Thursday, November 21, 2024

WINTERSOUNDS

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

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

Church of the Transfiguration "Little Church Around the Corner"

1 E. 29th Street, New York, New York

Carl Kanter — Piano Trio †

• piano trio

Madelyne Byrne — Navigation †

• piano

Eric Heilner — Short Excursion #4 for Piano Trio §

• piano trio

Gayther Myers — Ain’t No Martian †

• woodwind quintet

Alexa Canales —Through Your Eyes (movement III) ‡

• piano trio

Patricia Leonard —How Lonely Are My Days ‡

• soprano and piano

Kurt C. Nelson — wherefore weave the sun and moon †

• piano

Margarita Zelenaia — I Wear My Wings †

• mezzo-soprano and piano

Nu Quintet; Valerie Gonzalez, soprano; Deidra Palmour, mezzo-soprano; Katie Thomas, violin; Kate Dillingham, cello; Markus Kaitila, Craig Ketter, Nina Siniakova, Margarita Zelenaia, piano

† World Premiere ‡ New York Premiere § U.S. Premiere



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Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 7:00 PM

ADVENTURES

Church of the Transfiguration "Little Church Around the Corner"

1 E. 29th Street, New York, New York

Judith Lynn Stillman — Phoenix from the Ashes

• Baritone and piano

Anthony Izzo — Around the Bend

• alto flute

Robert S. Cohen — Strange and Wondrous Adventures in Space

• string quartet

Timothy L. Miller — Shadows

• flute, viola, harp

Jakub Polaczyk —Ginkyo-ya: Pendula (in memoriam Krzysztof Penderecki)

• Runner-up of the 2024 John Eaton Memorial Competition
• string quartet

Nataliya Medvedovskaya —“Adventures of Nils” Suite

• piano

David Mecionis — Waiting in Six Lines

• soprano and flute

Sofia Jen Ouyang — Insects

• Winner of the 2024 John Eaton Memorial Competition
• string quartet



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Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 7:00 PM

THE CHARACTER OF ROMANCE

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

• soprano and piano

Roger Blanc — Soliloquy

• violin

Victor Xie — Fantasy No. 2

• viola and piano

Timothy L. Miller — Four Songs from “The Bird Lady”

• soprano, violin, piano

Debra Kaye —Pandemic Diary

• piano

Margarita Zelenaia — Four Poems by Marina Tsvetaeva

• soprano and piano

Christopher Kaufman — Charactermusic

• viola and piano





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