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Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 3 PM

Harlem Rose Garden
6 East 129th Street
New York, NY, 10035

PROGRAM

Hadyn String Quartet No. 1 in G Major Op. 76
Tania Len Esencia
Beethoven String Quartet No. 12, Op. 127
Frederick Tillis Spiritual Fantasy No. 12

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WASHINGTON SQUARE MUSIC FESTIVAL
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 8 PM

Washington Square Park
Washington Square
New York, NY 10012

PROGRAM

Frederick Tillis Spiritual Fantasy No. 12
Adolphus Hailstork III Nobody Know
Trevor Weston Fudo Myoo
Ludwig van Beethoven Sextet in E-flat major Opus 81B

ARTISTS

Claire Chan, Violin
Ashley Horne, Violin
William Frampton, Viola
Wayne Smith, Cello
Kenneth Overton, Baritone
Eric Davis, French Horn
Will de Vos, French Horn

ADMISSION
Events are free and open to the public.

Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Geoff Robson, conducting, with soloists (pictured) Nisheedah Golden and Sarah Dailey, will present a program featuring Florence Price, George Walker, H. Leslie Adams, Jessie Montgomery, and William Grant Still in a free-to-the-public concert at the Dunbar Middle School's historic Auditorium in downtown Little Rock.

Florence Price - Octet for Brasses and Piano
George Walker - Lyric for Strings
H. Leslie Adams - Five Millay songs (excerpts) (feat. Sarah Dailey, vocalist)
Jessie Montgomery - Strum
William Grant Still - Out of the Silence
Florence Price - Hold Fast to Dreams (feat. Nisheedah Golden, vocalist)
Florence Price - My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord(feat. Nisheedah Golden, vocalist)

Two performances:

April 13, 2023 Thursday at 7:00 PM

Location: Dunbar Middle School Auditorium (1100 Wright Ave, Little Rock, AR 72206)

April 16, 2023 Sunday at 2:00 PM

Location: Pine Bluff Arts and Science Center (701 S Main St, Pine Bluff, AR 71601)

Robert Carls String Quartet No.3, Spatial/temporal, Abstract/Visceral, Transcendent/Humane will be premiered on September 24, 2023 at 4 PM in the HARPA Nordlujs Hall, Reykjavik, Iceland. The performers are QuartetES, an international ensemble based in both the US and Iceland. The work was written for the group, and completed during the pandemic. The composer writes:

My third string quartet consists of two substantial movements, encasing a brief and mysterious interlude. The first, "Point/Line/Plane", takes its inspiration from the painter Vassily Kandinsky, one of the most important pioneers of 20th century abstract art. I've always loved his color palette, gestural vocabulary, and sense of form that emerges from spontaneity. I've tried to find musical analogues for these elements. In the final movement, "The Guests at the Party", I envisioned the four instruments as four people, each with their own life-course leading to the party. They progress through a series of life-stages: Birth, Infancy, Childhood, Adolescence, and Maturity. Finally, they meet at the party. I hope the piece covers a wide range of life and aesthetic experience, and leads listeners to draw surprising connections.

Cameron Wentz Sonata for Solo Piano piano solo

Nina Siniakova Im Schatten des Lichts piano solo

Thomas Parente Three Teasdale Songs soprano, piano

Hubert Howe selections from Pentachordal Etudes piano solo

Debra Kaye Call of the Dance (movements II & III) flute, piano

Dana Dimitri Richardson Voice of Destiny piano solo

Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 7:00 PM
Church of the Transfiguration "Little Church Around the Corner"
1 E. 29th Street, New York, New York

Kent State Universitys Glauser School of Music held the inaugural Roy Minoff Composition Competition in spring 2023 with judging completed in June. Max Grafe has been selected as the winner of the first annual Roy Minoff Composition Competition and has been awarded a substantial commission to create a 20 to 30-minute work for saxophone, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion.The goal of this competition is to support the creation of a significant new work that will receive its world premiere at Kent State by School of Music faculty in the fall of 2024, where Max will attend the world premiere of his new work and give a lecture on his music.

Read more here.

