The New Music Works 2008-2009 Season

2008 - 2009 SEASON
AT A GLANCE

STEPPING OUT
(October 10)

MUSIC FOR LINDA
(December 6)

CONTINUATION
(January 23)

NIGHT OF THE LIVING COMPOSERS
(March 7)

AVANT GARDEN PARTY
(June 7)

NEW MUSIC WORKS 2008-09 SEASON the 30th!!
sponsored by Rowland and Patricia Rebele & Staff of Life Natural Food Store

Philip Collins, Artistic Director, Conductor NMW ENSEMBLE

1) STEPPING OUT
Friday, Oct. 10, 2008 @ 7:30 pm
UCSC Music Center Recital Hall, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz

Guest Artists: Michele Rivard, mezzo-soprano; Rebecca Jackson, violin

Hats (1998) Jon Scoville {clarinet, saxophone, violin, cello, bass, percussion, piano}
Only for solo voice (1947) Morton Feldman
Eikos (1991) Susan Alexander {violin & synthesizer}
Ballad 2 (1974) Bernard Rands {voice & piano}
Quartet(1984) Timothy Bell {clarinet, viola, cello, piano}
Compline (1996) Christopher Rouse {flute, clarinet, harp, string quartet}

"Stepping Out" kicks off Season 30 with a vibrant line-up of chamber music and theatrical intrigue.
Like a musical overture, this program ignites the season with encapsulating variety and verve.

Christopher Rouse's tour de force septet, Compline, and Jon Scoville's ever-fashionable Hats
offer infectious ensemble repartee, while Ballad Two by Pulitzer Prize winning composer Bernard Rands features local treasure, mezzo-soprano Michele Rivard in a musical collage that spans German lieder,
lounge acts, and numerous surreal territories. Susan Alexander's Eikos and Morton Feldman's Only
offset the action with quiet beauty, and Timothy Bell's Quartet, a NMW nugget from 1985,
gets dusted off for a polished new sounding.

2) MUSIC FOR LINDA - A Recital in Memory of Linda Ann Markell
Sponsored by Richard Markell
Saturday, December 6, 2008 @ 7:30 pm
Calvary Episcopal Church, 532 Center St., Santa Cruz
Guest Artists: Ariose Singers, Michael McGushin, director

Hymn Variations (1980/2007) Philip Collins {Chorus, flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello}
Canciones por los Americas (2000) Sid Robinovitch {Chorus and piano}
Court Studies (2005) Thomas Adés {clarinet, violin, cello, piano}
Elegy to the Memory of Calvin Simmons (1993) Lou Harrison {chamber orchestra}
King Kong (1968) Frank Zappa, NMW Ensemble
Igor's Boogie (1968) Frank Zappa, NMW Ensemble
Septet (1953) Igor Stravinsky, {clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano, violin, viola, cello}

Sacred and satirical muses commune in this intimate remembrance and celebration of Linda Ann Markell, the late wife of longtime NMW board member and friend, Richard Markell. This is a concert that rocks and meditates in equal measure. This program reflects Linda's (as well as Richard's and Philip′s) diverse musical tastes. Igor Stravinsky's rarely encountered Septet is reason enough to attend this program. This tuneful yet fiercely industrious voyage from neo-classicism into serialism is pure and simple, a piece de resistance. Igor's Boogie, Frank Zappa's (relatively) sweet homage to Stravinsky, is coupled with Mr. Z's monster jazz tune, King Kong. Lou Harrison's heartfelt Elegy to the Memory of Calvin Simmons has not been heard in Santa Cruz since its premiere at the Cabrillo Music Festival in 1993. Thomas Adè s' brilliant Court Studies encompasses a wide range of musical phenomena in under ten minutes. The Ariose Singers stoke the sacred flame with Philip Collins' Hymn Variations, a set of choral and instrumental movements based upon Martin Luther chorale, "Ein Feste Burg". Sid Robinovitch's vigorous folksong settings, Canciones por los Americas encompasses passions of both sacred and secular nature.

