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Please note: Concerts in the 2021-22 season will be presented in person and recorded live for on-demand viewing for several days following the live performance. Your ticket will give you access to both options.
Vision of Sound: New Music with Modern Dance
Saturday, February 26, 2022, 4:00 PM
Carrier Theater, Civic Center, Syracuse
Tickets: $20 regular, $15 seniors/students, free for ages 18 and under
Music by six regional composers paired with six regional choreographers, brought to life by the Society Players and regional dancers. Christopher Cresswell Impressions, 2021, for clarinet and piano (premiere)
Diane Jones Three songs: Street Song, Mountain Song, Sky Song, 2015, for piano trio
Loren Loiacono Echo Chamber, 2021, for solo cello (premiere)
Evis Sammoutis Metioron for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano
Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez Three Machines, 2011, for piano trio
Mark Watters Dance Music, 2021 (premiere) 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. Choreographers TBA.
Note: Online ticket sales end one hour before the performance.
Tickets purchased will be held for you at the door.
Pandora's Box
Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 7:00 PM
Coyne Performing Arts Center, LeMoyne College, Syracuse
Tickets: $20 regular, $15 seniors/students, free for ages 18 and under, free for SU and LeMoyne students, staff, and faculty with ID
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.
Note: Online ticket sales end one hour before the performance.
Tickets purchased will be held for you at the door.
Society Favorites
Sunday, April 24, 2022, 3:00 PM
TBD, Syracuse
Tickets: $20 regular, $15 seniors/students, free for ages 18 and under
Kevin Ernste's commissioned homage to Pulitzer Prize-winner Steven Stucky, and Paul Leary's commissioned homage to the Apollo moon landing. Also music by Marc Mellits, Pulitzer Prize-winner Melinda Wagner, and the 2021 Israel/Pellman winner Yangfan Xu's Ecstatic Buriel, 2020.
Note: Online ticket sales end one hour before the performance.
Tickets purchased will be held for you at the door.
past concerts
Migrations
Sunday, December 5, 2021, 3:00 PM
Park Central Presbyterian Church, 504 E. Fayette St., Syracuse
Tickets: $20 regular, $15 seniors/students, free for ages 18 and under
Octavio Vazquez Migrants, premiere of NEA-commissioned work
Reza Vali Ashoob, Calligraphy #14, 2014
Derek Bermel Nine Revolutions, 2019, for string quartet, electronics, and video
Katie Jenkins (SNM’s 2021 NY Federation of Music Clubs/Israel Prize winner) Monologue, 2019, for vocalizing cellist
Libba Cotten: Here this Day
Sunday, October 17, 2021, 3:00 PM
Tucker Missionary Baptist Church, 515 Oakwood Ave., Syracuse
Tickets: $20 regular, $15 seniors/students, ages 18 and under free
Fully-staged premiere of an SNM commissioned opera with 10-piece chamber ensemble, with music by Mark Olivieri and libretto by Kyle Bass, available online on-demand through Oct. 31. Born in the segregated south, Libba Cotten was a singer/songwriter whose "Freight Train," written when she was 11, is still performed by internationally-renowned artists today. Married at 15, Libba was "discovered" at age 60 by the folk music world. She spent the last 20 years of her life in Syracuse, during which time she toured nationally and performed regularly at MLK K-8 school. She was declared the first "living treasure" of Syracuse and won a Grammy at 93. NOTE: Tickets for streaming viewing will be available to purchase through noon on Sunday, Oct. 31. Link will be accessible until midnight.
Wilderness Music
Sunday, September 5, 2021, 10:00 AM
Hiawatha Lake, Upper Onondaga Park, Syracuse
Tickets: Free in person; $20 regular, $15 seniors/students on-demand streaming
R. Murray Schafer's Music for Wilderness Lake, for 12 trombonists, will be performed around Hiawatha Lake in morning and dusk performances. The program will also include music by Joe Buono, Steven Verhelst, Ryan Meredith, Michael Davis, and Max Richter. Rain location: St. Paul's Syracuse NOTE: 10:00 a.m. performance cancelled due to weather.
Libba Cotten: Here This Day
Sunday, August 22, 2021, 5:00 PM
Franklin Stage Company, 25 Institute St., Franklin
Tickets: Free (donations appreciated)
A concert staging of a new opera that tells the life story of iconic guitarist Libba Cotten, a humble, gifted, left-handed singer/songwriter who grew up in the segregated south, played the guitar and banjo upside-down and backwards, and won a Grammy at age 91. With an operatic score influenced by folk, blues, and gospel by Mark Olivieri, and a libretto by Kyle Bass (Possessing Harriet), this new opera reveals and celebrates the life story of an American original and folk music legend. When her devoted community comes together to honor her legacy, a poignant afterlife journey of song, drama, and dreams leads Libba back to her roots, family, first guitar, and the spiritual connection between her music and childhood home. A cast of seven transcend time and musical styles to retrace the story of how a little left-handed girl from North Carolina became one of the most original and revered folk musicians and songwriters of her time. The opera is sung by bass-baritone Gregory Sheppard, soprano Jessica Montgomery, mezzo Danan Tsan, soprano Noa DeRosa Anderson, soprano Jacque Tara Washington, and baritone Steven Stull. Reserve tickets.
