Friday, October 24, 2014
NEW MUSIC for CLARINET and PIANO (#45)
Benzaquen Hall, The DiMenna Center for Classical Music
Jacob E. Goodman — Six Intermezzi for Piano
- Craig Ketter, piano
Peri Mauer — Morning, Night, & Noon
- Vasko Dukovski and Ismail Lumanovski, clarinets
Nailah Nombeko — Three Preludes
- Craig Ketter, piano
Kevin McCarter — Summer Souvenirs †
- Kevin McCarter, piano
Max Giteck Duykers — "Theia" (2014) for Bass Clarinet, Two MIDI Foot Controllers, and Bar Chimes ‡
- Christina Van Alstine, clarinet
Emiko Hayashi — Two Piano Pieces †
- Martha Locker, piano
Hubert Howe — Pentachordal Etudes †
- Jonathan Howe, piano
Raoul Pleskow — Four Piano Pieces for Maestro Hsu
- Craig Ketter, piano
† World Premiere ‡ New York Premiere
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014
MEMORIAL CONCERT for LEO KRAFT (#46)
Saint Peter's Church, Citicorp Center
Leo Kraft — Six Pieces for Violin with Piano Obbligato
- Curtis Macomber, violin; Blair McMillen, piano
Nailah Nombeko — Obscurity
- Curtis Macomber, violin; Blair McMillen, piano
Carl Kanter — Trio for violin, cello, and piano (excerpts) †
- Curtis Macomber, violin, Greg Hesselink, cello, Blair McMillen, piano
Eugene McBride — Moments for Violin, Violoncello, and Piano †
- Curtis Macomber, violin, Greg Hesselink, cello, Blair McMillen, piano
Jacob E. Goodman — Andante for String Quartet †
- Calvin Wiersma, violin, Gregor Kitzis, violin, Daniel Panner, viola, Greg Hesselink, cello
Scott D. Miller — Coots and Rails for violin trio †
- Miranda Cuckson, Ken Hamao & Marina Kifferstein, violins
Kevin McCarter — Quiet Moments for Viola and Piano †
- Daniel Panner, viola; Blair McMillen, piano
Craig Slon — String Quartet †
- Calvin Wiersma, violin, Gregor Kitzis, violin, Daniel Panner, viola, Greg Hesselink, cello
† World Premiere
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015
MEMORIAL CONCERT for STEVEN LEIBHOLZ (#47)
Saint Peter's Church, Citicorp Center
Brian Fennelly — Memoria †
- Christopher Oldfather, piano
Cesar Vuksic — Prelude and Toccatina for Piano †
- Christopher Oldfather, piano
Richard D. Russell — Three Partings
- Sofia Dimitrova, soprano, Stanichka Dimitrova, violin, James Waldo, cello, Michael Brofman, piano
Nataliya Medvedovskaya — Suite for Solo Piano (excerpts)
- Nataliya Medvedovskaya, piano
John Eaton — Ad Luciam Beatricem
- Phoebo Haines, mezzo-soprano, David Keberle, clarinet
Martin Halpern — Three Later Poems of Walt Whitman
- Jim Trainor, baritone; Craig Ketter, piano
Debra Kaye — The Doppelganger ‡
- Haim Avitsur, trombone
Dana Dimitri Richardson — Moonsongs for Soprano and Piano ‡
- Jacqueline Milena Thompson, soprano, Simon Mulligan, piano
† World Premiere ‡ New York Premiere
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Friday, March 13, 2015
A CONCERT of NEW MUSIC (#48)
Benzaquen Hall, The DiMenna Center for Classical Music
Nataliya Medvedovskaya — Winter Ballade †
- Nataliya Medvedovskaya, piano
Susan J. Fischer — What Is Going. What Is Coming †
- Kathleen Mulready, soprano; Michaela Mechlovitz, alto; Amanda Farley, alto; Luis Gutierrez, tenor; Philip Allen, bass; Craig Ketter, piano
Matt Weber — Americana Journey: City and Country †
- Craig Ketter, piano
Dana Dimitri Richardson — Friezes of Dreams †
- Jacqueline Milena Thompson, soprano, Craig Ketter, piano
Eugene Marlow — From the Hebraic Songbook †
- Craig Ketter, piano
Tamara Cashour — eMIly DIckinson: towaRd TECH-NO-lo-gy †
- Biraj Barkakaty, countertenor, Tamara Cashour, piano
Robert S. Cohen — An Ant's World
- Lynn Bechtold and Stanichka Dimitrova, violins
Frank Retzel — Daughter of Dawn (1993)
- Jacqueline Milena Thompson, soprano, Craig Ketter, piano
† New York Premiere
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Tuesday, April 21, 2015
A CONCERT of NEW MUSIC (#49)
Saint Peter's Church, Citicorp Center
Susan J. Fischer — Intermezzo ‡
- Christa Robinson, oboe, Esther Noh, violin, John Popham, cello, Stephen Gosling, piano
Peri Mauer — Journey ‡
- Virginia Cheng Chien, oboe
Gayther Myers — The Workday ‡
- Roberta Michel, flute; Christa Robinson, oboe; Christa Van Alstine, clarinet; Kate Sheeran, horn; Stephen Gosling, piano
Max Giteck Duykers — Dark Body ‡
- Margaret Lancaster, flute; Esther Noh, violin; John Popham, cello; Stephen Gosling, piano
David Picton — Turning Leaves for Sandy ‡
- Keve Wilson, oboe, Oren Fader, guitar
Orlando Legname — Vortici D'etere ‡
- Margaret Lancaster, flute; Christa Van Alstine, clarinet; Ester Noh, violin; John Popham, cello; Stephen Gosling, piano; Tamara Cashour, conductor
Eugene Marlow — Trois Chansons pour une Poetesse †
- Margaret Lancaster, flute, Roberta Michel, alto flute
Richard Brooks — Into the Twilight ‡
- Margaret Lancaster, flute; Nanci Belmont, bassoon; Ester Noh, violin; Hannah Levinson, viola; Stephen Gosling, piano
† World Premiere ‡ New York Premiere
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Saturday, May 30, 2015
A CONCERT of NEW MUSIC (#50)
Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space
Roger Blanc — Mood Swings for Jazz Quartet
- Roger Blanc, guitar, David Sherr, clarinet/soprano saxophone, Steve Sandberg, piano, Jennifer Vincent, double bass
Madelyn Byrne — First Flight, Early Spring ‡
- Ellen Weller, flute
Emiko Hayashi — End of Hot Summer
- David Sherr, soprano sax, Derin Öge, piano, Cesare Papetti, vibraphone, David Picton, bongos, Roger Blanc, conductor
Dary John Mizelle — Baseball: I Opening Day †
- Dary John Mizelle, piano, Rina Okubo, marimba
Vladimir del Orbe — Contextual Enigma †
- Winner of the 2014 NYCC Composers Competition
- David Sherr, clarinet; Evan Runyon, double bass; Nina Siniakova, piano
Hubert Howe — Inharmonic Fantasy No. 3
- electronics, Hubert Howe
Robert S. Cohen — Galapagos Suite †
- Jonathan Singer, marimba
Tamara Cashour — Queen Suite
- Karen Rostron, violin; Gregor Kitzis, viola; Peter Prosser, cello; Aliz Raspé, harp
† World Premiere ‡ New York Premiere
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