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excerpt from Paul Leary's Larger than Us

Larger than us, a 2018 SNM commissioned work by Paul Leary, for flute, clarinet, horn, violin, cello, percussion, electronics, and video, premiered March 16, 2019. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo mission, the accompanying video is comprised of footage from deep space images taken by the Hubble Telescope, The Cassini Mission to the outer planets, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, and the Mars Rovers. Every motion graphic and animation is generated from these images. Additional footage includes raw images and video from the Solar Observatory, as well as 4k videos of Earth taken from the International Space Station.



excerpt from premiere performance of Pushed Aside: Reclaiming Gage, part II

The production of Pushed Aside: Reclaiming Gage, with music by Persis Parshall Vehar and libretto by Gabrielle Vehar, included a cast of eight singers, costumes, lighting, projections, and basic scenery. It has been performed with a chamber orchestra of 18 players, with a chamber ensemble of 10 players, and also with only piano accompaniment.



Composer Donald Sosin

Interview with composer Donald Sosin following the premiere of his score for the iconic 1920 silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, a collaborative presentation of Society for New Music, Syracuse International Film Festival, and LeMoyne College, on Oct. 20, 2017 at the Palace Theater in Syracuse. (Newhouse Grad student Jiayin Zhao) Performers were the Society All-Stars, Donald Sosin, Joanna Seaton, and the Colgate University Chamber Singers.



Charles Peck, Ferrous

Charles Peck was one of the 2016 Brian Israel Prize Honorable Mentions. Ferrous was performed in its entirety during SNM's Cazenovia Counterpoint festival in July 2017.



Vision of Sound: Place, 2017

Music: Gregory Wanamaker Out of Mind, Into Body, 2016 for bass clarinet (premiere)
Choreography: Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell (in collaboration with SUNY Oswego dancers)

Homestead (premiere)

Music and video by Paul Leary, choreography by Rose Beauchamp



Vision of Sound: Dream State, Altered from Daylight Blue Media.

Marc Mellits, composer; Heather Roffe, choreographer



Excerpt from Eleanor Roosevelt by Persis Parshall Vehar from Daylight Blue Media.

Excerpt from the Society for New Music's 2011 production of Eleanor Roosevelt, an opera by Persis Parshall Vehar based on the book and play by Rhoda Lerman, with libretto by Gabrielle Vehar, featuring Bridget Moriarty as Eleanor, Steven Stull as FDR, Lori Larson as Sarah, Jonathan Howell as Major Duckworth, and Phil Eisenman as Uncle Teddy.



Vision of Sound: Other Days from Daylight Blue Media.

Ed Ruchalski, composer; Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell, choreographer



Excerpt from Frida by Robert Xavier Rodriguez

Excerpt from Act 1 Scene 1 of the Society for New Music's 2009 production of Frida by Robert Xavier Rodriguez, starring Gina Manziello as Frida Kahlo, with Bridget Moriarty as the mother and Phi Tran, dancer.



Excerpt from Frida by Robert Xavier Rodriguez

Excerpt from Act 1 Scene 5 of the Society for New Music's 2009 production of Frida by Robert Xavier Rodriguez, starring Gina Manziello as Frida Kahlo and Jonathan M. as Diego Rivera, with Laura Enslin and Jonathan Howell.


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