Friday, October 23, 2015

JOHN EATON 80th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION (#51)

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



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Tuesday, December 1, 2015

NEW MUSIC for STRINGS and PIANO (#52)

Saint Peter's Church, Citicorp Center

Roger Blanc — Duopoly II †

Richard Brooks — String Quartet No. 5 †

Susan J. Fischer — Notturno †

Emiko Hayashi — Trialogue †

John Eaton — Fantasy Romance

Carl Kanter — String Quartet †

Debra Kaye — Andante, quietly impassioned †



Premieres: † World

Gregor Kitzis, violin, Funda Cizmecioglu, violin, Kim Foster, viola, cello, Dan Barrett & Dave Eggar, piano, Martha Locke & Christopher Oldfather, percussion, David Picton

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

A CONCERT of NEW MUSIC (#53)

Saint Peter's Church, Citicorp Center

Robert S. Cohen — Yellow Alert

Yekaterina Merkulyeva — Mask and Miracles (2013) ‡

Dana Dimitri Richardson — Trumpet Sonata ‡

Craig Slon — Whirligig †

Dary John Mizelle — Polyrhythmic Suite in Six Movements ‡

Frank Picarazzi — Quartet for Flute, Clarinet, Violin & Vibraphone †



Premieres: † World ‡ New York

flute, Michael Laderman, clarinet, David Valbuena, trumpet, Jerry Bryant, violin, Gregor Kitzis, vibraphone, Frank Picarazzi, percussion, Daniel Pate, piano, Avassa Shevel & Craig Ketter

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Tuesday, April 26, 2016

A CONCERT of NEW MUSIC (#54)

Saint Peter's Church, Citicorp Center

Kevin McCarter — In Open Air †

Nataliya Medvedovskaya — Pantomimes (excerpts) ‡

David Picton — Redwood Prelude and Fugue †

Jacob E. Goodman — Three Nudes †

Jennifer Griffith — Audition

Eugene Marlow — Agitation du Coeur †

Scott D. Miller — Dutch Angle †



Premieres: † World ‡ New York

mezzo-soprano, Margaret O'Connell, flute, Michael Laderman, oboe, Virginia ChangChien, clarinet, Allen Blustine & Alexander Negrutsa, bass clarinet, Liam Kinson & Alexander Negrutsa, violin, Miranda Cuckson, viola, Kallie Ciechomski & Daniel Panner, cello, Chris Gross, double bass, Troy Rinker, piano, Nataliya Medvedovskaya & Craig Ketter, organ, David Shuler

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Saturday, June 4, 2016

A GALA CONCERT (#55)

Leonard Nimoy Thalia Hall at Symphony Space

Raoul Pleskow — Imaginary Landscape for Piano 4-Hands

Madelyn Byrne — Northern Flight

Patricia Leonard — Three arias from "My Dearest Friend"

Max Giteck Duykers — Cut and Fold

Peri Mauer — Thought's Torsion

Hubert Howe — Inharmonic Fantasy No. 4 †

Ross Griffey — Tied by a chance bond together †

• Winner of the 2015 John Eaton Memorial Competition

Brian Fennelly — Sacred Songs



Premieres: † World

soprano, Wendy Bryn Harmer, baritone, Ricardo Rivera, flute, Michael Laderman, violin, Gregor Kitzis, cello, Dave Eggar, piano, Shiau-uen Ding, Joshua Groffman, Christopher Oldfather, & Fredrica Wyman

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