Sunday 2/12 at 3pm - free with RSVP - pianist Nnenna Ogwo and her group JLP will play he musical worlds of Coleridge-Taylor, Ellington, and DeBarge, dancing in and between the sonic spaces of Ulysses Kay, William Grant Still, Sam Cooke and Stevie Wonder. Interactive concert welcoming anyone, families, etc. 235 East 11th Street New York, NY.

Composer's Voice Concert Series will play Daichavo za Maiko by David Evan Jones. Featuring clarinetist Thomas Piercy and pianist Tengku Irfan presenting the works of 5 living composers: Leopold Brauneiss, Jay Anthony Gach, Matthew Hetz, David Evan Jones, and Lawrence Kramer. The program is online, Saturday, March 11th at 6pm Eastern.

Thomas Piercy is a critically acclaimed musician with orchestral, concerto, solo and chamber music appearances throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. His performances have been described by critics as "passionate," "pulling out all the stops," "the best Piazzolla in NYC," and by the New York Times as "brilliant," "playing with refinement and flair" and "evoking a panache in the contemporary works." He studied at the Juilliard School and Mannes College of Music. He studied clarinet extensively with the English clarinetist Gervase De Peyer; additional studies were with Kalmen Opperman and Leon Russianoff. He has been a champion for composers, working with emerging composers and composers that have won such prominent awards as the Takemitsu Prize, the Geneva Composition Prize, the Grammy Award, the Latin Grammy Award, and the Pulitzer Prize.

Announcing the release of Gilbert Galindos debut classical album, Terrestrial Journeys on January 20, 2023, by Neuma Records on all platforms; followed by a release party on February 7th at 7pm at Triad Theater in Manhattan,158 W 72nd St.

Bringing the music to abundant life on this Oktaven Studio- recorded album, and mastered by Erdem Helvacioglu, are some of the finest musicians and ensembles in the field: the Argus Quartet, bassist Gregory Chudzik, saxophonist Jeff Hudgins, Iktus Percussion, guitarist Daniel Lippel, pianist Kathleen Supov, and clarinetist Thomas Piercy.

On Sunday, Oct. 15, at 8 PM, the Da Capo Chamber Players will open their concert season at the Tenri Institute in New York City. Works to be performed include the premiere of a new work by Louis Karchin,Incantations and Dances. Theconcert will also shine a spotlight on the late musicof Elliott Carter, and there will be a panel discussion with composer Tyson Davis, distinguished scholar John Link and composer Louis Karchin on Carter's late works, some written at ages 100 and 101. Photo from the 1989 concert at Miller Theatre at Columbia University, Karchin with mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey and Elliott Carter.

"When you attend a concert by Da Capo, you hear transcendent virtuosity...you know that each time you hear a performance you are hearing the finest possible rendition"
Frank Daykin, NY Concert Review (February 2023)

Tyson Davis: Between Light and Shadow (2018)
Elliott Carter: Con Leggerezza Pensosa (1990)
Louis Karchin: Incantations and Dances (2023)
World premiere, written for Da Capo
Elliott Carter: Enchanted Preludes (1988)
Elliott Carter: Triple Duo (1982-3)

Escapades, the 2021 work by John Anthony Lennon, for Soprano Saxophone and Orchestra, will be performed September 2nd and 3rd by the Orchestra of Northern New York, with soloist Christopher Creviston. The conductor is Dr. Brian Doyle.

On October 8th, the work will be performed by the Chandler Symphony Orchestra with conductor Vanja Nikolovski, and soloist Christopher Creviston, an instructor at Arizona State University.

Hailed as "one of the world's top saxophone artists" (Audiophile Audition) with "the personality and fingers of a first rate soloist" (American Record Guide), "subtle, perceptive phrasing, and flawless control of vibrato" (Fanfare Magazine), Yamaha Artist Christopher Crevistonhas played venues ranging from Carnegie Hall to Paisley Park and the Apollo Theater. As soloist and with the Capitol Quartet, Creviston has been featured with bands and orchestras across the U.S.

