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2023-24 Season Ticket $80:
Resounding Earth: A Sonic Landscape
Saturday, October 14, 2023, 2:00 PM
Thornden Park Amphitheater, Thornden Park Drive, Syracuse
Tickets: Free
SU Humanities Center's Syracuse Symposium, Society for New Music, and the Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts welcome composer Augusta Read Thomas for a participatory work of bells and ambient sounds to celebrate community across cultures. Organized by the Society for New Music and the Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts, Resounding Earth inspires a participatory sonic landscape in the park amphitheater, featuring a performance of Pulitzer finalist Augusta Read Thomas's music for percussion quartet and ambient sounds celebrating community across cultures. Ambient sounds, in this case, refer not only to sounds within the natural, outdoor setting but the fact that the musical score calls for 500 bells or sculpted metals of different sizes and shapes, from different cultures and historical periods. To make this distinctive to CNY and the park, four regional composers will create mini-soundscapes in mapped locations nearby for visitors to explore before, during, or after Resounding Earth. Attendees are encouraged to bring a bell to "ring in" the performance, helping to change the sonic landscape for themselves and others. The four movements of Resounding Earth: 1. INVOCATION – Pulse Radiance 2. PRAYER – Star Dust Orbits 3. CEREMONIAL TIME SHAPES 4. CRYSTAL LATTICE "Everything that we are made of, everything that we know and love, is made from the stars." —Composer Augusta Read Thomas
Lake Effect
Sunday, November 5, 2023, 4:00 PM
Park Central Presbyterian Church, 504 E. Fayette St., Syracuse
Tickets: $20 regular, $15 student/senior, children 18 and under free
Ryan Chase lake effect 2023 (world premiere) Natalie Draper Evolutions, 2022 (second performance) Marc Mellits DAVID, 2023 (honoring David Stam) Jin Ping Southern Air, 2022 (American premiere) Performed by the Society Players, conducted by Heather Buchman.
Note: Online ticket sales end one hour before the performance. Tickets purchased will be held for you at the door.
Libba Cotten: Here this day
Sunday, January 21, 2024, 4:00 PM
Jazz Central, 441 E. Washington St., Syracuse
Tickets: $20 regular, $15 student/senior, children 18 and under free
A staged opera about Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten (1893-1987), the first "living treasure" of Syracuse who won a Grammy in 1985. The opera, with a libretto by Kyle Bass and a score by Mark Olivieri, features a cast of seven directed by Rodney Hudson and accompanied by Society Players nonet conducted by Heather Buchman.
Note: Online ticket sales end one hour before the performance. Tickets purchased will be held for you at the door.
Vision of Sound: New Music with Dance
Friday, February 16, 2024, 7:30 PM
Palace Theater, Eastwood, 2384 James St., Syracuse
Tickets: $20 regular, $15 student/senior, children 18 and under free
Program features music by Sally Lamb McCune, Daniel Thomas Davis, Octavio Vazquez, Paul Leary, and Nic Scherzinger, with choreographers and dancers from across upstate New York, accompanied by the Society Players.
Note: Online ticket sales end one hour before the performance. Tickets purchased will be held for you at the door.
Vision of Sound: New Music with Dance
Saturday, February 17, 2024, 7:00 PM
Gearan Center for the Performing Arts, Hobart and William Smith campus, Geneva
Program features music by Sally Lamb McCune, Daniel Thomas Davis, Octavio Vazquez, Paul Leary, and Nic Scherzinger, with choreographers and dancers from across upstate New York, accompanied by the Society Players.
Vision of Sound: New Music with Dance
Sunday, February 18, 2024,
Nazareth Arts Center, Nazareth College, Rochester
Program features music by Sally Lamb McCune, Daniel Thomas Davis, Octavio Vazquez, Paul Leary, and Nic Scherzinger, with choreographers and dancers from across upstate New York, accompanied by the Society Players.
Prize Winners
Sunday, May 5, 2024, 4:00 PM
St. Paul's Syracuse, 310 Montgomery St., Syracuse
Tickets: $20 regular, $15 student/senior, children 18 and under free
Daniel Reza Sabzghabaei Residues: I. Ostinato (SNM's 2023 Israel/Pellman Prize winner) Benjamin Rieke Bloom (SNM's NYS Federation of Music Clubs Prize winner) Christopher Auerbach-Brown Armando Bayolo (unplanned) obsolescence (SNM's 2023 commissioned composer)
Note: Online ticket sales end one hour before the performance. Tickets purchased will be held for you at the door.
past concerts
A Fool There Was: Silent Film with New Music
Tuesday, September 26, 2023, 7:00 PM
Coyne Performing Arts Center, LeMoyne College, Syracuse
Tickets: $20 regular, $15 student/senior, children 18 and under free
A Fool There Was is the 1915 silent film that made Theda Bara a star as the archetypal vamp! Accompanying the screening will be a live score composed by Loren Loiacono. The music was commissioned by Society for New Music via a grant from County of Onondaga administered by CNY Arts with assistance from the Le Moyne College Film Program. This event is sponsored by the Le Moyne College Film Program, Society for New Music, and the Syracuse International Film Festival, and co-sponsored by the Le Moyne College Music Program and Departments of Visual and Performing Arts and Communication and Film Studies. Note: This event is one of the five concerts included in the SNM season subscription. The subscription MUST be processed two days in advance for admittance to this event.
