ACA celebrates BMI Classical Composers!
All concerts at Symphony Space Leonard Nimoy Thalia
2537 Broadway at 95th St. New York, NY 10025
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:30 PM
ELECTIONS, TRANSITIONS, AND REFUGE
with SECOND INSTRUMENTAL UNIT
• Frederick Tillis: SONG for Sister Hokkaido (2008) for Brass Quintet and Latin percussion; Trumpets: Nathan Botts, Paul Murphy;Horn: Sydney Braunfeld;Trombone: Nathan Maryland;Tuba: Dan Peck; Percussion: Alex Lipowski (world premiere)
• Brian Fennelly: 'Sigol' for Two, Fantasy Duo for Violin and Cello (2008) Duo Parnas; Madalyn Parnas, violin, and Cicely Parnas,cello.
• Travis Alford: Transitions* (2006-07) for flute/alto fl, trumpet, and piano; Flute/Alto flute:Jonathan Engle;Trumpet: Nathan Botts;Piano: Vicky Chow. (New York Premiere)
• Richard Cameron-Wolfe: Arq III: Refuge (2008); David Fulmer, violin; Molly Morkoski, Vicky Chow, piano 4-hands (world premiere)
• Robert Ceely: METAMIR; ALTO flute, bass clarinet, viola, and piano. Jonathan Engle, alto fl; Carol McGonnell, bass cl; Aaron Boyd, viola; Molly Morkoski, piano; David Fulmer, conductor; (world premiere of revised version).
Lewis Nielson: What about you? (2007) Helena Piccazio, violin; Gabrielle Athayde, cello; Wendeline Everett, bassoon; (New York Premiere)
• John Eaton: Our Four Candidates (2008) for flute, clarinet, oboe, and bassoon. Flute/alto flute: Jonathan Engle; Oboe/English horn: Arthur Sato; Clarinet/bass clarinet: Carol McGonnell; Bassoon/contrabsn: Adrian Morejon; Conductor: David Fulmer (world premiere)
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Thursday, June 18, 2009 7:30 PM
WORK SONGS, BLUE STATES, AND THE ZUKOFSKY STRING QUARTE
TAaron Boyd and Cyrus Beroukhim, violins; David Fulmer, viola; Alberto Parrini, cello
• John Melby: Concerto No. 2 for Clarinet and Computer; Esther Lamneck, clarinet.
• Anthony Greene: String Quartet 'Chance'* 2007 (New York premiere)• Griffith Rose: 63 Bars for John Cage (1994); Jane Rigler,
flute.(U.S. Premiere)• Matthew Davidson, String Quartet “I Had Five Long Years” (world premiere)
• Joel Gressel: Blue States (electroacoustic)
• Gilbert Galindo: Lost in the Caves (world premiere)* Thomas Piercy, amplified bass clarinet
• David Fulmer: String Quartet No. 3 (world premiere)*
Phyllis Bryn-Julson to receive the 2009 Laurel Leaf Award from ACA on Thursday, June 18th, during this concert. For more information, click here.
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Friday, June 19, 2009 7:30 PM
SHAKE THE TREE AND KOLOT ENSEMBLE
• Kirsten Volness: Hverfa* -Piano quartet; KOLOT Veronique Mathieu, violin; Jung-Min Shin, viola; Yotam Baruch, cello; Yael Manor, piano.
• Robert Carl: Shake the Tree; John McDonald and Donald Berman, piano (world premiere)
• Gary Schneider: Friends, Romans, Countrymen Jan Opalach, Baritone, (NY Premiere) with KOLOT- Gerardo Ubaghs, violin; Veronique Mathieu, violin; Jung-Min Shin, viola; Yotam Baruch, cello; Yael Manor, piano.
• Elizabeth Bell: String Quartet No. 1 (1957) KOLOT Gerardo Ubaghs, violin; Veronique Mathieu, violin; Jung-Min Shin, viola; Yotam Baruch, cello.
• Richard Brooks: Sonata for Solo Violin (world premiere) Gerardo Ubaghs
• Joyce Hope Suskind: Two Yeats Songs “The Wild Swans at Coole” and “The Shadow-Like Generations” Nicole Pantos, Soprano and KOLOT- Gerardo Ubaghs, violin; Veronique Mathieu, violin; Jung-Min Shin, viola; Yotam Baruch, cello; Yael Manor, piano.
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Saturday, June 20, 2009
SUMMER SUITE: RARE PREMIERES 4:30 PM
• Harold Seletsky: Microtonal Variations on My Country, 'Tis of Thee (world premiere) Susan Palma, flute; Christopher Oldfather, piano/24-tone electronic keyboard; Ashley Horne, violin; David Calhoun, cello; Richard Cohen, clarinet.
• David Gordon, eclectronic playback "MY GRAIN" (2006)
• Joan Tower: Circles (1964); Yael Manor, piano
• Margaret Fairlie-Kennedy: Four Contrasting Images for Piano (1961); Christop
her Oldfather• Paul Kerekes: Soliloquy, Aside (world premiere)*; Paul Kerekes, piano, Ed Rosenberg, alto saxophone
• Earle Brown: Summer Suite ’95; Christopher Oldfather, piano (world premiere)
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PIANO AND FRIENDS - 7:30 PM
• Hubert Howe: Composition for Piano (2008), Jonathan Howe, piano (world premiere)
• Darleen Mitchell: Metaxu; Sharon O'Connell Campbell, mezzo-soprano; Turner Rog
off, cello; and Nathan Buckner, piano (world premiere)• John Gibson: SLUMBER (2006) (electronic playback)
• Gheorghe Costinescu: Sonata for the Piano (1957, Rev. 2007-08) Stephen Gosling (U.S. Premiere)
• Raoul Pleskow: Konzertstück for Violin and Piano (world premiere) Yael Manor, piano, and Gerardo Ubaghs, violin.
• Ronald Keith Parks: Anacoustic Zones (2008) (electronic playback)
• Elliott Schwartz: The Seven Seasons (2008) Catherine Cushing, piano (world premiere)
• Christopher Bailey: Time Lash*- KOLOT-Robert Spady, clarinet; Veronique Mathieu, violin; Yotam Baruch, cello; Yael Manor, piano; Chris Bailey, conductor.
*Funding for the Young Composers initiative of ACA received from the Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University; Additional support provided by BMI, Proskauer Rose LLP,the Rose Foundation, and the Office of Cultural Affairs, Consulate General of Israel in New York.
Piano courtesy of Yamaha Artist Services in New York.
