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 †
- Craig Ketter, piano
Nina Siniakova — Im Schatten des Lichts
- Nina Siniakova, piano
Thomas Parente — Three Teasdale Songs ‡
- Abby Brodnick, soprano; Thomas Parente, piano
Hubert Howe — Selections from Pentachordal Etudes †
- Nina Siniakova, piano
Debra Kaye — Selections from Call of the Dance
- Carl Gutowski, flute; Marcia Eckert, piano
Dana Dimitri Richardson — Voice of Destiny †
- Craig Ketter, piano
† World Premiere †† US Premiere ‡ New York Premiere
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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 ‡
- Gennadiy Vysotskiy, narrator; Wayne J. du Maine, trumpet; Judith Lynn Stillman, piano
Robert S. Cohen — The Mysterious Transformation of Johann B. †
- David Valbuena, clarinet; Craig Ketter, piano
Timothy L. Miller — Trees and Other Poems †
- Valerie Gonzalez, soprano; Aurora Mendez, violin; Craig Ketter, piano
Emiko Hayashi — Sonata for Trumpet & Piano †
- Pam Fleming, trumpet; Craig Ketter, piano
Anton Rovner — Musica Laconica ††
- Valerie Gonzalez, soprano; Isaac Ketter, alto saxophone; Craig Ketter, piano
Kevin Scott — Night Journey ‡
- Libby Ando, horn; Aurora Mendez, violin; Craig Ketter, piano
‡ Live Performance Premiere † World Premiere †† US Premiere
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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
- fixed media
Hubert Howe — Inharmonic Fantasy No. 17: Breached by Storms
- fixed media, video
John Wineglass — The Abyss: Tilt 23.4*, N*s 4–6 †
- fixed media, video
Simona Smirnova — Volcano Dreams
- Simona Smirnova: voice, kanklės; video
Galen Brown — Chorale †
- fixed media, video
David Picton — Three Moments In Nature †
- Michael Laderman: flute; video
Jacob Elkin — ChatGPT-Assisted Microtonal Composition †
- fixed media, video
Linda A. Marcel — On a Myth †
- Linda Marcel: prepared piano; fixed media
† World Premiere
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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 †
- Claudia Dumschat, organ
David See — Five Hymn Preludes †
- Claudia Dumschat, organ
Cameron Wentz — Albion Soliloquy †
- Katie Thomas, violin
Nataliya Medvedovskaya — Two Hymns †
- Elizaveta Kozlova, soprano; Rachel Deatheridge, mezzo-soprano; Claudia Dumschat, organ
Robert S. Cohen — Attack of the Killer B's †
- Claudia Dumschat, organ
Christopher Kaufman — Signs of Heaven ‡
- Elizaveta Kozlova, soprano; Kate Dillingham, cello; Claudia Dumschat, organ
Roger Blanc — Epeisodia †
- Kate Dillingham, cello
David Mecionis — Fugue in Z †
- Claudia Dumschat, organ
† World Premiere ‡ New York Premiere
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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 †
- Julia Birnbaum, Katie Thomas, violin; Laura Sacks, viola; Luke Krafka, cello
Kevin McCarter — For Three to Play †
- Julia Birnbaum, violin; Laura Sacks, viola; Luke Krafka, cello
Gayther Myers — Fern Hill/Crystal Stair †
- Craig Ketter, piano
Paul Aljian — String Trio, "In Memoriam" †
- Katie Thomas, violin; Laura Sacks, viola; Luke Krafka, cello
Will Stackpole — Palette †
- Winner of the 16th annual John Eaton Memorial Competition
- Julia Birnbaum, Katie Thomas, violin; Laura Sacks, viola; Luke Krafka, cello
Christopher Kaufman — Seven Short Pieces ‡
- Craig Ketter, piano
David Mecionis — Solo Suite in the Old Style †
- Lillian Copeland, oboe
John Wineglass — … And the Summer Was Over ‡
- Julia Birnbaum, Katie Thomas, violin; Laura Sacks, viola; Luke Krafka, cello; Craig Ketter, piano
† World Premiere ‡ New York Premiere
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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
- Markus Kaitila, piano
Eric Heilner — Short Excursion for Piano Trio, No. 1 †
- Katie Thomas, violin; Kate Dillingham, cello; Eric Heilner, piano
Sami Seif— Syriac Fugato 2
- Runner-up of the 16th annual John Eaton Memorial Competition
- Sheleah Feinstein, violin; Noémie Chemali, viola
Richard Brooks — Solo Violin Sonata
- Katie Thomas, violin
Kurt C. Nelson — Struttura Assente †
- Runner-up of the 16th annual John Eaton Memorial Competition
- Taisiya Losmakova, violin; Luke Quintanilla, viola, Chialing Pidd, cello
Peter Kelsh — Short Sonata for Violin & Piano †
- Katie Thomas, violin; Markus Kaitila, piano
Carl Kanter — Piano Trio †
- Katie Thomas, violin; Kate Dillingham, cello; Markus Kaitila, piano
† World Premiere
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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
- Mirror 2 Mirror: Dan Qiao, violin; Carolyn Regula, cello
Robert S. Cohen — Sibling Rivalry †
- Mirror 2 Mirror: Dan Qiao, violin; Carolyn Regula, cello
Alla Borzova — Forest Ball §
- Alla Borzova, soprano; Markus Kaitila, piano
Nataliya Medvedovskaya — Roaches' Journey
- Carolyn Regula and Kate Dillingham, cellos
Paul Aljian — By Night. By Day.†
- Mirror 2 Mirror: Dan Qiao, violin; Carolyn Regula, cello
Barrett Kalellis — All Bitter Things Conduce to Sweet ‡
- Anthony Izzo, alto saxophone; Kate Dillingham, cello; Markus Kaitila, piano
David Mecionis — Five Mirror Canons §
- Mirror 2 Mirror: Dan Qiao, violin; Carolyn Regula, cello
† World Premiere ‡ New York Premiere § US Premiere
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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 †
- With Mark Serkin, cello
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 †
- With Gennadiy Vysotskiy, narrator, and Katie Thomas, violin
Eric Heilner — The Laws of God, the Laws of Man †
David Mecionis — Fragmentary Scenes †
- Craig Ketter, piano
Robert S. Cohen — Song of the Goddess Isis †
Galen Brown — Non chiederci la parola †
Barrett Kalellis — In Our Time ‡
Dominika Zamara, soprano, Craig Ketter, piano
† World Premiere ‡ New York Premiere § US Premiere
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