Concert 1: Between Tides

Program
(PDF 1.5MB) »Saturday, September 11, 2010 – 8 PM
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church

In addition to works by Roderik de Man, Bonnie Miksch and Edward Jacobs, this engaging concert features a work by the student winner of the first newEar Composers' Competition, Yuan Peiying: 5 Elements. The centerpiece of the evening will be Takemitsu's coruscating, gorgeous Between Tides for piano trio.

Concert 2: Pulitzer Autumn Reflections

Program
(PDF 1.3MB) »Saturday, November 13, 2010 – 8 PM
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church

This concert features works by recent winners of the Pulitzer Prize in music, and has been curated by long-time newEar pianist Robert Pherigo. A bouquet of chamber and solo pieces by John Corigliano, Steven Stucky, Jennifer Higdon, Paul Moravec, and Leon Kirchner compose this distinguished and variegated collection, many of which are Kansas City premières.

Concert 3: Vocalissimus

Program
(PDF 1.3MB) »Saturday, February 19, 2011 - 8 PM
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church

Grawemeyer Award-laureate Sebastian Currier's massive soprano / chamber ensemble song cycle, Vocalissimus, tethers a concert of vivid aural bliss. Prismatic pairings by Sofia Gubaidalina, Leon Kirchner, and Sara Graef balance the program, along with a solo work by Tomas Svoboda.

Concert 4: Chromatic Collaborations with Owen/Cox Dance Group

Program
(PDF 1.4MB) »Friday, April 29 @ Saturday, April 30, 2011 – 8 PM
Union Station - H&R Block City Stage Theatre

In a welcome departure from convention, newEar is thrilled to present a blockbuster partnership with the always-electrifying Owen/Cox Dance Group. For two performances only, this intense, vibrant event will be a brilliantly-hued feast for the senses! Works by the never-dull Jacob TV (Garden of Love for sax and boombox) and Hyekyung Lee (Shadowing for alto sax and clarinet) will be performed, among other collaborative and solo gems, as well as Louis Andriessen's stultifyingly amazing Worker's Union. Don't miss this dazzling intersection of music and motion!