History

33rd Season

Concert I

From Manhattan's Canyons to the Stars

Thursday December 3, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.

Merkin Concert Hall
129 West 67th Street

The Washington Square Ensemble

SHEREE CLEMENT:
Round Trip Ticket (2007) World Premiere

BRIAN FENNELLY
Skyscapes IV (2006) NY Premiere

ARTHUR KAMPELA
Percussion Study V (2007) World Premiere

CAROLINE MALLONÉE
Throwing Mountains (2003)

MORRIS ROSENZWEIG
reprise (2007) NY Premiere

BRIAN SCHOBER
Manhattan Impromptus Nos. 1, 3 and 4 (1996)

Jayn Rosenfeld, flute
Robert Ingliss, oboe
Meighan Stoops, clarinet
Matthew Gold and Matt Ward, percussion
Stephen Gosling, piano
William Anderson, guitar
Curtis Macomber, violin
Lois Martin, viola
Chris Finckel, cello
Gregg August, contrbass
Louis Karchin and Scott Voyles, conductors

Concert II

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.

Merkin Concert Hall
129 West 67th Street

The Jack Quartet

Premieres by FELIPE LARA, PAULA MATTHUSEN, ALEXANDER NESS, MATTHIAS PINTSCHER, and others

Concert III

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.

Merkin Concert Hall
129 West 67th Street

The Washington Square Ensemble

Premieres by RICHARD FESTINGER, FABIO GRASSO, LOUIS KARCHIN, LAURIE SAN MARTIN, AND ROBERT SIROTA


32nd Season

Concert I

Charles Wuorinen at 70 - A Birthday Salute

Thursday October 2, 2008, 8:00 p.m.

Merkin Concert Hall
129 West 67th Street

The Washington Square Ensemble

CHARLES WUORINEN:
Viola Variations (2008) World Premiere
Iridule, for chamber ensemble (2006)
String Quartet #1 (1971)

MORTON FELDMAN
The Viola in my Life II, for chamber ensemble (1970)

LOUIS KARCHIN
Celebration for solo piano (2008) World Premiere

JOHN ZORN
777, for three cellos (2006)
Improvisation (2008)

Jayn Rosenfeld, flute
Jackie Leclair, oboe
Alan Kay, clarinet
John Zorn, saxophone
Matthew Gold, percussion
Stephen Gosling, piano
Curtis Macomber and Jesse Mills, violin
Lois Martin, viola
Fred Sherry, Eric Friedlander, and Michael Nicolas, cello
Louis Karchin, conductor

Concert II

Musical Mobile: Flutes and Strings

Monday December 1, 2008, 8:00 p.m.

Merkin Concert Hall
129 West 67th Street

The Avalon String Quartet with Patricia Spencer, and guest artist Tara Helen O'Connor

MARIO DAVIDOVSKY
Quartetto (1987)

HENRI DUTILLEUX
String Quartet, "Ainsi La Nuit" (1976)

BRIAN FENNELLY
Sock Monkeys (2007) World Premiere

DANIEL GODFREY
Scrimshaw (1985) New York Premiere

PAUL ALAN LEVI
Second String Quartet, "Reversals and Chases" (2004) World Premiere

SALVATORE SCIARRINO
Codex purpureus (1983)

Blaise Magniere, violin
Marie Wang, violin
Anthony Devroye, viola
Cheng-Hou Lee, cello

Concert III

"Into the Future....."

Thursday March 26, 2009, 8:00 p.m.

Merkin Concert Hall
129 West 67th Street

The Either/Or Ensemble

RICHARD CARRICK
"à cause du soleil" (2009) World Premiere

CHAYA CZERNOWIN
Sahaf (Drift) for saxophone, electric guitar, piano and percussion (2008)

ELIZABETH HOFFMAN
...like clouds hold water... (2009) World Premiere

HELMUT LACHENMANN
Salut für Caudwell, for two guitarists (1977)
String Quartet No. 3, GRIDO (2001)

Hrabba Atladottir, violin
Richard Carrick, piano and guitar
Jennifer Choi, violin
Peter Evans, trumpet
Michael Ibrahim, saxophone
Dov Scheindlin, viola
David Shivley, percussion, musical saw, and guitar
Kobe Van Cauwenberghe, electric guitar
Alex Waterman, cello