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Regional Art Invitational Featured artists include Glendon Allen, Peter Allen, Sherry Spann Allen, Lydia Benscher, Willson Cummer, Bill Elkins, John Fitzsimmons, Faithanne Flesher, Aldea Gerard, Eva Hunter, London Ladd, Judith Levins, John Mariani, Christine Patsos, Penny Santy, Karmin Schafer, Eric Shute, Ron Simmons, Pam Steele, Misse Thomas, Cole Thomas, Patrick Vincitore, Lucie Wellner, and Jane Zell. Art will be on display in various venues including the Cazenovia Library, St. Peter’s Hall, Cazenovia Jewelry, Common Ground/Dave’s Diner, Cazenovia Artisans, and The Key. New Music at the Cazenovia Farmers Market New Music at the Cazenovia Farmers Market Plein Air Art Event The drawing event will be co-led by Judith Levins and Bill Elkins. Poetry Round-Robin Presented in collaboration with the Syracuse Downtown Writers Center, and co-led Rising Stars Premieres of music by young composers Emmanuel Sikora, Emily Graham, and Hyunjung Byun, plus some classics, performed by prize-winning young musicians Michael Guarnieri, organ; Kate O’Leary, flute; and Gerard McCrohan, tenor. New Music at the Cazenovia Farmers Market Libba Cotten opera Semi-staged performance of a new Libba Cotten opera, with libretto by Kyle Bass and music by Mark Olivieri. Note: Online ticket sales end 24 hours before the performance.Tickets purchased will be held for you at the door. Writers Corner Presented in collaboration with the Syracuse Downtown Writers Center, and featuring Patrick Lawler. Bring lawn chair for seating. Rising Stars Premieres of music by young composers Emmanuel Sikora and Kevin Swenson, performed by Dora Ammerman, soprano; Dominic Fiacco, organ; and Alex Wu, piano. New Music at the Cazenovia Farmers Market New Music Strikes Gold Works by Brian Israel, Richard Wernick Jim Willey, Christopher Cresswell, Sam Pellman, and Andy Akiho, performed by the Society Players. Tickets purchased will be held for you at the door. New Music at the Cazenovia Farmers Market Young Composers Corner Concert The Society Players perform works completed during the Young Composers Corner mentoring program, with commentary by the YCC composers. Bring your blanket or lawn chair for seating. past concertsA Musical Feast Virtual Gala A virtual benefit (on Zoom) to support the Society for New Music. Enjoy: Sound Sources Rob Paterson Cocoa Cantata, 2020: World premiere of a light-hearted critique of gender dynamics in the age of #MeToo, fair trade, and the marketing of pleasure, modeled after Bach’s Coffee Cantata Alistair Coleman is the 2020-21 Israel/Pellman Prize winner. The video will be available through June 4. Purchase a ticket to receive the link. Young Composers Pop-Up Concert Music by young composers, performed by young musicians. Composers: Angelina Gomez (H.W. Smith K-8); Nagi Aitbayeva (Ed Smith K-8); Alex McGlaughlin (Camillus K-8); Ebun Oguntola (Jamesville-Dewitt High); Christian Schmidt (S.U. rising Junior); Emily Graham (S.U. rising Senior); Kevin J. Swenson (S.U. 2021 MM) Attendees are required to wear masks. Seating will be distanced. Composer/Performer LIVE Series: Peter Allen and Lana Stafford The Society for New Music is excited to announce the fourth and final installment of our Composer/Performer LIVE Series, featuring composer/multi-instrumentalist Peter Allen and flutist/improvisor Lana Stafford. Peter Allen is a multimedia artist from Syracuse. He earned a B.F.A. in Special Studies in Art from Syracuse University. He exhibits his artwork in numerous venues in Central New York and performs regularly in Central New York in bands and for theatrical productions. Look for his recent album, A Time of Sorrows & Joys, by Peter Allen Alt Jazz at cdBaby and also on iTunes, GooglePlay, Apple Music, amazon.com, and all your favorite streaming platforms. The album is expected to release mid-May. Lana Stafford is a freelance musician and private flute instructor from Skaneateles, NY. She earned her M.M. in Flute Performance from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Lana is a member of the CNY Association of Music Teachers and a Board Member at the Society for New Music. Through SNM, Lana has performed at Colgate University, Hamilton College, Syracuse University, Onondaga Community College, and the Cazenovia Counterpoint Festival. The performance will be streamed live from the SNM YouTube channel. Composer/Performer LIVE Series: Paul Leary Paul Leary is currently Assistant Professor of Music SUNY Oswego in Oswego, NY where he is teaching electronic music, theory, composition, and popular music. His choral music has been performed widely and his electronic music and multi-media work has been featured at over fifty concerts and festivals over the last few years. Paul’s works often include hand built instruments that bring kinetic motion into his electronic works through sensors. This concert will feature three pieces performed by Paul. Circumferences for bicycle wheels and Shakuhachi flute features a homemade instrument that uses magnetic sensors to trigger musical sounds from bicycle wheels. The second piece, Pink, is purely electronic and is performed on software written by Paul. Finally the last piece, Reverberations, is a premiere of a new work featuring Paul's new 2.0 C Shakuhachi purchased through a grant at SUNY Oswego. This long, slow burn piece also features Leary's 9-foot wooden pendulum which triggers sounds through gyroscope sensors in the swinging bell. The performance will be streamed live on YouTube. Composer/Performer LIVE Series: Kevin Jack Swenson and Ryan Carter The second installment in the series features Kevin Jack Swenson and Ryan Carter. Composer/Performer LIVE Series: Anna Huff and Matthew Murchison Anna Huff, Vocals and Electronics Matthew Murchison, Euphonium/Tuba and Fixed Media Vision of Sound New music with modern dance. Doc Woods An Expensive Truth, 2020 (premiere) Choreographers include Dominique Dawkins, Maya June Dwyer, Zachary Frazee, Sean McLeod, Allison Bohman Thomashefski, Sarah Walter, and Imani Pearl Williams. The performance will be available online through March 3, 2021. For link, purchase ticket. Utica College Jackson Lunch Hour Series: Music for Black History Month Music by Florence Price, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Charles Lloyd, Jr., Leslie Adams, 'Doctuh' Michael Woods, Margaret Bonds, Billy Taylor, Mozart, and Gregg Welcher, plus scenes from the opera Libba Cotten with libretto by Kyle Bass and music by Mark Olivieri. Watch on the Utica College YouTube channel or listen on WPNR 90.7 FM, Utica College's Student Run Radio Station. Sound-Futures Ryan Carter Floating Points, 2020, (premiere of a commissioned piece), for Society players, with audience participation via an app on Ryan's website The performance will be live-streamed. All ticket holders will be emailed a link prior to the concert. |
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