Thursday, November 21, 2024
WINTERSOUNDS (#93)
Church of the Transfiguration "Little Church Around the Corner"
1 E. 29th Street, New York, New York
Thomas Parente — Fugue and Mechanlastica ‡
- I. Fugue
- II. Mechanlastica
- Ron Shitrit, violin; Thomas Parente, piano
Anton Rovner — Altitude ‡
- Sam Jones, trumpet; Craig Ketter, piano
Jacob Elkin — Piece in E †
- Andres Guerra, guitar
Richard Brooks — Variations for Piano †
- Variation I: Adagio espressivo
- Variation II: Canon. Presto
- Variation III: Fantasy. Andante
- Variation IV: Molto perpetuo. Allegro
- Variation V: Rhapsody. Andante moroso
- Variation VI: Dance. Allegro giocoso
- Variation VII: Invention. Andante
- Variation VIII: March. Tempo di marche
- Variation IX: Tarantella. Allegro
- Variation X: Serenade e Double
- Variation XI: Ballade. Moderato
- Variation XII: Fuga
- Craig Ketter, piano
Tamara Cashour —Rungstedlund †
- Sam Jones, trumpet
David Picton —Sonata for Trumpet & Piano †
- I. Noble September
- II. November Salt Marsh
- III. Winter Sea Storm
- Sam Jones, trumpet; Craig Ketter, piano
Barrett Kalellis — Wintersounds ‡
- I. Arctic Air
- II. Silent Snow
- III. Waltz of the Groundhogs
- IV. Palace of Ice
- Craig Ketter, piano
† World Premiere ‡ New York Premiere
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Thursday, January 23, 2025, 7:00 PM
HOWE’S FANTASIES (#94)
Marc A. Scorca Hall at the National Opera Center
330 7th Ave, 7th Floor, New York, New York
Hubert Howe — Harmonic Fantasy No. 8 †
- Hubert Howe, electronics
Cameron Wentz — Baixalto ‡
- Ammon Swinbank, flute
Emiko Hayashi — Three Arabesques †
- I. Dolce
- II. Lyrically
- III. Giocoso
- Michiyo Suzuki, clarinet; Blair McMillen, piano
David Mecionis — Fragmentary Scenes †
- Craig Ketter, piano
Hubert Howe —Inharmonic Fantasy No. 18 †
- Michiyo Suzuki, clarinet; Hubert Howe, electronics
Galen Brown —Night Machines †
- Blair McMillen, piano
Paul Aljian — Sonatina for Flute †
- Ammon Swinbank, flute
Dana Dimitri Richardson — Piano Variations, Book 2 †
- Theme: Haunting
- Variation I: Diaphanous
- Variation II: Pleading
- Variation III: Scherzando
- Variation IV: A tempo
- Variation V: Dramatic
- Variation VI: Diaphanous
- Variation VII: Reprise. Haunting
- Coda: A tempo
- Craig Ketter, piano
† World Premiere ‡ New York Premiere
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Thursday, March 27, 2025, 7:00 PM
MARCH MUSIC (#95)
Church of the Transfiguration "Little Church Around the Corner"
1 E. 29th Street, New York, New York
Carl Kanter — Piano Trio †
- I. Andante — Allegro
- II. Allegro
- III. Andante
- IV. Allegro
- Katie Thomas, violin; Kate Dillingham, cello; Markus Kaitila, piano
Eric Heilner — Short Excursion #4 for Piano Trio §
- Katie Thomas, violin; Kate Dillingham, cello; Markus Kaitila, piano
Madelyne Byrne — Navigation †
- Craig Ketter, piano
Gayther Myers — Ain’t No Martian †
- Nu Quintet: Kim Lewis, flute; Michael Dwinell, oboe; Kathryn Vetter, clarinet; Blair Hamrick, horn; Taylor Thomas, bassoon
Alexa Canales —Through Your Eyes (movement III) ‡
- Katie Thomas, violin; Kate Dillingham, cello; Markus Kaitila, piano
Kurt C. Nelson — ...wherefore weave the sun and moon †
- Nina Siniakova, piano
Margarita Zelenaia — I Wear My Wings †
- Deidra Palmour, mezzo-soprano; Margarita Zelenaia, piano
† World Premiere ‡ New York Premiere § U.S. Premiere
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Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 7:00 PM
ADVENTURES (#96)
Church of the Transfiguration "Little Church Around the Corner"
1 E. 29th Street, New York, New York
Judith Lynn Stillman — Phoenix from the Ashes ‡
- Jason Switzer, baritone; Judith Lynn Stillman, piano
Anthony Izzo — Around the Bend
- Ammon Swinbank, alto flute
Robert S. Cohen — Strange and Wondrous Adventures in Space †
- Jihyun Back, Roger Shan, violin; Carlos Walker, viola; Colin Guan, cello
Timothy L. Miller — Shadows †
- I. Ominous
- II. Lonely
- III. Mystic
- IV. Playful
- Patty Lazzara, flute; Artie Dibble, viola; Tiffany Wu, harp
Jakub Polaczyk —Ginkyo-ya: Pendula (in memoriam Krzysztof Penderecki)
- Runner-up of the 2024 John Eaton Memorial Competition
- Jihyun Back, Roger Shan, violin; Carlos Walker, viola; Colin Guan, cello
Nataliya Medvedovskaya —“Adventures of Nils” Suite
- Nataliya Medvedovskaya, piano
David Mecionis — Waiting in Six Lines †
- Nina Berman, soprano; Ammon Swinbank, flute
Sofia Jen Ouyang — Insects ‡
- Winner of the 2024 John Eaton Memorial Competition
- Jihyun Back, Roger Shan, violin; Carlos Walker, viola; Colin Guan, cello
† World Premiere ‡ New York Premiere
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Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 7:00 PM
THE CHARACTER OF ROMANCE (#97)
Church of the Transfiguration "Little Church Around the Corner"
1 E. 29th Street, New York, New York
Alla Borzova — Five Romances on Poems by Ivan Bunin
- Alla Borzova, soprano; Markus Kaitila, piano
Roger Blanc — Entertainment
- Laura Thompson, violin
Victor Xie — Fantasy No. 2
- Laura Thompson, viola; Craig Ketter, piano
Timothy L. Miller — Four excerpts from “Circus Minimus"
- III. Flying Circus
- IV. Sleepy Clowns
- V. Carousel Rag
- VI. Lions, Tigers, Bears, and Elephants
- Markus Kaitila, piano
Patricia Leonard — How Lonely Are My Days?
- Valerie Gonzalez, soprano; Craig Ketter, piano
Debra Kaye —Pandemic Diary
- Craig Ketter, piano
Margarita Zelenaia — Four Poems by Marina Tsvetaeva
- Zoya Gramagin, soprano; Margarita Zelenaia, piano
Christopher Kaufman — Charactermusic
- Laura Thompson, viola; Craig Ketter, piano
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