Here comes the sun As summer approaches and the sun shines upon us, JLP is thrilled to announce its 8th annual Juneteenth celebration concert at Joes Pub, Monday June 19th. This year they will be serving up some of your favorites along with some classical, afro-pop, gospel and classic R&B. It's the ultimate Freedom party as we celebrate Black Creativity and Black Joy. To get your tickets, visit this link and select Access Tickets or simply Click here

Juneteenth LP (Juneteenth Legacy Project) is a musical collaborative of Black classically trained musicians who are continually pushing boundaries by bringing together unexpected classical music by Black classical composers and brilliantly crafted pop arrangements for a refreshing take on the live music experience. The Juneteenth Annual Celebration event at Joe's Pub was born not only out of the desire to celebrate Freedom Day, but also to introduce audiences to the often under-represented repertoire of the Black Diaspora.

The significance of such a concert on this date is profound. On June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, Union Army General Gordon Granger stood on the balcony of the Ashton Villa and read General Order No. 3 announcing the complete emancipation of slaves as articulated in the Emancipation Proclamation. His reading of the order, buttressed by the presence of a few thousand Union soldiers, announced and guaranteed the freedom of every slave. Juneteenth is first and foremost a celebration of freedom, but in the case of this particular Juneteenth concert, it is a celebration specifically of what Black musicians did and continue to do with that freedom. We celebrate and honor the women and men from then to now, who against all odds chose a life of creativity in music by picking up a violin, a conductors baton, or a composers pen. Juneteenth LPs events always feature the music of the Black Diaspora, but also sometimes the music of other cultural traditions that speak to them; but most importantly, their events are joyful ftes.

THIS SEPTEMBER - TWO CONCERTS OF DAVIDS MUSIC

New York City
Sunday, September 10 at 4pm
including Davids final work, Lament for the City (for modern instruments)
Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center (tickets free)
129 W. 67th Street, New York City
(co-sponsored by ACA)

Washington, DC
Saturday, September 16 at 5pm
with The 21st Century Consort
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
301 A St SE, Washington, DC

Program planned:

DAVID FROOM - Sonata for Solo Violin
DAVID FROOM - Lightscapes
ROBERT GIBSON - Prayer (NY Premiere)
JEFFREY MUMFORD - resonating echoes (NY Premiere)
DAVID FROOM - Lament for the City (NY Premiere)
DAVID FROOM - Turn of Events
DAVID FROOM - Ribbons

Curtis Macomber, violin
Jessica Shand, flute
Scott Wheeler, piano
Eliza Garth, piano
Miles Walter, piano
James Baker, conductor
Thomas Meglioranza, baritone
Wendy Stern, flute
Timothy Ruedeman, saxophone
William Anderson, guitar
Lois Martin, viola
Chris Finckel, cello
Oliver Xu, percussion

Described in the Washington Post as intellectually engaging, explosive with imagination and with a satisfying visceral power, music by American composer David Froom (1951-2022) is featured on this concert honoring his artistic legacy. The program includes the New York premiere of his final work, Lament for the City for mixed ensemble. A Guggenheim fellow and twice honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Mr. Froom (1951-2022) was awarded prizes or commissions by the Fromm, Koussevitzky and Barlow Foundations, and was first prize winner of the Kennedy Centers Friedheim Awards.

Glenn Stallcop's String Quartet 1980is receiving its premiere at two performances by Urban Nocturnes, a chamber music collective of primarily Phoenix Symphony members. Urban Nocturnes will be joined byviolinist Ruggero Allifranchini, Concertmaster of the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra in New York and co-Concertmaster of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and will perform String Quartet 1980on their "Concerts on the Desert at St Barnabas" program on February 9th, as well as their concert on February 11th atUnitarian Universalist Congregation of Phoenix.

To more info and to purchase tickets, please visit this link for the 2/9 concert, and this link for the 2/11 concert.

The Texas State Symphony Orchestra, Jacob Harrison, conductor, presents the world premiere of From the Dark Tower, by Dorothy Rudd Moore, with orchestration completed by Michael Ippolito. In addition, Andrew Ardizzoia's orchestration of Suite Bergamasque by Claude Debussy will receive its premiere performance. The concert will take place at Evans Auditorium on the campus of Texas State University, San Marcos. Tickets $12/$7

An evening with LA Operas Artist in Residence, tenor Russell Thomas, at Zipper Hall, Colburn School, downtown Los Angeles, Sat. Feb. 25th at 7:30pm. Singing music by the fine composers H. Leslie Adams, Dave Ragland, Jasmine Barnes, Damien Geter, and Adolphus Hailstork. More info here.

