Joël-François Durand, director, Contemporary Group

School of Music, University of Washington, Seattle

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Season 2001-2002

Fall 2001: December 6, Meany Hall

Program

  • Ken Benshoof: Brandy Leave Me Alone, for cello and piano (1968): Theresa Benshoof, 'cello; K. Benshoof, piano
  • William O Smith: Ritual, for Clarinet and Percussion (1992): W.O. Smith, clarinet; Tom Collier, percussion
  • Laura Kaminsky: River Music, for flute, percussion and piano (2000)
  • Philippe Schoeller: Incantations n.2 and 3, for flute, clarinet, piano, violin, viola, cello (1999)
  • Anton Webern: Concerto, op.24 (1934)

Jeremy Briggs-Roberts, conductor

Winter 2002: March 11, Meany Hall

Program

  • Keiko Abe: Variations on Japanese Children's Songs, for marimba: Miho Takekawa, marimba
  • Gerald Kechkley: Piano Trio
  • William O Smith: Jazz Set, for Trombone and Percussion: Don Immel, trombone, Tom Collier, percussion
  • Jonathan Harvey: Flight Elegy, for Violin and Piano: Eric Rynes, violin, Kristina Przyjemski, piano
  • Joshua Fineberg: Breathe, for solo Piccolo: Linda Bailey, piccolo
  • Franco Donatoni: Arpège, for 6 instruments

Jeremy Briggs-Roberts, conductor

Spring 2002: June 6, Meany Hall

Programcombined with UW Chamber Singers

  • Bela Bartók: Divertimento, for strings
  • Hans Gefors: L'invitation au voyage, for Mezzo Soprano, Violin and Guitar: Kathryn Weld, mezzo, Eric Rynes, violin, Michael Partington, guitar
  • Toru Takemitsu: Rain Tree, for 3 Percussionists
  • Jaakko Mäntyjärvi: Canticuum Calamitatis Maritimae, for Choir a cappella
  • Giancinto Scelsi: Anahit, for violin and ensemble (Eric Rynes, violin solo)
  • John Harbison: The Flower-Fed Buffaloes, for Choir and Instrumental Ensemble
  • Stuart Dempster: Choral Riffs, for Solo Trombone, Chorus, and Audience (premiere)

Geoffrey Boers and Jeremy Briggs-Roberts, conductors

All concerts take place in Meany Hall, at the University of Washington, Seattle, at 7:30 pm. For all information regarding the concerts, please call: Meany Hall at: (206) 543-4880

 

OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST

The following concerts take place in Brechemin Auditorium, Room 126, School of Music

Friday 18 January, 2002, 8 pm

Guest Artist Recital: Noriko Kawai, piano

James Dillon: Dillug Kefitsah (1976)

Franz Liszt: Mephisto Walz n.1

György Kurtag: Szálkák (Splinters) op.6d (1962-73); Acht Klavierstücke op.3 (1960)

Alexander Sriabine: Two Poems op.32

Iannis Xenakis: Mists (1980)

William Byrd: Sellingers Rownde

James Dillon: The Book of Elements Vol.II (2001)

Tickets: $8-$10 (available at the door).

For more information please call the School of Music at 685-8384.

Friday 19 March, 2002, 8 pm

Guest Artist Recital: Magali Mosnier Karoui, flute

Claude DEBUSSY: Syrinx pour flûte seule

Johann Sebastian BACH: Sonate en Mi Majeur BWV 1035

Francis POULENC: Sonate pour flute et piano

Joel-Francois DURAND: Par le feu recueilli, pour flute seule

Jacques IBERT: Pièce pour flûte seule

Jean Baptiste.LOEILLET : Sonate n°3 opus 3

Gabriel FAURE: Fantaisie

F.BORNE: Fantaisie Brillante sur Carmen

Tickets: $8-$10 (available at the door).

For more information please call the School of Music at 685-8384.

Friday 19 April, 2002, 8 pm

Guest Artists Recital: Ian Pace, piano

Arnold SCHOENBERG: Three Pieces for Piano op.11

Salvatore SCIARRINO: Polveri Laterali

Brian FERNEYHOUGH: Opus Contra Naturam

Joël-François DURAND: Le chemin

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN: Bagatelles op.126

Tickets: $8-$10 (available at the door).

For more information please call the School of Music at 685-8384.

Mr. Ian Pace will give a public lecture on Friday 19 April, 2002, at 12:30 pm in Brechemin Auditorium:

Beyond Globalization in Music?

Thoughts on contemporary composition and performance
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