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.
2004-2005
Twenty-Seventh Season
Music of the World
Saturday, September 25, 2004, 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.
Hee Yun Kim (Republic of Korea) ÒReversion is the Movement
of TaoÓ
Jorge Sancho Cebollero (Spain) ÒEt ResurrexiÓ
Joseph Sheehan (USA) Dance Dance Revelation
Eric Marty (Canada) Buoyancy
Karl Fiorini (Malta) Trio ÒLaminaÓ
Basil Athanasiadis (Greece) this leaf is selected . . .
Soloists include
Kathleen Boyd, flute,
Judy Saiki, harp
Theodore Antoniou, conductor
Monday, November 8, 2004, 8 p.m.
Free admission
William Bolcom Cabaret Songs
Roger Ames I Wonder
Milton Babbitt Three Theatrical Songs
Yehudi Wyner Restaurants, Wines and other Trifles
George Kouroupos Little Red Riding-Hood
Leonard Bernstein West Side Story (excerpts)
plus songs by
Kurt Weill, Cole Porter, Ernest Charles, Jerome Kern
Soloists include
Sarah Davis and Sabrina Learman, sopranos
Jami Tyzik, mezzo
Stephen Pixley, baritone
Yehudi Wyner, Yukiko Shimazaki and Michelle Alexander, pianists
Mark Simcox, cello
Wednesday, December 8, 2004, 8 p.m.
Free admission
Edison Denisov Sonata Op.12 in C Major
Theodore Antoniou Suite for Violin and Harpsichord
Jani Christou Six T. S. Eliot Songs
Luciano Berio Sequenza X for Trumpet
George Crumb Madrigals (Book I)
Betsy Jolas Fusain
Bernard Rogers Study for Flute
Richard Cornell Aqua Alta (world premiere)
Soloists for the evening include:
Doriot Anthony-Dwyer, flute
Margarita Syngeniotou, mezzo
Yuri and Dana Mazurkevich, violins
Peter Zazofsky, violin
Terry Everson, trumpet
Mark Kroll, harpsichord
Carol Lieberman, violin
Dan Bauch, vibraphone
Aaron Baird, string bass
Wednesday, February 16, 2005, 8 p.m.
Free admission
New works for large ensemble by talented young composers
specially written for ALEA III
Reiko Yamada (Japan) Cantos for 15 Players
Sabang Cho (Korea) Heterophonic Circle
Danny McIntyre (USA) Animation Therapy
Ivana Lisak (Croatia) Laments of Shadow and Mystery
Mark Berger (USA) Sleep Dance and Toga Party
Pedro Malpica (Peru) Exabrupto for 14 Players
Yiorgos Vassilandonakis (Greece) Symplegades
Theodore Antoniou, conductor
Monday, March 21, 2005, 8 p.m.
Free admission
Altin Volaj (Albania) In Memoriam Bledi Llangozi
Lawrence Moss (USA) The Swan
Bernd Franke (Germany) Cut II
Iakovos Konitopoulos (Greece) Dromenon II
Arvo PŠrt (Estonia) Fratres
Gilbert Amy (France) En Harmonies
Richard Felciano (USA) An American Decameron (excerpts)
Soloists include
Angelica Cathariou, mezzo-soprano
Krista Buckland Reisner, violin
Judy Saiki, harp
Mark Simcox, cello
Yukiko Shimazaki, piano
Theodore Antoniou, conductor
Sunday, April 17, 2005, 7:00 p.m.
Admission: $50.00
$10.00 for students with valid I.D.
$5.00 for children under 12
A program of celebration featuring distinguished
international artists in an evening of music from Debussy, Villa
Lobos, Davidovsky and Takemitsu
to ragtime and folk music.
Claude Debussy Syrinx
Heitor Villa-Lobos Alma brasileira
Mariko Davidovsky Synchonisms No. 9
Toru Takemitsu And then I knew 'Twas the Wind
Alberto Ginastera Danzas argentinas
Karel Husa Drum Ceremony
Witold Lutoslawski Subito
plus music by Mikis Theodorakis and Manos Hadjidakis
Soloists include
Roman Totenberg, violin
Maria Clodes-Jaguaribe, piano
Penelope Bitzas, mezzo soprano
Yuri and Dana Mazurkevich, violins
Yukiko Shimazaki, piano
Krista Buckland Reisner, violin
Kathleen Boyd, flute
The Boston University Percussion Ensemble
The Riverway Trio
The Contemporary Greek Music Ensemble
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.