EVENTS
Friday, October 23, 2015
JOHN EATON 80th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Leonard Nimoy Thalia Hall at Symphony Space
John Eaton — Death (1946)
Sharon Harms, soprano
Christopher Oldfather, piano
John Eaton — Lycidas (2014) (excerpts)
Sharon Harms, soprano
Christopher Oldfather, piano
John Eaton — Mass II (1997)
Bridget Parker, coloratura soprano, Sharon Harms, soprano
Phoebe Haines, mezzo-soprano, Stephen Ng, tenor
Gregory Geehern, baritone, Philip Cheah, bass
David Keberle, clarinet, Christopher Oldfather, piano
Kay Stonefelt and Jamie Sunshine, percussion
Nicholas R. Nelson, electronics
Carmen-Helena Téliz, conductor
John Eaton — El divino Narciso
Bridget Parker, coloratura soprano (Echo)
Phoebe Haines, mezzo-soprano (Naturaleza Natura)
Steven Ng, tenor (El divino Narciso)
Roberta Michel, flutes, Daniel Barrett, cello
Kay Stonefelt and Jamie Sunshine, percussion
Nicholas R. Nelson, electronics
Carmen-Helena Téliz, conductor
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
NEW MUSIC for STRINGS and PIANO
Saint Peter's Church, Citicorp Center
Roger Blanc — Duopoly II
— Dave Eggar, cello, David Picton, hand drum
Richard Brooks — String Quartet No. 5
— Gregor Kitzis, violin, Funda Cizmecioglu, violin
— Kim Foster, viola, Dave Eggar, cello
Susan J. Fischer — Notturno
— Gregor Kitzis, violin, Funda Cizmecioglu, violin
— Kim Foster, viola, Dave Eggar, cello
Emiko Hayashi — Trialogue
— Gregor Kitzis, violin, Dave Eggar, cello, Martha Locker, piano
John Eaton — Fantasy Romance
— Dan Barrett, cello, Christopher Oldfather, piano
Carl Kanter — String Quartet
— Gregor Kitzis, violin, Funda Cizmecioglu, violin
— Kim Foster, viola, Dave Eggar, cello
Debra Kaye — Andante, quietly impassioned, from "String Quartet No. 1"
— Gregor Kitzis, violin, Funda Cizmecioglu, violin
— Kim Foster, viola, Dave Eggar, cello
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
A CONCERT of NEW MUSIC
Saint Peter's Church, Citicorp Center
Robert S. Cohen — Yellow Alert
— Daniel Pate, percussion
Yekaterina Merkulyeva — Mask and Miracles (2013)
— Avassa Shevel, piano
Dana Dimitri Richardson — Trumpet Sonata
— Jerry Bryant, trumpet, Craig Ketter, piano
Craig Slon — Whirligig
— Craig Ketter, piano
Dary John Mizelle — Polyrhythmic Suite in Six Movements
— Craig Ketter, piano
Frank Picarazzi — Quartet for Flute, Clarinet, Violin & Vibraphone
— Michael Laderman, flute, Vasko Dukovski, clarinet
— Gregor Kitzis, violin, Frank Picarazzi, vibraphone
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
A CONCERT of NEW MUSIC
Saint Peter's Church, Citicorp Center
Kevin McCarter — In Open Air
— Michael Laderman, flute, Craig Ketter, piano
Nataliya Medvedovskaya — Pantomimes (excerpts)
— Alexander Negrutsa, clarinet, Nataliya Medvedovskaya, piano
David Picton — Redwood Prelude and Fugue
— David Shuler, organ
Frank Retzel — From Sapphire Cantos
— David Shuler, organ
Jacob E. Goodman — Three Nudes
— Margaret O'Connell, mezzo-soprano, Michael Laderman, flute
— Allen Blustine, clarinet, Craig Ketter, piano
Jennifer Griffith — Audition
— Alexander Negrutsa, bass clarinet
Eugene Marlow — Agitation du Coeur
— Virginia Chang Chien, oboe, Allen Blustine, clarinet
— Gregor Kitzis, violin, Daniel Panner, viola, Troy Rinker, double bass
Scott D. Miller — Dutch Angle
— Miranda Cuckson, violin, Kallie Ciechomski, viola
— Chris Gross, cello, Liam Kinson, bass clarinet
Saturday, June 4, 2016
A GALA CONCERT
Leonard Nimoy Thalia Hall at Symphony Space
Raoul Pleskow — Imaginary Landscape for Piano 4-Hands
— Christopher Oldfather and Fredrica Wyman, piano
Madelyn Byrne — Northern Flight
— Shiau-uen Ding, piano
Patricia Leonard — Three arias from "My Dearest Friend"
— words by Abigail Adams
— Wendy Bryn Harmer, soprano, Christopher Oldfather, piano
Max Giteck Duykers — Cut and Fold
— Gregor Kitzis, violin, Dave Eggar, cello, Christopher Oldfather, piano
Peri Mauer — Thought's Torsion
— Michael Laderman, flute, Gregor Kitzis, viola, Dave Eggar, cello
Hubert Howe — Inharmonic Fantasy No. 4
— Hubert Howe, electronics
— video by Sylvia Pengilly
Ross Griffey — Tied by a chance bond together
— Winner of the 2015 John Eaton Memorial Competition
— Gregor Kitzis, violin, Christopher Oldfather, piano
Brian Fennelly — Sacred Songs
— Ricardo Rivera, baritone, Joshua Groffman, piano