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Armando Bayolo Orfei Mors (Death of Orpheus), 2010, premiere, for cello solo and large chamber ensemble Featuring Philip von Maltzahn, cello; and Armando Bayolo, conductor, with SNM core members and the SU Contemporary Directions Ensemble The Young and Restless
David Crowell Valley of Fire, 2010 (2nd performance) Syracuse Symphony Orchestra String Quartet alongside the Syracuse Symphony Youth Orchestra Quartet; plus Eileen Strempel, soprano and Sylvie Beaudette, piano Vision of Sound
New music with dance - Premieres of new works by Presented in collaboration with the SUNY Brockport Dance Department Vision of Sound
New music with dance - Premieres of new works by Presented in collaboration with the SUNY Brockport Dance Department past concertsScenes from Eleanor Roosevelt
Scenes from Eleanor Roosevelt, a chamber opera by Persis Parshall Vehar, based on a play and historical novel by former Cazenovia writer Rhoda Lerman with librettist Gabrielle Vehar, will be performed as part of the Arts Alive series. Performing will be Bridget Moriarty (Eleanor Roosevelt), Jonathan Howell (Major Duckworth), Phil Eisenman (Teddy Roosevelt), with Persis Parshall Vehar, composer/pianist. CD Release Party
Come celebrate this major accomplishment showcasing regional composers and performers. "Serendipity: Music from the Heart of New York" is a 2-CD set of world-premiere recordings by seven Society for New Music commissioned composers and released on Innova 719. Serendipity brought these composers to Central New York, where the Society for New Music endures through snow and ice, sun and rain, to present new music year-round, commissioning and performing music by regional composers. Some of these composers earned their degrees from Eastman and Cornell, while others came via Mexico, Yale, Miami, Cal Arts, San Diego, Western Washington, and Michigan. Their music is as diverse as they are. The performers on this recording also came from throughout the U.S. and Europe to settle in the "Heart of New York." Their passion for bringing new repertoire to life has kept them performing together for many years. The 2009-2010 season is the Society's 38th consecutive season, and continues the tradition of commissioning and premiering one to two works each year. Commissioned works are repeated several times over the course of subsequent seasons and recorded. Pick up a CD for a gift. Can't make the party? CDs available by emailing snm@societyfornewmusic.org or through Innova for $15 plus shipping. Individual pieces can be downloaded from Innova's website for a fee. Innova also released the Society's 5-CD set of "merican Masters for the 21st Century," which featured 29 previously commissioned composers, including four Pulitzer Prize winners. "Serendipity" features: Performers on these discs include Linda Greene and Kelly Covert, flutes; David Abrams and John Friedrichs, clarinet/bass clarinet; Patricia Sharpe, oboe; Cristina Buciu, Ann McIntyre, and Stephanie Koppeis, violin; Amy Diefes, viola; David LeDoux, George Macero, and Wesley Baldwin, cello; Steven Heyman, Adrienne Kim, Sar Shalom Strong, and Kirk Severtson, piano; Rob Bridge and Jennifer Vacanti, percussion; Cynthia Johnston Turner and James Tapia, conductors. Transparent Music
Sonic explorations of "light" from Chequered Shade to Blueshift. Joseph Schwantner Silver Halo, 2007 Alexander Hurd, baritone; James Tapia, conductor Presented in collaboration with Hendricks Chapel and the Malmgren Concert Series, and in conjunction with Syracuse University Symposium's theme of "light". Metropolis
