NYCC - In The Loop - November 29, 2006

New York Composers Circle

In The Loop

November 29, 2006

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Remember, our first concert of the season is Friday, December 8 at the Baruch Performing Arts Center's Engelman Recital Hall, 55 Lexington Avenue at 25th Street. Suggested donation is $15, free admission is being offered to students who present a valid ID. Watch for a PDF flier about this concert later today...

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JENNIFER GRIFFITH writes: On November 30th,  the wonderful Tessera Quintet (hear them at http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=97532146) plays my Wind Quintet at 7:30pm with other fine performances of new music at the Graduate Center, Elebash Recital Hall, 365 Fifth Avenue. Also, at the same place next Wednesday (Dec 6th), I will be playing piano with the CUNY Graduate Center Contemporary Music Ensemble, performing my new piece "Tania," a tribute to composer Tania León--, also at 7:30pm. Admission is free. Visit www.jennifergriffith.com for more details about this piece, and the performances.

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Guitarist OREN FADER's group, Fireworks Ensemble, is performing a premiere with a terrific dance company, Risa Jaroslow & Dancers, with new music by Scott Johnson. November 30-December 3, 2006, 8:30pm at

Danspace Project, 131 East 10th St at 2nd Avenue. Tickets $15 or TDF members $10. For reservations, call 212-674-8194 or go to www.danspaceproject.org. (Also, have a look at www.fireworks-ensemble.org) Choreography: Risa Jaroslow Music: Scott Johnson, performed live by Fireworks Ensemble Set: Perry Gunther Costumes: Clint Ramos Costume Assistant: Jessica Pabst Lighting Design: Carol Mullins. Performed by Gabriel Forestieri, Luke Gutgsell, Elise Knudson, and Paul Singh, with special guests including a NYC firefighter, a math teacher, a journalist and others.

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RICHARD RUSSELL's Three Elegies for soprano and percussion will be premiered at Mannes College of Music on Wednesday, December 6 at 8pm. Performing will be the duo, Aurora Borealis, comprised of Tiffany DuMouchelle (hot off her recent Alice Tully Hall debut) and NYCC percussionist STEPHEN SOLOOK. Also on the bill: Adam Berkowitz on clarinet (with whom the duo becomes the trio called Tonal Center). Other composers being performed are Keith Fitch, Jorge Sosa, Seth Rozanoff, and Raphael Fusco. Mannes College's Concert Hall is at 150 West 85th Street on the second floor. This is a free concert!

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Keep your announcements, concerts, and good news coming to your friendly In The Loop editor, Richard Russell, at InTheLoop@nycomposerscircle.org. (And let me know if you prefer to be removed from the list.) Until next time, let's keep each other In The Loop!

What are Grand Rights?

This current newmusicbox article on composers' "grand rights" is an insightful treatment of a not-so-apparent reality that may be of interest to our NYCC members, particularly those who right dramatic works or works for dance.

http://www.newmusicbox.org/article.nmbx?id=4856

Music: Rock of Ages

From John de Clef Piñeiro, via Mark Greenfest, an interesting article in today's New York Times!

ARTS / MUSIC   | November 26, 2006 

Music:  Rock of Ages 

By JEFF LEEDS 

Uncool but true: The AARP demographic leads the music market. But who will lead it?

In The Loop, November 17, 2006

The recent NYCC fundraiser received a very positive review in The New York Stringer. To sum it all up: "As James Byars, oboist for the New York City Ballet Orchestra, remarked after the concert, “That was the best modern music concert I have ever been to.”

Congrats to all! You can read the full review here:
http://www.nystringer.com/html/nyccbe_1.HTM

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Speaking of reviews, JOSEPH PEHRSON sent this link to a review of the recent American Modern Ensemble concert that featured one of his pieces as well as a piece by PAUL MORAVEC.
http://www.musicweb-international.com/SandH/2006/Jul-Dec06/ame1410.htm

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Golden Fleece Ltd., The Composers Chamber Theatre, will premiere a cabaret number from TAMARA CASHOUR's song cycle EMILY UNLEASHED. The song, written in a comic, cabaret-jazz vein, is titled "I'm Nobody--Who Are You?", and is scored for Legit-Belt Soprano, YAMAHA ES8 Motif Synthesizer, cellphone and slide whistle. The lyrics are from Ms. Dickinson's poem, with additional monologue material by Ms. Cashour.

The song premieres on Sunday Night November 19th at 8:00 p.m. as part of Golden Fleece's Square One Series, ongoing on 3 Sunday nights: November 5, 12 and 19th. Performance Venue is: 48th Street Studios, 353 West 48th Street, 2nd Floor. Tickets are $10. Miss Cashour will sing the song and her synth player is Ms. Kathryn "Kat" Sherrell.

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Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in NYCC-land!

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Keep your announcements, concerts, and good news coming to your friendly In The Loop editor, Richard Russell, at InTheLoop@nycomposerscircle.org. (And let me know if you prefer to be removed from the list.) Until next time, let's keep each other In The Loop!