ALEA III
Contemporary Music Ensemble
in residence at Boston
University
Theodore Antoniou, music director
Winner of the ASCAP Award for Adventuresome
Programming of Contemporary Music.
2003-2004
Twenty-Sixth Season
Music of the World
This season is dedicated to the memory of Professor John Daverio
John Daverio, was one of us. Friend, collaborator, head of ALEA's Board of Directors... To me, he was a great friend and collaborator from the first moment I met him, in any problem or matter I had. As a graduate student in musicology and as a very able violinist, he performed with me many times and often in the most difficult undertakings. He never let me down. John never let anybody down. He was able to do everything! He was so systematic! He never failed to master every project he undertook!
How many of us did not dream to be like him, to inherit some of his extraordinary human and musical qualities? He was a fantastic, successful musicologist, a great generous teacher, an honest effective administrator, an excellent colleague, a dearest friend, and, above all, a unique human being. We feel very lucky to know him. I feel very honored being his friend.
We all lament for this unbearable loss. Celebrating his life, we want to dedicate the whole ALEA III 2003-2004 season to his memory. The concert of December 8, Lament for John, is presenting only works especially written by his friends and colleagues to his memory. The February 4th concert includes a work by Sam Headrick dedicated to John.
Good bye John, we miss you. We keep you for ever in our hearts.
Saturday, September 27, 2003, 7 p.m.
Free admission
Partially sponsored by Boston University
Special event for the premiere performance of the finalists'
works.
At the end of the concert, the ALEA III Prize will be awarded by
a distinguished panel of judges.
Yumiko Morita (Japan) Braided Color
Frank Zabel (Germany) Concertino for Piano and Ensemble
Iossif Valette (Greece) MusesŐ Sacred Gift
Tony K. T. Leung (Canada) Six Degrees of Separation
Jimmy L—pez (Peru) KŐasa
Bjorn Berkhout (USA) Zapstar
Soloists include
Sarah L. Davis, soprano,
Krista Buckland Reisner, violin,
Konstantinos Papadakis, piano, Yukiko Shimazaki, piano
Theodore Antoniou, conductor
Thursday, November 6, 2003, 8 p.m.
Free admission
Theodore Antoniou will conduct works which bring together
elements
of Western European and American concert music
along with elements of non Western traditions.
Jazz, Asiatic and eastern musical traditions have been the source
of inspiration
for the following works:
Gunther Schuller (USA) Conversations
for string Quartet and jazz quartet
Michael Adamis (Greece) Kratema
for voice and tape
James Boznos (USA) Shadow Puppets II
for oboe and ensemble
Yorgos Adamis (Greece) Rhinotilikus Ulni
for double folk flute, tilinko and tape
Paquito DŐRivera (Cuba) Aires Tropicales
for woodwind quintet
Soloists include
Yorgos Adamis, voice, folk flute and tilinko,
James Bulger, oboe
Theodore Antoniou, conductor
Monday, December 8, 2003, 8 p.m.
Free admission
Colleagues and students of Professor John Daverio
composed and perform new works dedicated to his memory
Lukas Foss Lament for John
Martin Amlin Meditation on J...D...
Richard Cornell Lament for John
Marti Epstein Cadence
Marjorie Merryman For John
Alexandros Kalogeras Five Visions in the Shades of a Rose
and
Theodore Antoniou Lament for John
In addition Peter Zazofsky will perform
J. S. Bach's Chaconne from the Partita No. II in D minor
for solo violin.
Musicians for the evening
include all Boston University faculty and students:
Martin Amlin and Richard Cornell, piano
Peter Zazofsky, violin, Leo Eguchi, violoncello
Eric Ruske, horn, and Jonathan Bisesi, vibraphone
Wednesday, February 4, 2004, 8 p.m.
Free admission
Recent works written for the Contrabass, ranging from solo to
concertos,
performed by
Edwin Barker, Boston Symphony Orchestras's top player.
Samuel Headrick In Memoriam John Daverio
for seven contrabasses
Theodore Antoniou Concertino for Contrabass and Percussion
Ensemble
James Yannatos Concerto for Double Bass and Chamber Orchestra
Tom Johnson Failing
for solo bass
Edwin Barker, contrabass
The Boston University Percussion Ensemble
Jonathan Bisesi, director
Theodore Antoniou, conductor
Wednesday, March 31, 2004, 8 p.m.
Free admission
Frederic Kaufman (USA) Clarinet Quintet
Periklis Koukos (Greece) Songs
Lars Graugaard (Denmark) Black Walls
Tristan Murail (France) Oť tremblent les contours
Giacinto Scelsi (Italy) Kya
Soloists include
Angeliki Cathariou, mezzo-soprano
David Martins, clarinet
Theodore Antoniou, conductor
Sunday, April 25, 2004, 7:00 p.m.
7-15 years old young pianists
perform
piano concertos of
Mozart, Haydn, Saint Sa‘ns, Ravel
Antoniou and Darlas
All concerts are held at The Tsai Performance
Center, Boston University, 685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston.
The Tsai Performance Center is located on
the B branch of the MBTA Green Line, at Boston University East stop,
and is wheelchair-accessible.
Programs are subject to change.
Please call 617/353-8724 for tickets or 617/353-3340 for additional
information.
This season is funded by Boston University, the Greek Ministry of
Culture,
George Demeter Realty
and individual contributions.