Music by Rob Bridge, Blaise Bryski, Diane Jones, Hank Roberts, and Edward Ruchalski for Fritz Lang's famous sci-fi silent film Metropolis, 1927, on the ideological struggle between capitalism and communism (140 minutes). Martin Matalon, conductor; Frédéric Prin, sound engineer. Performers include Kelly Covert, John Friedrichs, Martha Sholl, Zach Moser, Melissa Bushee, Jared Bushee, John Sipher, Michael Woods, Ursula Kwasnicka, David LeDoux, Ed Castilano, Rob Bridge, Jen Vacanti, Robyn Launt, John Allis; musical preparation by Heather Buchman. Presented in conjunction with the Syracuse International FilmFest Trade Show; S.U. Fine Arts Department Symposium on Music/Film/Sound; and Douglas Quin, Public Communications, Newhouse Vision of Sound
Mark Olivieri Suite for Jules, 2007 (with Melanie Aceto) Performers: Kelly Covert, flute; David Abrams, clarinet; Alyssa Blount, violin; Florent Renard Payen, cello; Blaise Bryski, piano; Dana Wilson, conductor Frida, An Opera in Two Acts
Music by Robert Xavier Rodriguez; libretto by Hilary Blecher and Migdalia Cruz Performers include: Ann McIntyre, violin; Jon Mosbo, viola; David Le Doux, cello; Edward Castilano, double bass; Sam Emanuel, piano; Ronald L. Caravan, clarinet/sax; John Raschella, trumpet; Jeff Gray, bass trombone; Rob Bridge, percussion; Ken Meyer, guitar Conductor: Robert X. Rodriguez; musical preparation: James Welsch and Neva Pilgrim; stage director: Eric Johnson; lighting/projections: Barry Steele; murals: Juan Cruz and apprentices; choreography: Danita Emma To reserve tickets, phone 315-245-1689 or 315-446-5733. Presented in collaboration with the Spanish Action League of Onondaga County. Frida, An Opera in Two Acts
Music by Robert Xavier Rodriguez; libretto by Hilary Blecher and Migdalia Cruz Performers include: Ann McIntyre, violin; Jon Mosbo, viola; David Le Doux, cello; Edward Castilano, double bass; Sam Emanuel, piano; Ronald L. Caravan, clarinet/sax; John Raschella, trumpet; Jeff Gray, bass trombone; Rob Bridge, percussion; Ken Meyer, guitar Conductor: Robert X. Rodriguez; musical preparation: James Welsch and Neva Pilgrim; stage director: Eric Johnson; lighting/projections: Barry Steele; murals: Juan Cruz and apprentices; choreography: Danita Emma To reserve tickets, phone 315-245-1689 or 315-446-5733. Presented in collaboration with the Spanish Action League of Onondaga County. |
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other area concertsLecture/Performance: David Lang "There is no name yet for this kind of music," writes Los Angeles Times music critic Mark Swed. But audiences around the globe are hearing more and more of David Lang's work: In performances by organizations such as the Next Wave Festival at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Santa Fe Opera, and the New York Philharmonic. This lecture/performance is a part of a consortium with SUNY Oswego and LeMoyne College that brings musicians to Syracuse for 3-4 days to perform and educate at each venue. Organ Recital Featuring Andrew Scanlon, organist Andrew Scanlon, an instructor of organ and sacred music at East Carolina University (ECU), will perform works by de Grigny, Buxtehude, Bach, Langlais and Messiaen. Danya Katok, soprano; Sabine Krantz, piano Works by American composers set to texts other than poetry, including pieces by Bernstein, Larsen, and Juliana Hall. Scenes from Eleanor Roosevelt Society for New Music Scenes from Eleanor Roosevelt, a chamber opera by Persis Parshall Vehar, based on a play and historical novel by former Cazenovia writer Rhoda Lerman with librettist Gabrielle Vehar, presented by Society for New Music. Also, Louis Angelini's Suite for piano. Fiery Percussion Featuring Colin Currie, percussion Diamond Rounds for Strings, Higdon Percussion Concerto, also Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 Fiery Percussion Featuring Colin Currie, percussion Diamond Rounds for Strings, Higdon Percussion Concerto, also Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 Soaring with Song Premieres by Liu Zhuang, Shawn Crouch, and Stephen Paulus. Also works by Bach and others. |
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