2018-2019 SEASON 17
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 †
Kevin McCarter — Songs of Day and Evening †
Madelyne Byrne — Poem for Pauline for electronics
Hubert S. Howe — Fantasy for Piano ‡
Debra Kaye — Fantasy for Flute and Piano ‡
Craig Slon — Sonata for Piano †
Timothy L. Miller — Wild Turkey Suite †
Dana Dimitri Richardson — Twelve Preludes and Fugues †
Christopher Sahar — Fantasy for Violin and Piano †
Premieres: † World ‡ New York
mezzo-soprano, Margaret O’Connell, flute, Michael Laderman, bass clarinet, Vasko Dukovsky, violin, Mioi Takeda, cello, Dan Barrett, piano, Craig Ketter
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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 †
Richard Brooks — Dialogue †
Max Giteck Duykers — Parallax †
David Mecionis — Table Canon for Two Clarinets †
Eugene Marlow — Aspetta Ancora Qualche Minuti †
John de Clef Piñeiro — Rhapsody in Blues
Gayther Myers — Small Talk †
Linda Marcel — Evocare III ‡
Raoul Pleskow — Trio in Two Parts †
Carl Kanter — String Quartet †
Sam Hoyland — Ruminations †
Premieres: † World ‡ New York
Trio Namaste: E-flat & B-flat clarinet, Natalia Benedetti, B-flat & bass clarinet, Guido Arbonelli, piano, Michele Fabrizi
Klang Quartet: violins, Gregor Kitzis & Katie Thomas, viola, Artie Dibble, cello, Dave Eggar
percussion, Linda Marcel & Mike Deering, piano, Craig Ketter, conductor, Carl C. Bettendorf
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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 †
Peter Kelsh — String Quartet No. 2 †
Bunny Beck — Suite for Sarro ‡
Roger Blanc — Triptych †
Gilad Cohen — Three Goat Blues ‡
- Winner of the 2018 John Eaton Memorial Competition
Peri Mauer — Shadow Lake
Thomas Parente — Suite for String Trio †
David Picton — Roll of the Dice †
Premieres: † World ‡ New York
Klang String Quartet: violins, Gregor Kitzis & Robin Braun, viola, Artie Dibble, cello, Dave Eggar
percussion, David Picton
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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 †
Eugene Marlow — Three Fugues and a Bolero †
Frank Retzel — Sapphire Cantos, nos. V & VI †
Premieres: † World ‡ New York
baritone, Bill Gross, organ, Claudia Dumschat
The New York Composers Circle dedicates this concert to the memory of our dear friend and colleague, FRANK RETZEL.
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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 †
Kyle McGucken — Departure †
- BAMA/NYCC Composer Exchange Program
Peri Mauer — An Autumn Passing †
Richard Brooks — Improvs †
David Mecionis — Die Sprechmasken von Hofmannsthal †
David See — Theme & Variations ‡
Monroe Golden — 43 Commas ‡
Premieres: † World ‡ New York
tenor, Bob Lukomski, flute, Ammon Swinbank, oboe, Erin Lensing, oboe & English horn, Gregory Weissman, clarinet, Sammy Lesnick, bass clarinet, Vasko Dukovski, bassoon, Shotora Mari, violin, Gregor Kitzis, cello, Dan Barrett, piano, Jeremy Vigil & David See, electric guitar, David Mecionis
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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 †
Premieres: † World ‡ New York
SUNDERMAN WIND QUINTET: flute & piccolo, Teresa Bowers, oboe & English horn, Edward Stanley, clarinet, Aaron D. Scott, French horn, Kenneth Bell, bassoon, Ben Greanya
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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 †
Scott D. Miller — Assassination of Angels †
Peri Mauer — A Violin and A Piano †
Dary John Mizelle — Newtrio
Roger Blanc — Duopoly I
Max Giteck Duykers — Ocean Filigree
Craig Slon — Trio for Two Clarinets and Piano †
Frederick Boyle — Worship †
Premieres: † World
mezzo-soprano, Angel Desai, flute, Linda DiMartino Wetherill, clarinet, Vasko Dukovsky, clarinet & bass clarinet, Tony Park, bass clarinet, Ayako Oshima, violin, Esther Noh, piano, Geoffrey Burleson & Mariko Furukawa, Anthony F. Morris, double bass
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