Wednesday, October 25, 2023

VOICE OF DESTINY (#92)

Church of the Transfiguration "Little Church Around the Corner"

1 E. 29th Street, New York, New York

Cameron Wentz — Sonata for Solo Piano †

Nina Siniakova — Im Schatten des Lichts

Thomas Parente — Three Teasdale Songs ‡

Hubert Howe — Selections from Pentachordal Etudes †

Debra Kaye — Selections from Call of the Dance

Dana Dimitri Richardson — Voice of Destiny †

Premieres: † World  †† US ‡ New York

soprano, Abby Brodnick, flute, Carl Gutowski, piano, Marcia Eckert, Craig Ketter, Thomas Parente & Nina Siniakova



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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

NIGHT JOURNEY (#93)

Church of the Transfiguration "Little Church Around the Corner"

1 E. 29th Street, New York, New York

Judith Lynn Stillman — Vanishing Act: A Fantasy on Extinction ‡

Robert S. Cohen — The Mysterious Transformation of Johann B. †

Timothy L. Miller — Trees and Other Poems †

Emiko Hayashi — Sonata for Trumpet & Piano †

Anton Rovner — Musica Laconica ††

Kevin Scott — Night Journey ‡



Premieres: ‡ Live Performance † World †† US

soprano, Valerie Gonzalez, narrator, Gennadiy Vysotskiy, clarinet, David Valbuena, alto saxophone, Isaac Ketter, trumpet, Pam Fleming & Wayne J. du Maine, French horn, Libbay Ando, violin, Aurora Mendez, piano, Craig Ketter & Judith Lynn Stillman



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Monday, December 18, 2023

MOMENTS IN AND OUT OF NATURE (#94)

Mark A. Scorca Hall at the National Opera Center

330 7th Ave, 7th Floor, New York, New York

Scott D. Miller — Paganini Monotype

Hubert Howe — Inharmonic Fantasy No. 17: Breached by Storms

John Wineglass — The Abyss: Tilt 23.4*, N*s 4–6 †

Simona Smirnova — Volcano Dreams

Galen Brown — Chorale †

David Picton — Three Moments In Nature †

Jacob Elkin — ChatGPT-Assisted Microtonal Composition †

Linda A. Marcel — On a Myth †

Premieres: † World

voice & kanklės, Simona Smirnova, flute, Michael Laderman, prepared piano, Linda Marcel



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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

FACETS, SIGNS & EPISODES (#95)

Church of the Transfiguration "Little Church Around the Corner"

1 E. 29th Street, New York, New York

Kevin McCarter — Facets †

David See — Five Hymn Preludes †

Cameron Wentz — Albion Soliloquy †

Nataliya Medvedovskaya — Two Hymns †

Robert S. Cohen — Attack of the Killer B's †

Christopher Kaufman — Signs of Heaven ‡

Roger Blanc — Epeisodia †

David Mecionis — Fugue in Z †

Premieres: † World  ‡ New York 

soprano, Elizaveta Kozlova, mezzo-soprano, Rachel Deatheridge, violin, Katie Thomas, cello, Kate Dillingham, organ, Claudia Dumschat

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

FOR THE MUSICAL PALATE (#96)

Mark A. Scorca Hall at the National Opera Center

330 7th Ave, 7th Floor, New York, New York

Peter Traunmueller — Piece for String Quartet †

Kevin McCarter — For Three to Play †

Gayther Myers — Fern Hill/Crystal Stair †

Paul Aljian — String Trio, "In Memoriam" †

Will Stackpole — Palette †

• Winner of the 16th annual John Eaton Memorial Competition

Christopher Kaufman — Seven Short Pieces ‡

David Mecionis — Solo Suite in the Old Style †

John Wineglass — … And the Summer Was Over ‡

Premieres: † World  ‡ New York

oboe, Lillian Copeland, violin, Julia Birnbaum & Katie Thomas, viola, Laura Sacks, cello, Luke Krafka, piano, Craig Ketter



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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

STRUCTURAL PERMUTATIONS (#97)

Church of the Transfiguration "Little Church Around the Corner"

1 E. 29th Street, New York, New York

Anthony Izzo — Permutations

Eric Heilner — Short Excursion for Piano Trio, No. 1 †

Sami Seif— Syriac Fugato 2

• Runner-up of the 16th annual John Eaton Memorial Competition

Richard Brooks — Solo Violin Sonata

Kurt C. Nelson — Struttura Assente †

• Runner-up of the 16th annual John Eaton Memorial Competition

Peter Kelsh — Short Sonata for Violin & Piano †

Carl Kanter — Piano Trio †



Premieres: † World

violin, Sheleah Feinstein, Taisiya Losmakova & Katie Thomas, viola, Noémie Chemali & Luke Quintanilla, cello, Kate Dillingham & Chialing Pidd, piano, Eric Heilner & Markus Kaitila

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

MIRRORS: Featuring MIRROR 2 MIRROR (#98)

Church of the Transfiguration "Little Church Around the Corner"

1 E. 29th Street, New York, New York

Timothy Lee Miller — Mirror, Mirror

Robert S. Cohen — Sibling Rivalry †

Alla Borzova — Forest Ball §

Nataliya Medvedovskaya — Roaches' Journey

Paul Aljian — By Night. By Day. †

Barrett Kalellis — All Bitter Things Conduce to Sweet ‡

David Mecionis — Five Mirror Canons §

Premieres: † World ‡ New York § US

soprano, Alla Borzova, alto saxophone, Anthony Izzo, cello, Kate Dillingham, piano, Markus Kaitila

Mirror 2 Mirror: violin, Dan Qiao, cello, Carolyn Regula

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Wednesday, May 22, 2024

AN EVENING WITH DOMINIKA ZAMARA (#99)

Mary Flagler Cary Hall at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music

450 W. 37th Street, New York City

John Wineglass — Interludes †

Anton Rovner — Ode on the Death of a Favorite Cat Drowned in a Tub of Goldfishes §

David See — Das, was ist

Timothy L. Miller — Arms of Love †

Eric Heilner — The Laws of God, the Laws of Man †

David Mecionis — Fragmentary Scenes †

Robert S. Cohen — Song of the Goddess Isis †

Galen Brown — Non chiederci la parola †

Barrett Kalellis — In Our Time ‡

Premieres: † World ‡ New York § US

soprano, Dominika Zamara, narrator, Gennadiy Vysotski, violin, Katie Thomas, cello, Mark Serkin, piano, Craig Ketter

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