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Kumara Music Once upon a time, an African musician (Samite), a classical musician (violinist Shem Guibbory), and a New York City session musician (guitarist Sean Harkness) got together to see what would happen. Join Kumara Music for a free evening of dynamic, heart-centered music as they prepare to record their debut album. Home Burial The second performance of Charles Lupia's one-act opera, Home Burial, based on Robert Frost's poem "The Death of the Hired Man," will be performed along with Long Shadow of Lincoln by Stephen Paulus, Cowboy Songs by Judith Cloud, and works by Leonard Bernstein. Cast includes Daniel Fields (Hired Man), Laura Enslin (Farmer’s Wife), David Neal, (Farmer), performed by Sar Strong, piano; Peter Rovit, violin; and Zachary Sweet, cello, with Heather Buchman, conductor; Gerard Moses, stage director; and JT Lee, costumes/set. Note: Online ticket sales end one hour before the performance.Tickets purchased will be held for you at the door. Evolutions Music by the next generation: three commissioned works and an Israel prize winner Ryan Carter (b. 1980) Floating Points (second performance) Performed by the Society Players. Note: Online ticket sales end one hour before the performance.Tickets purchased will be held for you at the door. SCI Conference Music by SCI (Society of Composers, Inc.) members: Charles Peck Traces, 2022 Tickets purchased will be held for you at the door. Vision of Sound New music with dance. Music by Mark Olivieri, Sally Lamb McCune, Carrie Magin, Doc Woods, Christopher Cresswell, and Ryan Chase, paired with regional choreographers. Performed by Society Players and regional dancers. Performance will be repeated in Geneva on February 18 and in Rochester February 19. Details TBA. Note: Online ticket sales end one hour before the performance.Tickets purchased will be held for you at the door. Repair Works Stacy Garrop Glorious Mahalia This concert is presented as part of Syracuse Symposium's year-long series on REPAIR: Retelling, Resisting, Reimagining. Note: Online ticket sales end one hour before the performance.Tickets purchased will be held for you at the door. Prize Winners Steve Ferre Shadows of Innocence (first place at Avalon International Competition) Tickets purchased will be held for you at the door. past concertsYoung Composers Corner Performance The Society Players perform works completed during the week-long Young Composers Corner mentoring program, with commentary by the YCC composers. Bring a blanket or lawn chair for seating. Presented in collaboration with the Cazenovia Chamber of Commerce. Home Burial Premiere of Home Burial, a one-act opera by Charles Lupia, based on Robert Frost's poem "The Death of the Hired Man," with a libretto by David Feldman and directed by Gerard Moses. Also on the program are Stephen Paulus’ The Long Shadow of Lincoln and Gwynneth Walker’s Cowboy Songs Performers include Daniel Fields, Laura Enslin, and David Neal, singers, and the Society Players. Presented in conjunction with Studio 24. Full Ride Music by Marc Mellits, Julia Wolfe, Ivan Trevino, Nic Scherzinger, and Ed Ruchalski performed by the Society Players Rising Stars Concert Ava Tyler, soprano; Dominic Fiacco, organ; and Heather Buchanan-Wise, violin, perform the classics alongside premieres of music written for them by young composers Gregg Welcher and Emmanuel Sikora. Rising Stars Concert Concert features prize-winning high school musicians Frank Wang, saxophone; Madilyn Connor, flute; and Dominic Fiacco, piano, performing the classics alongside premiers of music written just for them by young composers Hannah Dale Scarborough, Sam Evans, and Jaclyn Breeze. Rising Stars Concert Nicholas Adair, cello; Gabriel Cecchi, piano; and Alexandra Dubaniewicz, soprano, perform the classics alongside premieres of works written for them by young composers Matt Slazik, Emmanuel Sikora, and Christian Schmidt, with Sar-Shalom Strong, collaborative pianist A Pot(luck) of GOLD Benefit Help us celebrate SNM's 50th anniversary -- 50 years of creating new works and mentoring the next generation of music creators and performers! Performances by Rising Stars, followed by a dinner of old favorites offered by SNM board members and supporters. This year's honorees are those organizations and venues that helped keep live music playing safely in CNY throughout the pandemic:
Reservation deadline: June 18 Young Composers Pop-Up Concert Join us to see/hear the future of music! Music by Middle School and High School students who have participated in SNM’s summer Young Composers Corner: Jonah Sauve (Chittenango HS), Alex McGlaughlin (West Genesee HS), Nathan Schierer (Cazenovia HS), Angelina Gomez (HW Smith, Syracuse), Zayde Lekic (Syracuse-ITS Steam School) will be performed, alongside SU's Setnor School of Music students Ilan Mahmoudov, Emily Graham, Jaclyn Breeze, and Christian Schmidt. Musicians performing are Symphoria Youth Orchestra members, Society Players, and S.U. students. Masks recommended. Enter the church via 324 University Ave. Funding comes from Syracuse Sounds of Music Assoc., John Ben Snow Foundation, Dorothy & Marshall M. Reisman Foundation, Richard Mather Foundation, NYSCA and other SNM funders. Society Favorites Kevin Ernste's commissioned homage to Pulitzer Prize-winner Steven Stucky, and Paul Leary's commissioned homage to the Apollo moon landing. Also music Pulitzer Prize-winner Melinda Wagner's Unsung Chordata, and the 2021 Israel/Pellman winner Yangfan Xu's Dryocopus in deciduous forest, 2018. Composer/Performer Live Series Featuring Jade Miori, David Bird, Ryan Chase This virtual performance will be streaming live on the Society for New Music's YouTube channel. The event is free, but donations are appreciated. Pandora's Box Rescheduled from 11/11/21. Premiere of Erin O’Hara’s commissioned music for the classic silent film Pandora's Box (Pabst, 1929), which combines storytelling with a feminist-punk musical score to bring the convention-breaking character Lulu to life. A collaboration between LeMoyne College, Syracuse International Film Festival, and Society for New Music. Please note: In-person tickets are limited for this event, but streaming will be available. Vision of Sound: New Music with Modern Dance Music by six regional composers paired with six regional choreographers, brought to life by the Society Players and regional dancers. Diane Jones Three songs: Street Song, Mountain Song, Sky Song, 2015, for piano trio, choreographed by Aldo Santiago Society Players: Rob Auler, piano; John Friedrichs, clarinets; David Fulmer, violin; Zachary Sweet, cello The program was curated by Alaina Olivieri, Mark Olivieri, Neva Pilgrim, and Octavio Vazquez. Vision of Sound: New Music with Modern Dance Music by six regional composers paired with six regional choreographers, brought to life by the Society Players and regional dancers. Diane Jones Three songs: Street Song, Mountain Song, Sky Song, 2015, for piano trio, choreographed by Aldo Santiago Society Players: Rob Auler, piano; John Friedrichs, clarinets; David Fulmer, violin; Zachary Sweet, cello The program was curated by Alaina Olivieri, Mark Olivieri, Neva Pilgrim, and Octavio Vazquez. |
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