Virtual transcontinental pre-concert composer talk at 7:30 p.m. with Warshaw and Bianco, also at O1C's website.
Music by living composers inspired by older forms, styles, and themes, taking something old and refashioning it into something brand new. Performed by McGuinness, Lerner and season guest pianist Halbig, joined by guest composer/pianist Dalit Warshaw via stream from NYC.
Featuring the World Premiere of two commissions by CA composer Mary Bianco (b.1939). Listen to her "Peninsula Trio" here:
The California premiere of "Through the Guarded Gate" (2018), by 1989 Guggenheim Fellow and E4TT Call for Scores composer Juliana Hall (b. 1958) to poetry by Margaret Widdemer (b. 1884-1978) (for soprano and piano). Listen to it:
"Winter Dream (in memoriam Charlotte Salomon)" (2016) by 2016 Guggenheim Fellow Dalit Warshaw (b.1974). (Postponed from June 2020 due to COVID-19). Listen to Warshaw play it:
Two etudes from "American Etudes" (1991-2005) for piano by 2020 Guggenheim Fellow Marti Epstein (b. 1959) from her "American Etudes." Listen to them here:
"In Stride" from "Five Concert Rags"(1991-8) for piano by John Musto (b. 1954). Listen to it here:
"Twilight Mazurka" (2019) for piano by Bay Area Call for Scores composer Alden Jenks (b. 1940). Watch E4TT perform his "Unrestful Sleep":
"Gershwin" from "Cinq Hommages" (1983, rev.) for piano by E4TT co-founder, composer David Garner (b. 1954). Listen to E4TT perform his "Bagatelle alla fugato":
"Chaconne" for cello and piano (2013) by Russian-American composer Grigory Smirnov (b. 1982). Watch it here:
Four variations for solo cello from "Mystery Variations on a Theme by Columbi for cello" (2010) by:
San Francisco Symphony's new Music Director, Esa-Pekka Salonen (b. 1958). Listen to his chaconne for solo violin:
Renowned and much-loved 2005 Pulitzer Prize composer Steven Stucky (1949-2016). Watch his "Dialoghi" for solo cello here:
Academy-award-winning Chinese composer Tan Dun (b. 1957). Watch his orchestral passacaglia:
Argentinean Guggenheim Fellow and UC Davis professorPablo Ortiz (b. 1956). Watch his "Manzi" for solo cello:
