Tuesday, November 13, 2018
FANTASIES, SONATAS, and a TURKEY (#65)
Marc A Scorca Hall at the National Opera America Center
Emiko Hayashi — Sonata for Piano and Cello †
- Dan Barrett, cello; Craig Ketter, piano
Kevin McCarter — Songs of Day and Evening †
- Margaret O'Connell, mezzo-soprano, Craig Ketter, piano
Madelyne Byrne — Poem for Pauline for electronics
- Madelyne Byrne, electronics
Hubert S. Howe — Fantasy for Piano ‡
- Craig Ketter, piano
Debra Kaye — Fantasy for Flute and Piano ‡
- Michael Ladermann, flute, Craig Ketter, piano
Craig Slon — Sonata for Piano †
- Craig Ketter, piano
Timothy L. Miller — Wild Turkey Suite †
- Vasko Dukovsky, bass clarinet
Dana Dimitri Richardson — Twelve Preludes and Fugues †
- Craig Ketter, piano
Christopher Sahar — Fantasy for Violin and Piano †
- Mioi Takeda, violin; Craig Ketter, piano
† World Premiere ‡ New York Premiere
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Monday, December 10, 2018
TRIO NAMASTE — ITALY MEETS NEW YORK (#66)
Marc A Scorca Hall at the National Opera America Center
Kevin McCarter — Ricercare †
- Trio Namaste: Natalia Benedetti, E-flat clarinet, Guido Arbonelli, B-flat clarinet, Michele Fabrizi, piano
Richard Brooks — Dialogue †
- Natalia Benedetti, E-flat clarinet, Guido Arbonelli, B-flat clarinet
Max Giteck Duykers — Parallax †
- Guido Arbonelli, B-flat clarinet, Michele Fabrizi, piano
David Mecionis — Table Canon for Two Clarinets †
- Natalia Benedetti, E-flat/B-flat clarinet, Guido Arbonelli, B-flat/bass clarinet
Eugene Marlow — Aspetta Ancora Qualche Minuti †
- Trio Namaste: Natalia Benedetti & Guido Arbonelli, B-flat clarinet, Michele Fabrizi, piano
John de Clef Piñeiro — Rhapsody in Blues
- Guido Arbonelli, B-flat clarinet, Michele Fabrizi, piano
Gayther Myers — Small Talk †
- Trio Namaste: Natalia Benedetti, B-flat clarinet, Guido Arbonelli, bass clarinet, Michele Fabrizi, piano
Linda Marcel — Evocare III ‡
- Trio Namaste: Natalia Benedetti, B-flat clarinet, Guido Arbonelli, bass clarinet, Michele Fabrizi, piano, Linda Marcel, percussion
Raoul Pleskow — Trio in Two Parts †
- Gregor Kitzis, violin, Dave Eggar, cello, Craig Ketter, piano
Carl Kanter — String Quartet †
- Klang String Quartet: Gregor Kitzis, violin; Katie Thomas, violin; Artie Dibble, viola; Dave Eggar, cello
Sam Hoyland — Ruminations †
- Natalia Benedetti, B-flat clarinet; Gregor Kitzis, violin; Dave Eggar, cello; Craig Ketter, piano; Mike Deering, percussion; Carl C. Bettendorf, conductor
† World Premiere ‡ New York Premiere
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Tuesday, January 15, 2019
NEW CHAMBER MUSIC for STRINGS & HAND PERCUSSION (#67)
"Little Church Around the Corner" Church of the Transfiguration
Joseph Pehrson — String Motion †
- Klang String Quartet
Peter Kelsh — String Quartet No. 2 †
- Klang String Quartet
Bunny Beck — Suite for Sarro ‡
- Gregor Kitzis, violin, Artie Dibble, viola, Dave Eggar, cello
Roger Blanc — Triptych †
- Gregor Kitzis, violin, Artie Dibble, viola, David Picton, djembe
Gilad Cohen — Three Goat Blues ‡
- Winner of the 2018 John Eaton Memorial Competition
- Klang String Quartet
Peri Mauer — Shadow Lake
- Klang String Quartet
Thomas Parente — Suite for String Trio †
- Gregor Kitzis, violin, Artie Dibble, viola, Dave Eggar, cello
David Picton — Roll of the Dice †
- Klang String Quartet, David Picton, bongos
Klang String Quartet:
- Gregor Kitzis, violin, Robin Braun, violin, Artie Dibble, viola, Dave Eggar, cello
† World Premiere ‡ New York Premiere
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Tuesday, February 12, 2019
CLAUDIA DUMSCHAT performs NEW MUSIC FOR ORGAN (#68)
"Little Church Around the Corner" Church of the Transfiguration
Richard Brooks — Aaron's Jubilee ‡
Kevin McCarter — Four Poems †
Jinhee Han — The Brightness of His Presence †
Raoul Pleskow — Tre Laudi
David Picton — Spring Rain Prelude & Fugue †
Roger Blanc — Psalm 18 †
- Bill Gross, baritone
Eugene Marlow — Three Fugues and a Bolero †
Frank Retzel — Sapphire Cantos, nos. V & VI †
Claudia Dumschat, organ
The New York Composers Circle dedicates this concert to the memory of our dear friend and colleague, FRANK RETZEL.
