56x54: But Wait! There's More! January 26, 2019,
7:30 p.m.
A Program of 15 Short Contemporary Works
"56 by 54 refers to a series of world premiere performances written in response to a Call for Scores issued in 2015, and the results have provided a generous share of the repertoire for recent E4TT recitals." (Stephen Smoliar, The Rehearsal Studio, June 30, 2018)
15 Short Works by Contemporary Composers (8 by women and 7 by men):
Missy Mazzoli (2018 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Composer in Residence), "Map of Laughter" (piano). Listen to it .
Elena Ruehr (2014 Guggenheim Fellow), "Prelude Variations" (viola, piano). Listen to her "Rumengling" for violin and piano
Laura Schwendinger (2000 Berlin Prize), "All the Pretty Horses" (cello). Listen to her "Portrait of Adele Bloch Bauer" for chamber ensemble: .
Sarah Kirkland Snider (2014 Detroit Symphony Orchstra's Elaine Lebenbaum Memorial Prize for Women Composers), "Prelude" (piano). Listen to it
From the Call for Scores:
Melanie Mitrano, "Phobias & Infatuations," #3-4 (West Coast Premiere). Listen to #7, "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder" (soprano, piano):
Jerry Casey, "Anna's Song" (soprano, piano). Listen to her "Out of the Depths."
Loretta Notareschi, "Love Songs," #1 (soprano, piano). Watch her "No Fascist USA" for amplified ukelele.
World Premiere
Carlos Dos Santos (Call for Scores), "Eu Durmo Comigo," (soprano, piano).Listen to his "Humoristico: Fantasia para Marimba e Grupo de Camera"
More West Coast Premieres
Scott Etan Feiner (Call for Scores), "Paper Money" (soprano, piano). Listen to it .
Derek Jenkins (Call for Scores), "Nach Raum und Zeit," #1-3 (soprano, piano). Listen to it.
Sam Krahn (Call for Scores), "Missed Connections (A Craigslist Song Cycle), #1 & #3 (soprano, piano). Watch #1: The 39 Bus, Perkins Street Stop m4m 39
PLUS
Dan Senn (Call for Scores), Microdramatic Songs #3 (soprano, piano). Watch his "Its Mirror" for solo flute.
Musicians: Nanette McGuinness, soprano; Anne Lerner-Wright, cello; and guests Chelsea Hollow, soprano, Julie Michael, viola; and Taylor Chan, piano
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