Libba Cotten: Here This Day
Saturday, August 21, 2021, 7:30 PM
Franklin Stage Company, 25 Institute St., Franklin
Tickets: Free (donations appreciated)
A concert staging of a new opera that tells the life story of iconic guitarist Libba Cotten, a humble, gifted, left-handed singer/songwriter who grew up in the segregated south, played the guitar and banjo upside-down and backwards, and won a Grammy at age 91. With an operatic score influenced by folk, blues, and gospel by Mark Olivieri, and a libretto by Kyle Bass (Possessing Harriet), this new opera reveals and celebrates the life story of an American original and folk music legend. When her devoted community comes together to honor her legacy, a poignant afterlife journey of song, drama, and dreams leads Libba back to her roots, family, first guitar, and the spiritual connection between her music and childhood home. A cast of seven transcend time and musical styles to retrace the story of how a little left-handed girl from North Carolina became one of the most original and revered folk musicians and songwriters of her time. The opera is sung by bass-baritone Gregory Sheppard, soprano Jessica Montgomery, mezzo Danan Tsan, soprano Noa DeRosa Anderson, soprano Jacque Tara Washington, and baritone Steven Stull. Reserve tickets.
Libba Cotten: Here This Day
Friday, August 20, 2021, 7:30 PM
Franklin Stage Company, 25 Institute St., Franklin
Tickets: Free (donations appreciated)
A concert staging of a new opera that tells the life story of iconic guitarist Libba Cotten, a humble, gifted, left-handed singer/songwriter who grew up in the segregated south, played the guitar and banjo upside-down and backwards, and won a Grammy at age 91. With an operatic score influenced by folk, blues, and gospel by Mark Olivieri, and a libretto by Kyle Bass (Possessing Harriet), this new opera reveals and celebrates the life story of an American original and folk music legend. When her devoted community comes together to honor her legacy, a poignant afterlife journey of song, drama, and dreams leads Libba back to her roots, family, first guitar, and the spiritual connection between her music and childhood home. A cast of seven transcend time and musical styles to retrace the story of how a little left-handed girl from North Carolina became one of the most original and revered folk musicians and songwriters of her time. The opera is sung by bass-baritone Gregory Sheppard, soprano Jessica Montgomery, mezzo Danan Tsan, soprano Noa DeRosa Anderson, soprano Jacque Tara Washington, and baritone Steven Stull. Reserve tickets.
Young Composers Corner Concert
Saturday, July 31, 2021, 4:30 PM
Lakeland Park Pavilion, Cazenovia
Tickets: Free
The Society Players perform works completed during the Young Composers Corner mentoring program, with commentary by the middle- and high-school composers taking part in YCC. The 2021 Young Composers Corner participants are Finnian Coles (DeWitt), Josiah Feng (F-M), Angelina Gomez (Syracuse), Michael Guarneiri (Verona), Rachel Harris (Mount Markham-West Winfield), Nathaniel Houghton (F-M), Zayde Lekic, (Syracuse), Alex McGlaughlin (Camillus-West Genesee), Jack Mitchell (VA-Caz) Alex Qiu (F-M), Jonah Sauve (Chittenango), Ben Smith (Baldwinsville), Nathan Schierer (Cazenovia), Caitlyn Young (F-M), and Serena Wan (Oswego). The composer-mentors were Natalie Draper, Paul Leary, and Christopher Cresswell. The Society Players performing include Sar Strong, piano; Gregory Wood, cello; Sachin Shukla (who was a YCC participant when he was 11), viola; Sonya Stith Williams, violin; and Paul Leary, shakuhachi. Bring your blanket or lawn chair and come cheer on the future of music!
New Music Strikes Gold
Sunday, July 25, 2021, 4:00 PM
First Presbyterian Church, 27 Albany St., Cazenovia
Tickets: $20 regular, $15 seniors (65+)/students (18+), free for ages 18 and under
Works by Brian Israel, Richard Wernick Jim Willey, Christopher Cresswell, Sam Pellman, and Andy Akiho, performed by the Society Players.
Rising Stars
Wednesday, July 21, 2021, 12:00 PM
First Presbyterian Church, 27 Albany St., Cazenovia
Tickets: Free
Premieres of music by young composers Emmanuel Sikora and Kevin Swenson, performed by Dora Ammerman, soprano; Dominic Fiacco, organ; and Alex Wu, piano.
Libba Cotten opera
Saturday, July 17, 2021, 7:30 PM
Cazenovia College Theater, Lincklaen Street, Cazenovia
Tickets: $20 regular, $15 seniors (65+)/students (18+), free for ages 18 and under
Semi-staged performance of a new Libba Cotten opera, with libretto by Kyle Bass and music by Mark Olivieri.
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