2010-11 Concert Season
Concert Schedule:
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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.
This season is funded by Boston University, the Greek Ministry of Culture, the George Demeter Realty and individual contributions.
Rehearsals are free and open to the public. You are welcome to come and observe the interaction between composers, conductor and musicians in preparing new music for performance. For times and dates please email aleaiii@bu.edu or call (617)353-3340.
Theodore Antoniou, conductor
Rebekah Alexander, soprano
Stephanie Kacoyanis, alto
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:
- Víctor Ibarra (Mexico) | Light red over black
- Michael M. Lee (USA) | The Sun that breaths by the Riverside
- Juan Mariano Porta (Italy) | Beatriz e suoi fantasmi
- Fabián Harbeith Roa Dueñez (Colombia) | and hints and ripples and shafts
- Amir Safari (Iran) | States
- Haralabos Stafylakis (Canada) | Kritikos Horos
- Yanpeng Zhang (China) | Funeral March No. 2
Soloists:
- Rebekah Alexander, soprano
- Stephanie Kacoyanis, alto
- Diane Heffner, clarinet
Theodore Antoniou, conductor
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György Ligeti
Michalis Economou, conductor
Free admission
Alea III celebrates the life and work of György Ligeti, an international master, with an evening devoted to his music.
Works:
- Chamber Concerto (for 13 instrumentalists)
- String Quartet No. 1
- Three Pieces (for 2 pianos)
- Melodien (for chamber orchestra)
- 6 Bagatelles (for wind quintet)
Come half an hour early and bring your own metronome to participate in Poéme Symphonique, a piece for 100 metronomes.
Soloists include Yukiko Shimazaki and Janice Weber, piano.
Michalis Economou, conductor
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Yukiko Shimazaki
Janice Weber
Margarita Syngeniotou
Diane Heffner
Photo by Susan Wilson
Free admission
Musicians from USA, Europe and Japan present works by composers at the forefront of musical experimentation from around the world and not only.
Participating Composers:
- Brian Ferneyhough (England) | Superscriptio
- Brian Ferneyhough | Cassandra's Dream Song
- Salvatore Sciarrino (Italy) | Canzona di ringraziamento
- Roger Redgate (USA) | New Work for Iwona
- Helmut Lachenmann (Germany) | Dal Niente (Interieur III)
- Gérard Grisey (France) | Solo pour deux
- Jani Christou (Greece) | Six T. S. Eliot Songs
plus world premieres by
- Samuel Headrick | New Work
- Roger Redgate | New Work for Iwona
Soloists:
- Margarita Syngeniotou, mezzo soprano (Greece)
- Iwona Glinka, flute (Poland)
- Diane Heffner, clarinet (USA)
- Don Lucas, trombone (USA)
- Yukiko Shimazaki, piano (Japan)
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Iwona Glinka
Yukiko Shimazaki
Don Lucas
Workshop International
Monday, March 28, 2011, 8:00 p.m.
ALEA III
Theodore Antoniou, conductor
Free admission
A nine-month project for young composers from around the globe reaches its final stage with a weekend of open rehearsals and a concert premiering eight new works for chamber orchestra written for ALEA III.
- 8 Composers - 8 Premieres
- 3 Continents
- 4 Countries
- 7 Conservatories in Boston and Europe
- Boston University
- New England Conservatory
- Boston Conservatory
- Berklee College of Music
- University of York, England
- Goldsmiths College, University of London
- Musical Horizons Conservatory, Athens, Greece
Participating Composers:
- Tristan Axelrod (USA) | Decomposition
- Seongyoun Hong (Republic of Korea) | Nocturne in Black and Gold
- Georgia Kalodiki (Greece) | Mystic
- Joan Arnau Pàmies (Catalonia, Spain) | Versus I & II (Selves and Contexts 2)
- Mischa Salkind-Pearl (USA) | Rings of Winter Harbor
- Andrew Smith (USA) | Separation Anxiety
- Thomas Weaver (USA) | Auch das Schöne
- Thanasis Zlikas (Greece) | Melting clocks
Soloists:
- Craig McNutt, percussion
- Yukiko Shimazaki, piano
Theodore Antoniou, conductor
Rehearsals (free and open to the public):
Come to see how new music is prepared for performance
- Friday 3/25, 9:00 am - 20:00 pm, Room 167, 855 Commonwealth Avenue
- Saturday 3/26, 9:00 am - 1:30 pm, Room 171, 855 Commonwealth Avenue
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Percussion International
Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 8:00 p.m.
Samuel Z. Solomon, conductor
Ramon Castillo
Free admission
Works in unusual combinations of instruments, featuring marimbas, vibes, percussion and Gamelan.
Works:
- Mario Davidovsky (Argentina-USA) | Synchronisms No. 5
- Philippe Manoury (France) | Duo de Marimbas from Le Livre des Claviers
- Donald Martino (USA) | Soliloquy
- Toru Takemitsu (Japan) | Rain Tree
- Claude Vivier (Canada) | Pulau Dewata
- Charles Wuorinen (USA| 11 Short Pieces for Violin and Vibraphone
- Ramon Castillo (USA) | Cycle* for western percussion and Gamelan ensemble
Special Guests:
- Boston University Percussion Ensemble
- Members of the Boston Conservatory Percussion Ensemble
- Members of Gamelan Galak Tika
- Gabriela Diaz, violin
Samuel Z. Solomon, conductor
* World premiere