† World Premiere ‡ New York Premiere
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Tuesday, March 19, 2019
NEW MUSIC at the CLOSE of WINTER (#69)
Marc A Scorca Hall at the National Opera America Center
Eric Heilner — Fantasy for Clarinet, Bassoon, and Tag-Team Oboes †
- Erin Lensing, oboe, Gregory Weissman, oboe, Sammy Lesnick, clarinet, Shotora Mari, bassoon
Kyle McGucken — Departure †
- BAMA/NYCC Composer Exchange Program
- Ammon Swinbank, flute; Vasko Dukovski, bass clarinet; Gregor Kitzis, violin; Dan Barrett, cello
Peri Mauer — An Autumn Passing †
- Gregory Weissman, English horn; Jeremy Vigil, piano
Richard Brooks — Improvs †
- Vasko Dukovski, bass clarinet, Shotora Mari, bassoon
David Mecionis — Die Sprechmasken von Hofmannsthal †
- Bob Lukomski, tenor; Gregor Kitzis, violin; Erin Lensing, oboe; Vasko Dukovski, bass clarinet; David Mecionis, electric guitar
David See — Theme & Variations ‡
- Dan Barrett, cello, David See, piano
Monroe Golden — 43 Commas ‡
- Ammon Swinbank, flute; Jeremy Vigil, piano; Monroe Golden, electronics
† World Premiere ‡ New York Premiere
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Tuesday, April 23, 2019
SUNDERMAN WIND QUINTET plays NEW YORK COMPOSERS CIRCLE (#70)
"Little Church Around the Corner" Church of the Transfiguration
Paul Aljian — Movement for Woodwind Quintet †
David Mecionis — Ahab †
William Price — Woodwind Quintet No.1: Twist ‡
- BAMA/NYCC Composer Exchange Program
Timothy Lee Miller — The Callithumpian Duck: or the Misadventures of Oldsquaw ‡
Catherine Neville — Filaments †
Robert S. Cohen — Under Blood Moon †
SUNDERMAN WIND QUINTET
- Teresa Bowers, flute & piccolo, Edward Stanley, oboe & English horn, Aaron D. Scott, clarinet, Kenneth Bell, French horn, Ben Greanya, bassoon
† World Premiere ‡ New York Premiere
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Tuesday, May 21, 2019
NEW MUSIC for ENSEMBLES and ELECTRONICS (#71)
Marc A Scorca Hall at the National Opera America Center
Jacob Elkin — This is Fine †
- Tony Park, bass clarinet, electronics
Scott D. Miller — Assassination of Angels †
- electronics, Scott Miller
Peri Mauer — A Violin and A Piano †
- Esther Noh, violin, Geoffrey Burleson, piano
Dary John Mizelle — Newtrio
- Linda DiMartino Wetherill, flute; Tony Park, clarinet; Geoffrey Burleson, piano
Roger Blanc — Duopoly I
- Vasko Dukovski, clarinet, Ayako Oshima, bass clarinet
Max Giteck Duykers — Ocean Filigree
- Esther Noh, violin, Geoffrey Burleson, piano, electronics
Craig Slon — Trio for Two Clarinets and Piano †
- Vasko Dukovski, clarinet, Ayako Oshima, clarinet, Mariko Furukawa, piano
Frederick Boyle — Worship †
- Angel Desai, mezzo-soprano, Anthony F. Morris, double bass, Geoffrey Burleson, piano
† World Premiere
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