3) NEW MUSIC WORKS 30th ANNIVERSARY: CONTINUATION
(Presented by UCSC ARTS & LECTURES)
Friday, January 23, 2009 @ 7:30 pm
UCSC Music Center Recital Hall

Guest Artists: Linda Burman Hall, harpsichord; Mei Han, zheng; Mesut Ozgen, guitar; Curtis Nash, trumpet; Sommer Ulrickson, choreography and dance; NMW Ensemble, Philip Collins, conductor

Bladewalker (1983) Steed Cowart {solo trumpet} Choreography and dance, Sommer Ulrickson
Enchanted Glass (2005) Janet Danielson {zheng and harpsichord}
Continuation (world premiere) Philip Collins {solo guitar}
Lullaby and Doina (2001) Osvaldo Golijov {flute, clarinet, string quintet}
Tribute to the Blues (2005) Jack Body {chamber orchestra}

Continuation…the insatiable drive to create continues. As does New Music Works with its celebrated eclecticism of musical gems from near and far. UCSC Arts & Lectures honors NMW' 30th anniversary with an evening of extraordinary experiences and sounds. Composers from Argentina, Canada, New Zealand, and the USA, bridge diverse music traditions in unheard of ways.

The evening erupts with the riveting trumpet music of Steed Cowart's Bladewalker, juxtaposed by a new solo dance by celebrated choreographer Sommer Ulrickson. Enchanted Glass by Canadian composer Janet Danielson offers an electrifying marriage of Chinese zheng, (board zither) and harpsichord, and Philip Collins' Continuation for solo guitar draws from the improvisational practices of Mediterranean cultures. NMW Ensemble performs Osvaldo Golijov's gentle-to-turbulent Lullaby and Doina, a lyrical evocation of European Gypsy life. New Zealander Jack Body's epic ode to the American blues tradition, Tribute to the Blues, brought down the house at its premiere by NMW in 2005.

4) NIGHT OF THE LIVING COMPOSERS
Saturday, March 7, 2009 @ 7:30 pm
Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320 Cedar St., Santa Cruz

Guest Artists: Colleen Donovan, soprano; Roscoe Mitchell, saxophone/composer; William Winant, percussion

Bells of New Orleans (2005) Roscoe Mitchell {solo glockenspiel}
Apolitical Intellectuals {1974} Frederic Rzewski, words, René Lastillo {voice, piano}
Four Bagatelles (2008) Chris Pratorius (world premiere) {flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano}
Cheating, Lying, Stealing (1993) David Lang {bass clarinet, cello, piano, percussion, and two antiphonal brake drums}
Yellow Cake Review (1980) Sir Peter Maxwell Davies {voice, piano}
WRC2A, for woodwinds and percussion, opus 1 (2008) Roscoe Mitchell

Kuumbwa Jazz Center is the ideal habitat for NMW's perennial Night of the Living Composers concert. The evening spotlights experimental jazz giant Roscoe Mitchell performing his newest opus, along with barbed politics, bawdy chamber music, and salacious quarter notes.

Roscoe Mitchell, seminal creative force of the legendary Art Ensemble of Chicago, debuts his newly penned duo, WRC2A, for himself and percussion great, William Winant. Soprano Colleen Donovan sings Frederic Rzewski’s Brechtian salvo, Apolitical Intellectuals and Sir Peter Maxwell Davies' equally political Yellow Cake Review. Four Bagatelles, by local composer, Chris Pratorius draws upon traditions reaching from European shores to the Surf City.

5) AVANT GARDEN PARTY: MIKE MARSHALL & FRIENDS
Sunday, June 7, 2009 @ 3-7pm
SOMEWHERE IN A GARDEN SOMEWHERE

Mandolin Maestro, Mike Marshall and NMW Ensemble headline perennial favorite, the Avant Garden Party. The afternoon features new chamber music as well as the joyously improvisational Brazilian "choros" repertoire performed by Marshall and friends. Clarinetist Andy Connell, a regular collaborator of Marshall's, and a NMW alumni, returns to Santa Cruz to lend his licks to the choros mix. Choice selections by NMW Ensemble are also in store.

Join us for an exuberant cadence to NMW's 30th season! Enjoy bouquets of great music, fabulous food and drink; and a silent auction worth talking abou !

Erg (2001) Jeffrey Harrington (mandolin, guitar)
Continuation (2008) Philip Collins (solo guitar)
Choros improvisations
Much more tba!


