Concert 1: Vortex Memoriam

Program
(PDF 1.5MB) »September 10, 2011 - 8pm
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church

One the eve of the 10th anniversary of September 11, newEar explores the realm of remembrance, memories and time in this concert featuring works by James Mobberley and Ingram Marshall composed in the aftermath of the attacks. Le Liang's Memories of Xiaoxiang is a haunting reminder of the loss of a loved one during the Chinese cultural revolution and the pain inflicted by the individual's loss of a “voice.” The second half of the concert will feature French composer Gerard Grisey's Vortex Temporum – thirty-plus minutes of exquisite color, texture, light and beauty.

1. Ingram Marshall – September Canons (2002)

   violin and electronics

2. Lei Liang – Memories of Xiaoxiang (2003)

   alto saxophone and 4-track, with dancer

3. James Mobberley – Voices in Memoriam (2001)

   piano and electronics

4. Gerard Grisey – Vortex Temporum (1994-96)

   flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano

Concert 2: Strange Nonsense

Program
(PDF 1MB) »November 5, 2011 - 8pm
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church

New music = nonsense? Not at all! newEar invites you to experience our take on “nonsense” – which is most decidedly more sense than non. Featured are Jeremy Podgursky's piano trio NONSENSE OR SORCERY?#%! and Kamran Ince's driving, Turkish-inspired Strange Stone for ensemble. Olge Neuwirth's colorful and quirky 5 Daily Miniatures, scored for countertenor, bass clarinet, piano, violin and cello, along with works by Jay Batzner and Henri Lazarof, round out the program.

1. Jeremy Podgursky – NONSENSE OR SORCERY?#%! (2006)

   piano trio

2. Jay Batzner – Goodnight, Nobody (2008)

   flute, vibraphone, violin, cello

3. Kamran Ince – Strange Stone (2004)

   flute, oboe, bassoon/contrabassoon, saxophone, percussion, piano, viola, contrabass

4. Olga Neuwirth – 5 Daily Miniatures (1994)

   countertenor, bass clarinet, piano, violin, cello

Concert 3: Worlds Apart - Buy Tickets

Program
(PDF 1.5MB) »February 11, 2012 - 8pm
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church

From eastern Europe to the United States, by way of inspiration gleaned in the churches of Rome, the music of today is more than global, nearly approaching the cosmic. Anchoring this concert is the remarkable Clarinet Quartet of Krzysztof Penderecki, composed in 1993. Andrew Norman's string trio Sabina shimmers with sonic resonance and Lansing McLoskey's longingly melancholic Processione di lacrime allows the players to perform in different tempi simultaneously – “like two people dreaming of dancing together…but never actually dancing in real life.” Local composers Ingrid Stölzel, whose new trio For the Time Being, and Nick Omiccioli, whose Invisible Worlds, offer works receiving their Kansas City premieres.

1. Andrew Norman – Sabina (2006)

   string trio

2. Nick Omiccioli – Invisible Worlds (2009)

   flute and piano

3. Krzysztof Penderecki – Clarinet Quartet (1993)

   violin, viola, cello, clarinet

4. Ingrid Stölzel – For the Time Being (2011)

   flute, soprano sax, piano

5. Lansing McLoskey – Processione di lacrime (Pavan) (2009)

   alto saxophone, violin, viola, cello

6. George Tsontakis – Gymnopedies (2009)

   flute, soprano saxophone, horn, percussion, harp, violin, cello

Concert 4: Road Trip - Buy Tickets

April 28, 2012 - 8pm
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church

A newEar Road Trip…what could be more intriguing? John Adam's Road Movies for violin and piano leads off the first leg of the journey. What follows could only be considered a trip to the inner spaces of the mind with Salvatore Sciarrino's Lo spazio inverso and Per Bloland's FeXIV, complete with live electronics and video. This concert will also feature the premiere of a newly commissioned work by Eric Honour. Finally, the journey culminates in New York with the rhythmically compelling to wALk Or ruN in wEst harlem by Andy Akiho.

1. John Adams – Road Movies (1995)

   violin and piano

2. Eric Honour – title tbd

3. Salvatore Sciarrino – Lo spazio inverso (1985)

   flute, clarinet, violin, cello, celeste

4. Per Bloland – FeXIV (Iron Fourteen) (2007)

   alto saxophone, live electronics, video

5. Matthew Burtner – Windgrains

6. Andy Akiho – to wALk Or ruN in wEst harlem (2008)

   flute, bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano, vibraphone, drumset