2015-2016 SEASON 14
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
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, Dan Barrett & Dave Eggar, cello, Martha Locke & Christopher Oldfather, piano, David Picton, percussion
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
Michael Laderman, flute, David Valbuena, clarinet, Jerry Bryant, trumpet, Gregor Kitzis, violin, Frank Picarazzi, vibraphone, Daniel Pate, percussion, Avassa Shevel & Craig Ketter, piano
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
Margaret O'Connell, mezzo-soprano, Michael Laderman, flute, Virginia ChangChien, oboe, Allen Blustine & Alexander Negrutsa, clarinet, Liam Kinson & Alexander Negrutsa, bass clarinet, Miranda Cuckson, violin, Kallie Ciechomski & Daniel Panner, viola, Chris Gross, cello, Troy Rinker, double bass, Nataliya Medvedovskaya & Craig Ketter, piano, David Shuler, organ
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
Wendy Bryn Harmer, soprano, Ricardo Rivera, baritone, Michael Laderman, flute, Gregor Kitzis, violin, Dave Eggar, cello, Shiau-uen Ding, Joshua Groffman, Christopher Oldfather, & Fredrica Wyman, piano