Young Composers Corner performances
Sunday, July 30, 2023, 4:30 PM
Lakeland Park Pavilion, Cazenovia
Tickets: Free
The Society Players perform completed works from the Young Composers Corner program, with commentary. Bring blankets or lawn chairs for seating. Presented in collaboration with the Cazenovia Chamber of Commerce.
Creation, A Celebration
Friday, July 28, 2023, 7:30 PM
St. James Catholic Church, 6 Green St., Cazenovia
Tickets: $20 regular, $15 student/senior, children 18 and under free
Program includes dance; poetry by David Hitchcock and Shakespeare; music by Diane Jones, Peter Allen, Persis Vehar, Sami Seif, and Nick Gianopoulis; music videos by Paul Leary and the late Same Pellman. Performers include Sar-Shalom Strong, piano; Lana Stafford, flute; Laura Enslin, soprano; and members of Dominique's Dance Creations.
Rising Stars Concert
Wednesday, July 26, 2023, 12:00 PM
First Presbyterian Church, 27 Albany St., Cazenovia
Tickets: Free
Eric Lee, violin; Michael Guarneiri, organ; and Elijah Gebers, baritone, perform the classics alongside premieres of music by young composers Jaclyn Breeze, Sam Evans, and Emmanuel Sikora.
Resounding Earth
Sunday, July 23, 2023, 4:00 PM
First Presbyterian Church, 27 Albany St., Cazenovia
Tickets: $20 regular, $15 student/senior, children 18 and under free
Steve Reich Music for Pieces of Wood Juri Seo Shui, for crotales and water Raquy Danziger Dokuz Augusta Read Thomas Resounding Earth, II. Prayer, Star Dust Orbits Performers by percussionists Andrea Scheibel, Rob Bridge, Jason Schirripa, and Jennifer Vacanti
Rising Stars Concert
Wednesday, July 19, 2023, 12:00 PM
First Presbyterian Church, 27 Albany St., Cazenovia
Tickets: Free
Prize-winning high school musicians Frank Wang, saxophone; Dominic Fiacco, organ; and Paul DiFolco, piano, perform the classics alongside premieres of music written for them by young composers Jason Cavanagh, Emmanuel Sikora, and Gregg Welcher.
Rising Stars Concert
Wednesday, July 12, 2023, 12:00 PM
First Presbyterian Church, 27 Albany St., Cazenovia
Tickets: Free
Heather Buchanan-Wise, violin; Dominic Fiacco, piano; and Sean Alvaro, trombone, perform the classics alongside premieres of works written for them by young composers Jaclyn Breeze, Gregg Welcher, and Sam Evans. With Sar-Shalom Strong, collaborative pianist.
Glorious Mahalia
Sunday, July 2, 2023, 4:00 PM
First Presbyterian Church, 27 Albany St., Cazenovia
Tickets: $20 regular, $15 student/senior, children 18 and under free
Glorious Mahalia by Stacy Garrop, inspired by radio conversations between Mahalia Jackson and Studs Terkel, plus works by Brian Simalchick and "Doc" Woods
SNM Benefit: A Gala Celebration of Musical Tapas
Sunday, June 25, 2023, 4:00 PM
St. David's Episcopal Church, Jamar Drive, Dewitt
Tickets: $75
Music program followed immediately by a reception with tapas and assorted hors d'oeuvres. Molly Joyce Figure and Form, 2022, performed by Andrea Scheibel, vibraphone Bach Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, performed by Steven Heyman, piano Marc Mellits Tapas, 2008/2022, for two vibraphones and two marimbas, performed by Rob Bridge, Julia Ross, Andrea Scheibel, and Jennifer Vacanti This year's honorees are Sharye Skinner, champion of the arts and coordinator of Cazenovia Counterpoint; and Sar Shalom Strong, pianist, long-time SNM performer, acclaimed pedagogue, and generous mentor to Rising Stars. Please purchase tickets by June 20.
Young Composers Pop-Up Concert
Monday, May 8, 2023, 7:00 PM
University United Methodist Church, 1085 E. Genesee St., Syracuse
Tickets: Free
The featured young composers -- Alex McGlaughlin, Zayde Lekic, Nathan Schierer, Jonah Sauve, Holden Shea, Jaclyn Breeze, and Samuel Evans -- range from high school students to grad students. Four of them have participated in the Young Composers Corner more than once, three are S.U. students, two of them are on SNM's board as grad student reps. The performers will be a mix of the composers and the Society Players. Come hear the future of new music.
SNM Prize Winners
Friday, May 5, 2023, 7:30 PM
St. Paul's Syracuse, 310 Montgomery St., Syracuse
Tickets: $20 regular, $15 students/seniors, children 18 and under free
Steve Ferre Shadows of Innocence (first place at Avalon International Competition) Octavio Vazquez Migrant (second performance of SNM's NEA commission) Christian-Frederic Bloquert (Israel/Pellman Prize winner) Serenade: Recomposed
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