Welcome back to “Composers Corner,” where you can better get to know our composers and gain some insight into their thoughts on creating music while they look forward to moving ahead and beyond these challenging times. Today, we’re featuring Susan Kander, whose catalog includes a wide range of genres. She is the composer of such […]
Chamber Music
Frazelle: Through the Window Premieres
“It’s wonderful to be able to present a virtual premiere.” — Kenneth Frazelle On June 20, the Mallarme Chamber Players present the online world premiere of Kenneth Frazelle’s new song cycle Through the Window. Commissioned by the ensemble, the 11-movement, 46-minute work is scored for soprano, cello (or viola) and piano and features texts by […]
Frazelle: ELEGY FOR STRINGS
Concert: Frazelle: ELEGY FOR STRINGS Start Time: 00:00:00 Date: 2020-03-17 End Time: 00:00:00 Location: UNCSA New York Alumni Quintet Link: https://www.uncsa.edu/performances/events/20200317-new-york-alumni-quintet.aspx Concert Information: Lisa Kim, violin; Leah Ferguson, violin; Naho Tsutsui-Tarrini, viola; Patrick Jee, cello; Rion Wentworth, double bass Watson Hall University of North Carolina School of Arts Winston-Salem, NC
KNIGHT: Seventh Day of the Seventh Moon
On October 24, the enhakē chamber ensemble begins its fall mini-tour of Edward Knight’s work Seventh Day of the Seventh Moon at the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh. Scored for clarinet, violin, cello and piano, Seventh Day of the Seventh Moon was commissioned by the ensemble at the request of its pianist Eun-Hee Park. Knight […]
Abels: AT WAR WITH OURSELVES *WORLD PREMIERE*
Concert: Abels: AT WAR WITH OURSELVES *WORLD PREMIERE* Start Date: 2020-05-09 Start Time: 00:00:00 End Date: 2020-05-10 End Time: 00:00:00 Location: Nikky Fenney, narrator; Kronos Quartet; Youth Choir Link: https://www.sfjazz.org/tickets/productions/at-war-with-ourselves/ Concert Information: Nikky Fenney, librettist Miner Auditorium San Francisco, CA
Sierra: SONATA FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO
Concert: Sierra: SONATA FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO Start Date: 2019-07-05 Start Time: 00:00:00 End Date: 2019-07-06 End Time: 00:00:00 Location: Emily Kalisz, violin; Kyle P. Walker, piano Link: http://thedreamunfinished.org/events/https/wwweventbritecom/e/metlivearts-ethel-and-friends-tickets-60681292379 Concert Information: MetLiveArts (ETHEL and Friends Balcony Bar Series) Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY
Locklair: Sonata for Flute & Harp Premieres
On June 19, Dan Locklair’s new Sonata for Flute and Harp premieres at the 2019 American Harp Society Summer Institute in Winston-Salem, NC. Locklair was commissioned by the North Carolina Harp Ensemble; and, wrote the three-movement, 12-minute chamber work for flutist Debra Reuter-Pivetta and harpist Jacquelyn Bartlett. The premiere takes place at Crawford Concert Hall […]
Knight: The Wings of Night
On May 31, Edward Knight’s new song cycle The Wings of Night premieres during the 2019 Oklahoma Music Teachers Association (OMTA) Conference. Commissioned by the OMTA, Knight’s three-movement work is written for voice, oboe, and piano, and features texts by American poet Sara Teasdale. Performers include: mezzo-soprano Catherine McDaniel; Allegra Knight on the oboe; and […]
Frazelle: HEARKEN
Concert: Frazelle: HEARKEN Start Time: 00:00:00 Date: 2019-04-13 End Time: 00:00:00 Location: Bruce Brewster, horn; Allison Gagnon, piano Link: https://www.kennethfrazelle.com/performances Concert Information: UNC School of the Arts Winston-Salem, NC
Frazelle: BLUE RIDGE AIRS II
Concert: Frazelle: BLUE RIDGE AIRS II Start Time: 00:00:00 Date: 2019-04-06 End Time: 00:00:00 Location: Beth Chandler, flute; Paulo Steinberg, piano Link: http://bethchandler.com/schedule/ Concert Information: Flute Forum University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA