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.
 
 

2006-2007

Twenty-Ninth Season
 

Another Exciting Season
 

2006 - 2007 Season Sponsors
 





Twenty-Fourth International Composition Competition

Saturday, September 30, 2006, 7 p.m.

Free admission

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.
 
 

Tim Sullivan (USA) Thoughts
Tasos Stylianou (Cyprus) "Stoes"
Iluminada Pèrez Frutos (Spain) Callado lamento sin orilla
Cheryl Frances-Hoad (England) The Dream Bearer
Nicolas Tzortzis (Greece) Senza Memoria
Sebastian Rapacki (Sweden) Rhapsodie
 

Soloists include
Rebekah Alexander, soprano

Theodore Antoniou, conductor




Spectrum Instrumentalis

Monday, October 30, 2006, 8 p.m.

Free admission
 

Robert Carl A Slow Arch
Donald Martino* Fantasy Variations
Nigel Osborne Eulogy
Ketty Nez Cirrulian Ice (commissioned by ALEA III)
Betsy Jolas** Episode sixi¸me
Christos Anastasiou Diastaseis (commissioned by ALEA III)
 

Soloists include
Kathleen Boyd, flute
Yevgeny Kutik, violin
Scott Woolweaver, viola

Theodore Antoniou, conductor

* In memoriam
** For her eightieth birthday





Music Theatre

Wednesday, December 6, 2006, 8 p.m.

Free admission
 

Karl Amadeus Hartmann Fürwahr...?! from Wachsenfigurenkabinet
Stathis Gyftakis Hori-day Trip
William Antoniou The Soldier's Secret (commissioned by ALEA III)
György Ligeti* Nouvelles Aventures
 

Soloists for the evening include:

Joyce Ting, coloratura soprano
Rebekah Alexander, soprano
Margarita Syngeniotou, mezzo soprano
Gregorio Rangel, tenor
Stephen Pixley, baritone
Tassos Apostolou, bass-baritone
Alex Mickiewicz, actor

Theodore Antoniou, conductor

* In memoriam




International

Wednesday, February 7, 2007, 8 p.m.

Free admission

Michalis Economou (Greece) The Return of Odysseus
Stefan Hakenberg (Germany) Apollo Metamorphoses (commissioned by ALEA III)
Thoma Simaku (Albania/UK) Soliloquy I
Richard Danielpour (Iran/USA) Sonnets to Orpheus (selections)
György Ligeti* (Hungary) Etudes for Piano (selections)
Debussy/Schoenberg Afternoon of a Faune

Soloists for the evening include:

Rebekah Alexander, soprano
Vagelis Maniatis, baritone
Krista Buckland Reisner, violin
Yukiko Shimazaki, piano
 

Michalis Economou, conductor

* In memoriam




A Young Composers' Workshop

Monday, April 2, 2007, 8 p.m.

Free admission

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

Panagiotis Theodossiou(Greece)
Heather Gilligan (USA)
Herlen Galvez (Mexico)
Adam Knauss (USA)
Savvas Tsiligiridis (Greece)
Joelle Marston (USA)
Naftali Schindler (Israel)

Theodore Antoniou, conductor


Open rehearsals for the public

Come to experience how new music is prepared for performance

Friday 3/30, 10:00 am  - 12:00 noon, Room 167, 855 Commonwealth Avenue
Friday 3/30, 12:00 noon  - 2:00 pm, Room 171, 855 Commonwealth Avenue
Saturday 3/31, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Room 167, 855 Commonwealth Avenue





 
 

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.

The Tsai Performance Center
Directions and Parking Information


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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