The 2005-06 Concert Season
Another Imaginative Season
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-Third International Composition Competition
Saturday, October 1, 2005, 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.
Works:
- 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:
- Penelope Bitzas, mezzo soprano
Theodore Antoniou | Conductor
The Contemporary Strings
Wednesday, November 16, 2005, 8 p.m.
Free admission
Works:
- Giya Kancheli A Little Daneliade
- Theodore Antoniou Concerto for Two Violins and Strings
- Witold Lutoslawski Preludes and Fugue
- George Tsontakis Corragio for Strings
Soloists:
- 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
Works:
- 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:
- 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
Works:
- Edgard Varèse Octandre
- Igor Stravinsky The Soldier's Tale
- John Thow Therino Eliostasi (Summer Solstice)
- Karel Husa Postcard from Home
- Alexandros Kalogeras Entrata
Soloists:
- Penelope Bitzas, mezzo-soprano
- Philipp A. Stäudlin, 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
Works by:
- Missy Mazzoli (USA)
- Davide Ianni (Italy)
- Brett Ke?per Abigaña (USA)
- Manos Panayiotakis (Greece)
- Özkan Manav (Turkey)
- A. Green (USA)
- Sarah Macarah (USA)
- Liza White (USA)
Soloists:
- Missy Mazzoli, piano
- Konstantinos Papadakis, piano
