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.
 
 

2005-2006

Twenty-Eighth Season
 

Another Imaginative Season
 
 
 








Twenty-Third International Composition Competition

Saturday, October 1, 2005, 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.
 
 

Jorge Villavicencio Grossmann (Brazil) Siray
Martha Callison Horst (USA) Threads
John Patrick Anderson (USA) Slippery Slopes
Mario Carro (Spain) Glosas
Michael Pelzel (Switzerland) ". . . par la brume flottante. . ."
Smaro C. Gregoriadou (Greece) 3 Fragments of Heraclitus
 
 

Soloists include
Penelope Bitzas, mezzo soprano

Theodore Antoniou, conductor




The Contemporary Strings

Wednesday, November 16, 2005, 8 p.m.

Free admission
 

Giya Kancheli A Little Daneliade
Theodore Antoniou Concerto for Two Violins and Strings
Witold Lutoslawski Preludes and Fugue
George Tsontakis Corragio for Strings
 

Soloists include
Yuri and Dana Mazurkevich, violin duo
Krista Buckland Reisner, violin

Theodore Antoniou, conductor




Soloists of Alea III

Wednesday, December 7, 2005, 8 p.m.

Free admission
 

Paul Chihara Trio Barbaro E Malinconico
Michael Damian Marsyas
George Couroupos Little Red Riding-Hood
Brian Fennelly Corollary IV
Jay Reise Three Pictures from The Devil in the Flesh
Michael Gandolfi TBA
 
 

Soloists for the evening include:

Doriot Anthony-Dwyer, flute
Adam McColley, trombone
Pamella Murray, soprano
Tamara Hickey, soprano
Sandra Stuthers, soprano
Stephen Pixley, baritons
Konstantinos Papadakis, piano
Yukiko Shimazaki, piano




Now and Then

Wednesday, February 1, 2006, 8 p.m.

Free admission

Edgard Varse Octandre
Igor Stravinsky The SoldierŐs Tale
John Thow Therino Eliostasi (Summer Solstice)
Karel Husa Postcard from Home
Alexandros Kalogeras Entrata

Soloists for the evening include:

Penelope Bitzas, mezzo-soprano
Philipp A. StŠudlin, saxophone
Konstantinos Papadakis, piano
 

Jonathan Girard and Yiannis Hadjiloizou, conductors




A Young Composers' Workshop

Monday, March 13, 2006, 8 p.m.

Free admission

New works for large ensemble by talented young composers
specially written for ALEA III

Missy Mazzoli (USA)
Davide Ianni (Italy)
Brett KeŸper Abiga–a (USA)
Manos Panayiotakis (Greece)
…zkan Manav (Turkey)
A. Green (USA)
Sarah Macarah (USA)
Liza White (USA)
 

Soloists include

Missy Mazzoli, piano
Konstantinos Papadakis, piano

Gunther Schuller, conductor







 
 

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.
 
 
 
 
 

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