The 2004-05 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-Second International Composition Competition
Saturday, September 25, 2004, 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:
- Hee Yun Kim (Republic of Korea) Reversion is the Movement of Tao
- Jorge Sancho Cebollero (Spain) Et Resurrexi
- Joseph Sheehan (USA) Dance Dance Revelation
- Eric Marty (Canada) Buoyancy
- Karl Fiorini (Malta) Trio "Lamina"
- Basil Athanasiadis (Greece) this leaf is selected ...
Soloists:
- Kathleen Boyd, flute
- Judy Saiki, harp
Theodore Antoniou, conductor
Music Theater
Monday, November 8, 2004, 8 p.m.
Free admission
Works:
- 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:
- Sarah Davis and Sabrina Learman, sopranos
- Jami Tyzik, mezzo
- Stephen Pixley, baritone
- Yehudi Wyner, Yukiko Shimazaki and Michelle Alexander, pianists
- Mark Simcox, cello
Soloists of ALEA III
Wednesday, December 8, 2004, 8 p.m.
Free admission
Works:
- 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:
- 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
A Young Composers' Workshop
Wednesday, February 16, 2005, 8 p.m.
Free admission
New works for large ensemble by talented young composers specially written for ALEA III
Works:
- 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
Alea International
Monday, March 21, 2005, 8 p.m
Free admission
Works:
- Altin Volaj (Albania) In Memoriam Bledi Llangozi
- Lawrence Moss (USA) The Swan
- Bernd Franke (Germany) Cut II
- Iakovos Konitopoulos (Greece) Dromenon II
- Arvo Pärt (Estonia) Fratres
- Gilbert Amy (France) En Harmonies
- Richard Felciano (USA) An American Decameron (excerpts)
Soloists:
- Angelica Cathariou, mezzo-soprano
- Krista Buckland Reisner, violin
- Judy Saiki, harp
- Mark Simcox, cello
- Yukiko Shimazaki, piano
Theodore Antoniou, conductor
Celebrating ALEA III
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.
Works:
- 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:
- 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