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2008 - 2009 SEASON AT A GLANCE STEPPING OUT (October 10) MUSIC FOR LINDA (December 6) CONTINUATION (January 23) NIGHT OF THE LIVING COMPOSERS (March 7) AVANT GARDEN PARTY (June 7)		NEW MUSIC WORKS 2008-09 SEASON the 30th!! *sponsored by Rowland and Patricia Rebele & Staff of Life Natural Food Store* Philip Collins, Artistic Director, Conductor NMW ENSEMBLE 1) STEPPING OUT Friday, Oct. 10, 2008 @ 7:30 pm UCSC Music Center Recital Hall, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz Guest Artists: Michele Rivard, mezzo-soprano; Rebecca Jackson, violin *Hats* (1998) Jon Scoville {clarinet, saxophone, violin, cello, bass, percussion, piano} *Only for solo voice* (1947) Morton Feldman *Eikos* (1991) Susan Alexander {violin & synthesizer} *Ballad 2* (1974) Bernard Rands {voice & piano} *Quartet(1984) Timothy Bell* {clarinet, viola, cello, piano} *Compline* (1996) Christopher Rouse {flute, clarinet, harp, string quartet} "Stepping Out" kicks off Season 30 with a vibrant line-up of chamber music and theatrical intrigue. Like a musical overture, this program ignites the season with encapsulating variety and verve. Christopher Rouse's tour de force septet, *Compline, and Jon Scoville's ever-fashionable Hats* offer infectious ensemble repartee, while *Ballad Two* by Pulitzer Prize winning composer Bernard Rands features local treasure, mezzo-soprano Michele Rivard in a musical collage that spans German lieder, lounge acts, and numerous surreal territories. Susan Alexander's *Eikos* and Morton Feldman's *Only* offset the action with quiet beauty, and Timothy Bell's *Quartet, a NMW nugget from 1985, gets dusted off for a polished new sounding. 2) MUSIC FOR LINDA - A Recital in Memory of Linda Ann Markell* Sponsored by Richard Markell Saturday, December 6, 2008 @ 7:30 pm Calvary Episcopal Church, 532 Center St., Santa Cruz Guest Artists: Ariose Singers, Michael McGushin, director *Hymn Variations* (1980/2007) Philip Collins {Chorus, flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello} *Canciones por los Americas* (2000) Sid Robinovitch {Chorus and piano} *Court Studies* (2005) Thomas Adés {clarinet, violin, cello, piano} *Elegy to the Memory of Calvin Simmons* (1993) Lou Harrison {chamber orchestra} *King Kong* (1968) Frank Zappa, NMW Ensemble *Igor's Boogie* (1968) Frank Zappa, NMW Ensemble *Septet* (1953) Igor Stravinsky, {clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano, violin, viola, cello} Sacred and satirical muses commune in this intimate remembrance and celebration of Linda Ann Markell, the late wife of longtime NMW board member and friend, Richard Markell. This is a concert that rocks and meditates in equal measure. This program reflects Linda's (as well as Richard's and Philip′s) diverse musical tastes. Igor Stravinsky's rarely encountered *Septet* is reason enough to attend this program. This tuneful yet fiercely industrious voyage from neo-classicism into serialism is pure and simple, a piece de resistance. *Igor's Boogie, Frank Zappa's (relatively) sweet homage to Stravinsky, is coupled with Mr. Z's monster jazz tune, King Kong. Lou Harrison's heartfelt Elegy to the Memory of Calvin Simmons* has not been heard in Santa Cruz since its premiere at the Cabrillo Music Festival in 1993. Thomas Adè s' brilliant *Court Studies* encompasses a wide range of musical phenomena in under ten minutes. The Ariose Singers stoke the sacred flame with Philip Collins' *Hymn Variations, a set of choral and instrumental movements based upon Martin Luther chorale, "Ein Feste Burg". Sid Robinovitch's vigorous folksong settings, Canciones por los Americas* encompasses passions of both sacred and secular nature. 