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Friday May 7, 2010, 8 PM
Chelsea Art Museum, 556 West 22nd Street, NY, NY
Paintings by: Jean Miotte
(Insurrection, 1996, Acrylic on Canvas)
PROGRAM:
WNYC’s John Schaefer hosted a night of premieres, as eighth blackbird performed the World Premiere of Look & Listen’s first commission, Five Memos by Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez and Missy Mazzoli’s Still Life with Avalanche; Jack Quartet presented the NY premiere of Caleb Burhans’ Contritus and the World Premiere of Hannah Lash’s Frayed; and the dynamic and engaging pianist Jade Simmons performed John Corigliano’s Etude Fantasy.
Mr. Schaefer interviewed special guests Caleb Burhans, John Corigliano, Hannah Lash, Missy Mazzoli, and Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez throughout the evening. The concert was followed by a Champagne & Chocolate reception. Look & Listen thanks The Chocolate Room and Long’s Wines & Liquors for their generous donations to the benefit reception.
WNYC’s John Schaefer hosted a night of premieres, as eighth blackbird performed the World Premiere of Look & Listen’s first commission, Five Memos by Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez and Missy Mazzoli’s Still Life with Avalanche; Jack Quartet presented the NY premiere of Caleb Burhans’ Contritus and the World Premiere of Hannah Lash’s Frayed; and the dynamic and engaging pianist Jade Simmons performed John Corigliano’s Etude Fantasy.Mr. Schaefer interviewed special guests Caleb Burhans, John Corigliano, Hannah Lash, Missy Mazzoli, and Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez throughout the evening. The concert was followed by a Champagne & Chocolate reception. Look & Listen thanks The Chocolate Room and Long’s Wines & Liquors for their generous donations to the benefit reception.
Friday’s concert was recorded for broadcast on Q2, New York’s home for New Music, and Festival performers Jack Quartet were guests on WNYC’s Soundcheck on April 28 at 2 pm!
Saturday May 8, 2010, 8 PM
Gary Snyder/Project Space, 250 West 26th Street, NY, NY
Paintings by: Beatrice Mandelman
(from the New York Series, Selected Works on Paper from the 1950s and 1960s)
PROGRAM:
Lara Pellegrinelli hosted a dazzling evening that included Festival favorites So Percussion performing Morton Feldman’s King of Denmark, John Cage’s but what about the sound of crumpling paper, and Jason Treuting’s an imaginary city; vocal ensemble Meridionalis presented an array of Hidalgo; and toy pianist Phyllis Chen performed Fabian Svennsson’s Toy Toccata, Andrian Pertout’s Obstruction, and the World Premiere of Karlheinz Essl’s Whatever Shall Be.
Ambient music by So Percussion’s Jason Treuting filled the space, and Ms. Pellegrinelli interviewed the composers throughout the evening.
Lara Pellegrinelli hosted a dazzling evening that included Festival favorites So Percussion performing Morton Feldman’s King of Denmark, John Cage’s but what about the sound of crumpling paper, and Jason Treuting’s an imaginary city; vocal ensemble Meridionalis presented an array of Hidalgo; and toy pianist Phyllis Chen performed Fabian Svennsson’s Toy Toccata, Andrian Pertout’s Obstruction, and the World Premiere of Karlheinz Essl’s Whatever Shall Be.Ambient music by So Percussion’s Jason Treuting filled the space, and Ms. Pellegrinelli interviewed the composers throughout the evening.
Sunday May 9, 2010, 3 PM
***note the special Mother’s Day time***
Chelsea Art Museum, 556 West 22nd Street, NY, NY
Paintings by: Jean Miotte
(Insurrection, 1996, Acrylic on Canvas)
PROGRAM:
WQXR’s Terrance McKnight hosted a special Mother’s Day event that included stunning percussionist Eduardo Leandro presenting Daniel Almada’s Linde and the US Premiere of a new work by Flo Menezes; the youthful Face The Music presenting Marcelo Zarvos’ Nepomuk’s Dances, and the winner of the 2010 Look & Listen Festival Composer’s Competition, Dan Visconti’s Love Bleeds Radiant; and pianist Tanya Bannister performed Suzanne Farrin’s this is the story she began, Olivier Messiaen’s Premiere Communion de la Vierge, and David Del Tredici’s Gymnopedie No. 3 (My Loss). .
Ambient music by Odeya Nini welcomed the audience, and Mr. McKnight interviewed the composers throughout the concert.