The 2003-04 Concert Season
Music of the World
All concerts are held at the Tsai Performance Center at Boston University. The venue is accessible via the MBTA Green Line and is wheelchair-accessible.Twenty-First International Composition Competition for Young Composers
Saturday, September 27, 2003, 7 p.m.
Free admission
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.
Works:
- Yumiko Morita (Japan) Braided Color
- Frank Zabel (Germany) Concertino for Piano and Ensemble
- Iossif Valette (Greece) Muses' Sacred Gift
- Tony K. T. Leung (Canada) Six Degrees of Separation
- Jimmy López (Peru) K'asa
- Bjorn Berkhout (USA) Zapstar
Soloists:
- Sarah L. Davis, soprano
- Krista Buckland Reisner, violin
- Konstantinos Papadakis, piano
- Yukiko Shimazaki, piano
Theodore Antoniou, conductor
Fusion
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:
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 D'Rivera (Cuba) Aires Tropicales, for woodwind quintet
Soloists:
- Yorgos Adamis, voice, folk flute and tilinko
- James Bulger, oboe
Theodore Antoniou, conductor
Lament for John
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
Works:
- 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
- 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
The Contemporary Contrabass
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.
Works:
- JSamuel 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
Alea III International
Wednesday, March 31, 2004, 8 p.m.
Free admission
Works:
- Frederic Kaufman (USA) Clarinet Quintet
- Periklis Koukos (Greece) Songs
- Lars Graugaard (Denmark) Black Walls
- Tristan Murail (France) Où tremblent les contours
- Giacinto Scelsi (Italy) Kya
Soloists:
- Angeliki Cathariou, mezzo-soprano
- David Martins, clarinet
Theodore Antoniou, conductor
ALEA III Celebrates Musical Youth
Sunday, April 25, 2004, 7:00 p.m.
7-15 years old young pianists perform piano concertos of Mozart, Haydn, Saint Saëns, Ravel Antoniou and Darlas