3) NEW MUSIC WORKS 30th ANNIVERSARY: CONTINUATION (Presented by UCSC ARTS & LECTURES) Friday, January 23, 2009 @ 7:30 pm UCSC Music Center Recital Hall Guest Artists: Linda Burman Hall, harpsichord; Mei Han, zheng; Mesut Ozgen, guitar; Curtis Nash, trumpet; Sommer Ulrickson, choreography and dance; NMW Ensemble, Philip Collins, conductor *Bladewalker* (1983) Steed Cowart {solo trumpet} Choreography and dance, Sommer Ulrickson *Enchanted Glass* (2005) Janet Danielson {zheng and harpsichord} *Continuation* (world premiere) Philip Collins {solo guitar} *Lullaby and Doina* (2001) Osvaldo Golijov {flute, clarinet, string quintet} *Tribute to the Blues* (2005) Jack Body {chamber orchestra} Continuation…the insatiable drive to create continues. As does New Music Works with its celebrated eclecticism of musical gems from near and far. UCSC Arts & Lectures honors NMW' 30th anniversary with an evening of extraordinary experiences and sounds. Composers from Argentina, Canada, New Zealand, and the USA, bridge diverse music traditions in unheard of ways. The evening erupts with the riveting trumpet music of Steed Cowart's *Bladewalker, juxtaposed by a new solo dance by celebrated choreographer Sommer Ulrickson. Enchanted Glass* by Canadian composer Janet Danielson offers an electrifying marriage of Chinese zheng, (board zither) and harpsichord, and Philip Collins' *Continuation* for solo guitar draws from the improvisational practices of Mediterranean cultures. NMW Ensemble performs Osvaldo Golijov's gentle-to-turbulent *Lullaby and Doina, a lyrical evocation of European Gypsy life. New Zealander Jack Body's epic ode to the American blues tradition, Tribute to the Blues, brought down the house at its premiere by NMW in 2005. 4) NIGHT OF THE LIVING COMPOSERS* Saturday, March 7, 2009 @ 7:30 pm Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320 Cedar St., Santa Cruz Guest Artists: Colleen Donovan, soprano; Roscoe Mitchell, saxophone/composer; William Winant, percussion *Bells of New Orleans* (2005) Roscoe Mitchell {solo glockenspiel} *Apolitical Intellectuals* {1974} Frederic Rzewski, words, René Lastillo {voice, piano} *Four Bagatelles* (2008) Chris Pratorius (world premiere) {flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano} *Cheating, Lying, Stealing* (1993) David Lang {bass clarinet, cello, piano, percussion, and two antiphonal brake drums} *Yellow Cake Review* (1980) Sir Peter Maxwell Davies {voice, piano} *WRC2A, for woodwinds and percussion, opus 1* (2008) Roscoe Mitchell Kuumbwa Jazz Center is the ideal habitat for NMW's perennial Night of the Living Composers concert. The evening spotlights experimental jazz giant Roscoe Mitchell performing his newest opus, along with barbed politics, bawdy chamber music, and salacious quarter notes. Roscoe Mitchell, seminal creative force of the legendary Art Ensemble of Chicago, debuts his newly penned duo, WRC2A, for himself and percussion great, William Winant. Soprano Colleen Donovan sings Frederic Rzewski’s Brechtian salvo, *Apolitical Intellectuals* and Sir Peter Maxwell Davies' equally political *Yellow Cake Review. Four Bagatelles, by local composer, Chris Pratorius* draws upon traditions reaching from European shores to the Surf City. 5) AVANT GARDEN PARTY: MIKE MARSHALL & FRIENDS Sunday, June 7, 2009 @ 3-7pm SOMEWHERE IN A GARDEN SOMEWHERE Mandolin Maestro, Mike Marshall and NMW Ensemble headline perennial favorite, the Avant Garden Party. The afternoon features new chamber music as well as the joyously improvisational Brazilian "choros" repertoire performed by Marshall and friends. Clarinetist Andy Connell, a regular collaborator of Marshall's, and a NMW alumni, returns to Santa Cruz to lend his licks to the choros mix. Choice selections by NMW Ensemble are also in store. Join us for an exuberant cadence to NMW's 30th season! Enjoy bouquets of great music, fabulous food and drink; and a silent auction worth talking abou ! *Erg* (2001) Jeffrey Harrington (mandolin, guitar) *Continuation* (2008) Philip Collins (solo guitar) *Choros* improvisations Much more tba!