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"Strange imaginary animals"
New Music Chicago, "Sonic Impact" festival |
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Saturday, 28 October, 2006, 7:30 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art
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Musicians to include:
eighth blackbird
Joseph Schwantner
Rhiannon’s Blackbirds (2006)
Gordon Beeferman
Reliquary (2005, world premiere)
Derek Bermel
Coming Together
David M. Gordon
Friction Systems
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Contempo’s virtuoso sextet, eighth blackbird, performs a program by American the common composers who have captivated audiences with their unique sound. From Joseph Schwantner’s bracing moto perpetuo Rhiannon’s Blackbirds, through Gordon Beeferman’s meditative Reliquary, to the clangorous, hard-driving Friction Systems by University of Chicago doctoral candidate David M. Gordon, this program will surprise and energize.
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"I feel a breath of air from other planets"
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Saturday, 3 February 2007, 7:30 pm
Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theater
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Musicians to include:
Pacifica Quartet and friends
Mary Nessigner soprano
Lisa Kaplan piano
Arnold Schoenberg
String Quartet No. 2 with soprano
Franghiz Ali-Zadeh
Oasis for string quartet and tape (Chicago premiere)
Josef Bardanashvili
Metamorphoses for viola and piano (Chicago premiere)
Kotoka Suzuki
Minyo (Chicago premiere)
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A hundred years ago Arnold Schoenberg heralded a new era in music when he used the prophetic words of Stefan George, “I feel a breath of air from other planets” in an emotionally charged string quartet with soprano. Come join us as we celebrate the centennial of Schoenberg’s masterful opus in a winter concert featuring the Pacifica Quartet and friends. Together we’ll discover stunning new works by composers from around the globe – among them Chicago premieres by Josef Bardanashvili, the delightful Azerbaijani Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, and bright new Japanese-Canadian composer Kotoka Suzuki.
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Double Bill: Contempo + Dave Douglas
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Saturday, 7 April 2007, 7:30 pm
Pre-concert talk with artists, including Shulamit Ran, at 6:30 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art
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Musicians to include:
eighth blackbird
Pacifica Quartet
Tony Arnold soprano
Alison Attar harp
Greg Beyer percussion
Doug Perkins percussion
Dave Douglas Quintet
Toru Takemitsu
Rain Tree for percussion trio
George Crumb
Book of Madrigals #2 & 3
Josef Bardanashvili
Nekudot for string sextet (Chicago premiere)
Dave Douglas Quintet
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Contempo’s third annual double bill features the music of three visionary composers, Takemitsu, Crumb, and Bardanashvili. Sharing the program is jazz trumpet virtuoso and restless originator Dave Douglas. Experience three exhilarating and intensely personal works, then revel in performances by one of today’s most exciting jazz groups.
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Tomorrow's Music Today
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Performance of works by young talent has always been an integral part of Contempo's mission. In these annual concerts, some of today's finest young composers turn their mental sound images into reality, interacting with Contempo's world-class artists-in-residence throughout the compositional and rehearsal process. Come hear the results!
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Concert 1  |
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Friday, 11 May 2007, 7:30pm
The University of Chicago, Fulton Recital Hall
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Musicians to include:
eighth blackbird
Pacifica Quartet
New works by Shawn Allison,
Alex J. Berezowsky, and Koksal Fusun
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Friday, 18 May 2007, 7:30pm
Roosevelt University, Ganz Hall
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Musicians to include:
eighth blackbird
Pacifica Quartet
Tony Arnold soprano
Stanislav Venglevski bajan
Hyun-Chung Kim dae-gum
Daxun Zhang double-Bass
Yang Wei Chinese pipa
Lawrice Flowers voice
Cliff Colnot conductor
New works by Benjamin Hartman, Yao Chen, Eun Young Lee, and Allison Ogden
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