: Friday, November 20, 1998, Christ & St. Stephen's Church, 120 W. 69 St. NYC, 8 PM Music By: William Schimmel The Dolls (accordion/actress) Gyorgy Ligeti Sonata (cello) Joseph Pehrson Transcendence (violin and harp) +Noel da Costa Jes' Grew (violin) Toru Takemitsu Air (flute) Anne Le Baron Solar Music (flute and harp) +Meet the Composer participants Performed by: Margaret Lancaster, flute, Heidi Modr, violin, Jennifer DeVore, cello,
Karen Lindquist, harp, William Schimmel, accordion, Kathleen Goodman, actress Concert #2: Thursday, February 25, 1999, Kosciuszko Foundation, 15 E. 65 St. NYC, 8 PM Music By: Tom Laughlin Nocturne (piano) Patrick Hardish Duo (piano, percussion) Aaron Copland Night Thoughts (piano) +Francis Thorne Rhapsodic Variations #4 (viola) +Victoria Bond Chi (zheng and bamboo flute) Steven Rosenhaus The Ides (sax and piano) Oliver Schneller Trio (cello, piano and accordion) *Meet the Composer Participants Performed by: Marilyn Nonken, Paul Hoffmann, Heather O'Donnell, piano,
Tom Goldstein, percussion, Janet Lyman Hill, viola, John Whitfield, cello,
Taimur Sullivan, saxophone, Jean Sze, zheng, Miao Yi Min, bamboo flute, Mikko Luoma, accordion Concert #3: Wednesday, May 19, 1999, NYU Loewe Auditorium, 35 W. 4th St., NYC (between Greene St. and Washington Square East), 8 PM Music By: Eric Ewazen Trio (trumpet, violin & piano) Davide Zannoni Dowsing (string trio) Charles Griffin Do Not Go Gentle Sonata (two pianos) +Jim Theobald Mondo Rondo (clarinet, piano) John Harbison Simple Daylight (soprano, piano) Youngmi Ha Circles of Time (clarinet) Alexander Shchetynsky Sonata (accordion) William Bolcom Lilith (sax and piano) +Meet the Composer Participants Performed by: Beulah Cox, Jesse Mills, violin, Christine Ims, viola, Christine Kuhn, cello,
Melanie Mitrano, soprano, Michael Baker, trumpet, William Schimmel, accordion, Taimur Sullivan, saxophone,
Lee Hammons, clarinet, Marilyn Nonken, Allen Johnson, Max Midroit,
Kim Russ, Marcia Eckert, Deborah Gilwood, piano
Composers Concordance 1997-98 Concert Season, New Music Now
Concert #1: Friday, December 12, 1997, Kosciuszko Foundation, 15 E. 65th St., NYC Leo Kraft 75th birthday celebration Music By: Joseph Pehrson Forest of Winds (9 players) Ed Smaldone Two Sides of the Same Coin (clarinet and piano) *Johnny Reinhard Melanin (oboe) Bruce Saylor Fanfares and Echoes (horn and string trio) Wendy Chambers Endangered Species (mezzo soprano, harp) Akmal Parwez Chetna (alto saxophone) Joel Mandelbaum Ten Studies in 31 Tone Temperament (31-Tone Synth., flute & bassoon) *Leo Kraft Chamber Symphony #2 (16 players) *Meet the Composer Participants Performed by: David Jolley, horn, Allen Blustine, clarinet, Michael Boriskin, piano,
the St. Cecilia Chamber Ensemble, George Rothman, conductor, Brenda Schuman-Post, oboe,
Barbara Kokolus, mezzo soprano, others Concert #2: Friday, February 20, 1998, Kosciuszko Foundation, 15 E. 65th St. NYC Music By: Anton Rovner Trio (flute, clarinet and violin) May-Tchi Chen Striking (Chinese instrument Pi-Pa) Raoul Pleskow Piano Sonata #3 (world premiere) *Robert Ashley The Producer Speaks (baritone and piano) *Darrell Handel Orpheus Oracle (piano trio) Iannis Xenakis Mikka (violin) Elodie Lauten Orange (baroque flute) *Meet the Composer Participants Performed by: Thomas Buckner, baritone, Joseph Kubera, piano, Andrew Bolotowsky, baroque flute,
Heidi Modr, violin, David Holtzman, piano, John Hixson, clarinet, Britt Swenson, violin, the Oronoque trio, others Concert #3: Friday, May 15, 1998, NYU Loewe Auditorium, 35 w. 4th St., NYC (between Greene St. and Washington Square East) Music By: Mary Inwood Connections II (bass flute and violin) *Carolyn Yarnell Mean Harp (piano) Patrick Hardish Sonorities V for marimba *Paul Lansky Six Years Ago, Monday (marimba, violin, tape) Kitty Brazelton La Vida Como Una Tromba (trombone, tape, dancer) Liviu Danceanu Bas-soon (solo bassoon) Judith St.Croix Bright Leaf Trios (flute, cello, piano) Henry Brant Cerberus (piccolo and doublebass) *Meet the Composer Participants Performed by: Kathleen Supove, piano, Nancy Zeltsman, marimba, Chris Washburne, trombone,
Johnny Reinhard, bassoon, Linda Diamond, dancer, others