Acclaimed for his voice of intrinsic warmth and refined sense of style (Opera News), Mr. Thomas has enjoyed a string of operatic triumphs in key Verdi roles, including debuts as Otello at Canadian Opera Company and Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Manrico in Il trovatore at Bayerische Staatsoper, Radames in Aida at Houston Grand Opera, Stiffelio at Opera Frankfurt, and Don Alvaro in La forza del destino at Deutsche Oper Berlin.

The 2023 African American Music Festival was presented Feb. 1-4 on the Penn State University Park campus, featuring students and faculty of the School of Music, special guests John W. Jones and the Unified Jazz Ensemble, Maria Thompson Corley (piano), and Lara Downes (piano). The festival was hosted by Anthony Leach and Essence of Joy.

The festival included performances by Essence of Joy (pictured) with the Unified Jazz Ensemble and Mojatuba, and Music of African American Women Composers at 7:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall, featuring Essence of Joy and the Graduate Brass Quintet.

Feb. 3rd highlights included a concert honoring the music of renowned composer and 1951 Penn State alumnus T.J. Anderson, at 7:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall.

Richard Cameron-Wolfes Gazelle in my garden will be performed on September 16, 2023 during the annual Village Trip Festival in New York City. Soprano Jessica Bowers, with guitarists Oren Fader and William Anderson, will offer this setting of an 11th-century poem by Quasmuna bint Isma'il during the Festivals 8:00PM GuitarFest III event at St. Johns in the Village, 218 W. 11th St. on a program including works by Mel Powell, Laura Kaminsky, David Loeb, Bun-Ching Lam, David Amram, David Leisner, Chester Biscardi, and Martin Rokeach.
Admission: $25-30.

Additionally. Cameron-Wolfe will join 23 other pianists in a relay team traversal of Erik Saties Vexations, this Festival event taking place 60 years after John Cages historic Greenwich Village performance.
Venue: NYU Paulson Center, 181 Mercer St., beginning at 6:00AM.
Admission: Free

Sunday | June 18| 4:00 pm

Galveston Symphony Celebrates Juneteenth

The Galveston Symphony Orchestra and the Galveston Heritage Chorale celebrate Juneteenth with a special concert featuring music exclusively by composers of African descent on Sunday, June 18, at 4:00 pm. The concert will take place in Galveston, the birthplace of Juneteenth, at the historic Grand 1894 Opera House.

Works to be performed include music of J. Weldon Johnson and Rosamond Johnson, Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Izola Collins, Rollo Dilworth, Samuel Coleridge Taylor; and songs for voice and piano by Frederick Tillis, as well as Dr. Tillis's much loved Spiritual Fantasy No. 12 Wade in the Water for string quartet.

WOMEN OF THE MOVEMENTS
Monday, March 20, 2023 at 6 PM ET

The Forum at Columbia University
601 West 125th Street
New York, NY 10027(map)

PROGRAM

Caroline Shaw Entracte
Ke-Chia Chen Rhapsody of Seasons for String Quartet
Ellen Zwillich Divertimento for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, and Cello
Dorothy Rudd Moore Transcension for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and String Quintet

ARTISTS

Claire Chan, violin
Ashley Horne, violin
William Frampton, viola
Wayne Smith, cello
Allison Loggins-Hull, flute
Christopher Bush, clarinet
Michelle Farah, oboe
Anthony Morris, double bass

TICKETS
This concert is FREE and open to the public. RSVP will be required. Click here to register for this event.

Friday, June 23 at 7pm

BARGEMUSICin Brooklyn

Tickets on sale soon - watch for an update!

PROGRAM:

David Froom:Manna Variations(NY premiere)
Scott Wheeler:Beach Spring(World premiere)
James Primosch:Three Folk Hymns, with guest artist, soprano Jamie Jordan
Brahms/Busoni: selectedOrgan Preludes(transcribed for piano)
Frederick Tillis:Spiritual Fantasy

Ms. Garthhas an exquisite ear for piano sound.

One can think of no one better qualified to play this intricate, shining music. - NY Times