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.
 
 

2008-2009

Thirty-First Season
 

Music is Everywhere


  2008-2009 Season Brochure




Talented Youth is the Future
Twenty-Sixth International Composition Competition

Sunday, October 5, 2008, 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.
 
 

Giovanni Bertelli  (Italy)  Im Anfange ruhiges
Josué Zamora  (Mexico)  Difracción
Jelle Tassyns  (Belgium)  Stax I
Kazutomo Yamamoto  (Japan)  Open Cluster
Marios Joannou Elia (Cyprus)  Apophis
Timothy Ernest Johnson (USA)  Antyphony: Kasparov vs. Deep Blue
José Minguillón (Spain)  IneSplicable

 
  Soloists include:  Rebekah Alexander, soprano

Theodore Antoniou, conductor


Harps, Strings, Colors, etc . . .

Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 8 p.m.

Free admission

  A concert including works of unusual instrumentation.

Joshua Fineberg    Recueil de pierre et de sable
Theodore Antoniou    Colors
Donald Martino    Romanza
Nikos Skalkottas    Octet
Michalis Economou    Allilon
Martin Amlin    Sonata No.2 for Flute and Piano

 

Soloists include

Yevgeny Kutik, violin

Martin Amlin, piano

Linda Toote,  flute


Michalis Economou, conductor


When the Piano Acts

Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 8 p.m.

Free admission

The many personalities of the piano: from the traditional performance,
to piano and electronics, to extended techniques, to music theater.

Samuel Barber  Sonata
Mauricio Kagel  MM 51
Theo Abazis  New work *
Lorenda Ramou  Autobiography
Stathis Gyftakis  Home suite, home
José Manuel López López  Lo fijo y lo Volátil
Sotiria Adam  Megan and Morag

Soloists for the evening include:

Konstantinos Papadakis, piano

Lorenda Ramou, piano




A Young Composers' Workshop


Monday, March 23, 2009, 8 p.m.

Free admission

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

Brian Buch
Jean Francois Charles
Phivos-Angelos Kollias
Mary Montgomery Koppel
Michael Maganuco
John Muniz
Ilias Nikolaidis
Tolga Tüzün
Josh White

Theodore Antoniou, conductor


Open rehearsals to the public:

Come to see how new music is prepared for performance.

Dates and times TBA


Celebrating Yehudi, a Great Master

Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 8 p.m.


Free admission

ALEA III celebrates Yehudi Wyner, a great master,
with an evening exclusively devoted to his music.


The Second Madrigal: Voices of Women
Quartet
Horntrio
Passage

Musicians for the evening include:

Yehudi Wyner, piano

Francisco Noya, 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.

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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