new Zorn concerto, others, premiere, NYC, Mar 27, 2008
Miller Theatre at Columbia University
presents the final installment of the 3-year project
to commission 12 composers to write 12 concertos
POCKET CONCERTOS: YEAR THREE
Thursday, March 27, 8:00PM
This year's world premieres:
Laura Elise Schwendinger's Chiaroscuro Azzurro (for violin and chamber orchestra)
Performed by Jennifer Koh
Ichizo Okashiro's The Starry Night (for piano and chamber orchestra)
Performed by Christopher Taylor
John Zorn's The Prophetic Mysteries of Angels, Witches, and Demons
Performed by flutist Tara Helen O'Connor
Single Tickets: $25
Students $15 w/ valid ID
POCKET CONCERTOS: YEAR THREE
Thursday, March 27, 8:00PM
Launched in the 2005-2006 season, the Pocket Concertos Project has been one of Miller Theatre's most popular new innovations. Each year, a handful of world-class composers have been commissioned to write concertos for soloist and small orchestra, inspired by such examples as Gyorgy Ligeti's Piano Concerto and John Adams's Gnarly Buttons. The results have been spectacular. The past two years included such wonders as Julia Wolfe's transformative Accordion Concerto, Benedict Mason's circus-like Double Concerto for Bass and Tuba, Charles Wuorinen's adrenaline-filled violin concerto Spin 5, Sebastien Currier's witty and sonorous Piano Concerto, and Huang Ruo's heartbreaking cello concerto People Mountain People Sea. This year, in the final installment, Miller proudly presents three new world premieres: Laura Elise Schwendinger's violin concerto for Jennifer Koh; Ichizo Okashiro's piano concerto for Christopher Taylor; and a virtuoso showpiece by John Zorn for flutist Tara Helen O'Connor, with percussion and electronics.
PROGRAM:
Laura Elise Schwendinger: Chiaroscuro Azzurro (for violin and chamber orchestra)
Ichizo Okashiro: The Starry Night (for piano and chamber orchestra)
John Zorn: The Prophetic Mysteries of Angels, Witches, and Demons
ARTISTS:
Jennifer Koh, violin
Christopher Taylor, piano
Tara Helen O'Connor, flute
International Contemporary Ensemble
Jayce Ogren, conductor
William Winant, percussion; Alex Lipowski, percussion; Ikue Mori, electronics
For bios, please e-mail aleba@aol.com
Columbia University's Miller Theatre is located north of the Main Campus Gate
at 116th St. & Broadway on the ground floor of Dodge Hall.