It was great to see Dr. Shrude this past week. She was in New York for two performances of her chamber work “Raining Glass”, for piano trio, performed by the Lost Dog New Music Ensemble. A wonderful piece, I was able to hear it premiered at the BG new Music and Art Festival a few years ago. Busy as ever, she had just come from a brief residency in North Carolina.
Garth Sunderland, director of Lost Dog, was a former student of Shrude’s, as he attended BGSU during a year long hiatus from USC (he then went on to study at the University of Michigan). I’m looking forward to premiering a chamber piece of Garth’s next spring. Details to come!
Congratulations are in order to David Wegehaupt for making it to the semi-final round in the 2006 Adolphe Sax International Competition in Dinant, Belgium. A good friend and former student of mine, David currently studies at Bowling Green State University with Dr. John Sampen. An incredible player – keep your eye on this guy!
Brian Coughlin: Cartoon/Funky*
John Zorn: Carny
Robert Paterson: Looney Tunes* [NEW YORK PREMIERE!]
John Adams: Road Runner
Raymond Scott:
WarDance for Wooden Indians
Bird Life in the Bronx
The Penguin
Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals
Powerhouse
Carl Stalling: Village Smitty
Carl Stalling: There They Go-Go-Go!
Milton J. Franklyn: Baton Bunny
November 2, 2006 @ 7:30pm
Peter Norton Symphony Space
Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater
2537 Broadway (at 95th Street)
New York, NY
(212) 864-5400
For tickets/information, visit: www.fireworksensemble.org
Join Silas Huff and the rest of the AMS community for an evening of fine food, wine and chamber music. The night will feature performances by special guest artists and friends, as well as a silent auction.
Saturday, February 3, 2006, 5:00 p.m.
The Quinn Building
35-20 Broadway, Astoria
For more information or to make reservations, call (718) 204-9034 by January 26th.
New Commisions for Guitar, Voice and Electronics
by the composers of Random Access Music
Featuring performances by David & Holly Nadal
Saturday, May 5, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
The Monkey
37 W 26th Street, Manhattan
DON’T MISS IT! The composers of Random Access Music and the Lost Dog New Music Ensemble team up for a night of premieres!
David Fetherolf
Jonathan Pieslak
Erin Rogers
Manly Romero
B. Allen Schulz
Stefan Weisman
Saturday, February 24, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
Tenri Cultural Institute
43A West 13th Street, Manhattan
Phillips, Rain Dance (world premiere)
Sunderland, Vortex of Pleasure (world premiere)
Bodin, New Work TBA
Chambers, Come Down Heavy
Thursday, April 12, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
Waltz-Astoria Music Café
23-14 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria
Saturday, April 14, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
Tenri Cultural Institute
43A West 13th Street, Manhattan
Lost Dog New Music Ensemble presents
Hartke Sonata Variations
Ung Khse Buon
Shrude Raining Glass (New York premiere)
Thursday, November 9, 2006, 8:00 p.m.
Waltz-Astoria Music Café
23-14 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria
Sunday, November 12, 2006, 3:00 p.m.
Tenri Cultural Institute
43A West 13th Street, Manhattan
St. Saens, Carnival of the Animals
B. Allen Schulz, Gargoyle Gardens (world premiere)
Don’t miss this new children’s opera!
Sunday, October 29, 2006, 5:00 p.m.
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
43-19 30th Avenue & 43rd Street, Astoria
Come in costume and receive special prizes!
for more info & tickets, visit: www.astoriamusic.org
The Astoria Symphony kicks off their 2006/07 season at Symphony Space.