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the phoenix concerts
Directions by subway:
B, C trains to the 86th Street stop; walk south on Central Park West to 84th street and turn right. Saint Matthew & Timothy is on the south side of 84th street between Central Park West and Columbus. 1 train to 86th street stop; walk south on Broadway to 84th street and turn left, continuing past Amsterdam and Columbus Ave. Saint Matthew & Timothy is on the south side of 84th street between Columbus and Central Park West. 
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[All concerts take place at the Church of Saint Matthew and Saint Timothy, 26 West 84th Street, New York City, at 8 PM unless otherwise indicated.]
Tickets: $10 donation at the door. FREE admission with student I.D.
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09-10 season |
IonSound chamber works Peggy Yoo, flute • Jonathan Moser, violin • Elisa Kohanski, cello Rob Frankenberry, piano • Eliseo Rael, percussion Jed Distler — Wakka-Chikka § (2009)
Michael Torke — After the Forest Fire (2005) Orianna Webb — Sequence Dreams (2000) Libby Larsen — Firebrand (2003) Friday, October 2, 2009
• Sea Changes new works for voices and moving image Ruth Cunningham, voice • Gilda Lyons, voice • Elaine Valby, voice Holen Kahn, video artist Friday, November 20, 2009 • Suite Solitude works for solo violin Anthea Kreston, violin Heinrich Biber — Passacaglia (c. 1676) Daron Hagen — Suite for Violin (1984) Anne LeBaron — four (2009)* Gilda Lyons — Between Dog and Wolf (2010)* Georg Philipp Telemann — Fantasia No. 7 (1732) Augusta Read Thomas — Incantation (1995) Jessica Rudman— A Dark Gaze Bathed in Light (2010)*+ * World premiere +The Phoenix Commissions Friday, March 5, 2010 • Artsong Forward: unplugged Co-presented with the Lotte Lehmann Foundation and Beth Morrison Projects Martha Guth, soprano • Nicole Mitchell, mezzo • Daniel Neer, tenor/baritone Michael Fennelly, piano Aaron Alon — Dulce et Decorum Est+ Juhi Bansal — A Line-storm Song+ Chandler Carter — O Captain, My Captain / Out of the Rolling Ocean Stephen Dembski — Aperto Segno§* Jesse D’Aiello — Escoge antes el morir que exponerse§ Ryan Gee — The rat is the concisest tenant+ Scott Gendel — A Song of Thanks / At Last+ Zachary Green — Youth, Day, Old Age, and Night Daron Hagen — Youth, Day, Old Age, and Night Jocelyn Hagen — burn+ Martin Hennessy — Kiss Me Sweet Gilda Lyons — Songs from the F Train (Nos.1&2)** Eli Marshall — Sons of the Fathers / I laid me down+ Russell Platt — The Dismantled Ship Ned Rorem — Youth, Day, Old Age, and Night Larry Alan Smith — All Music, All Delight Martha Sullivan — Errichtet keinen Denkstein / Good Morning Midnight Damien Top — Even as I lie Craig Urquhart — Here the frailest Zachary Wadsworth — The Garden by Moonlight+ * World premiere § The Phoenix Commissions + Winning composer, ASCAP/Lotte Lehmann Foundation Art Song Competition **Commissioned by American Opera Projects, Ft. Greene Park Conservancy and The Walt Whitman Project Thursday, March 11, 2010 — Galapagos Arts Center • The Hymn Tune Project The Phoenix Concerts celebrates its fifth season with ten premieres commissioned for its new Ensemble-in-Residence, Each premiere will take as its starting point a
traditional work, hymn, or spiritual and will be paired in concert with the original work
that inspired it, performed by vocalists Gilda Lyons and Elaine Valby, in this one-hour program. Friday, May 28, 2010 — St. Matthew & St. Timothy, NYC Saturday, May 29, 2010 — Hudson Opera House, Hudson, NY Wednesday, May 26, 2010 — Salon Harlem, NYC (preview) |
Aaron Alon Juhi Bansal Brian Baxter Leonard Bernstein Heinrich Biber Hayes Biggs § Chandler Carter Theodore Chanler Tom Cipullo Brendan Connelly John Corigliano Ruth Cunningham Chris Czubay Jesse D'Aiello § David Del Tredici Stephen Dembski § Jed Distler § Ryan Gee Scott Gendel Zachary Green Daron Hagen Jocelyn Hagen John Harbsion Martin Hennessy Edie Hill Elizabeth Hoffman Paula M. Kimper § David Lang Libby Larsen Anne LeBaron Elliot Z. Levine Franz Liszt Gilda Lyons Keeril Makan Eli Marshall Eric Moe Pauline Oliveros Frank J. Oteri Gregory Peebles Russell Platt Ned Rorem Matthew Rosenblum Jessica Rudman § Erik Satie Franz Schubert Robert Schumann Larry Alan Smith Martha Sullivan Conrad Susa Georg Philip Teleman Augusta Read Thomas Damien Top Michael Torke Joan Tower Craig Urquhart Giancarlo Vulcano Zachary Wadsworth Orianna Webb Michael Webster Judith Weir Roger Zahab Joseph / David Zellnick Eric Malmquist |
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10.2.2009 |
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IonSound chamber works Peggy Yoo, flute; Jonathan Moser, violin; Elisa Kohanski, cello; Robert Frankenberry, piano; Eliseo Rael, percussion *Wakka-Chikka (2009) — Jed Distler*+ for chamber ensemble • Sequence Dreams (2000)— Orianna Webb Five Bagatelles for Violin, Marimba, and Glass Instruments I. Reverb II. Dream Sequence III. Melismalogue IV. Village Dance V. Finale • Firebrand (2003) — Libby Larsen for flute/ piccolo, violin, cello and piano • After the Forest Fire (2005) — Michael Torke for flute, cello and marimba • for chamber ensemble In Order to Begin Prolongation on the Same I. Slowly II. Removed III. Brutal Once Again A Gratuitous Repetition *=World Premiere +=The Phoenix Commissions |
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5.1.2009 |
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Musical Heirlooms
Some Things Old & Some Things New Gilda Lyons & Elaine Valby, voice Jocelyn Dueck & Daron Hagen, piano Now let me fly — Traditional Over yandro — Traditional Ms. Valby; Ms. Dueck • Three De la Cruz Fragments — Jesse D'Aiello*§ For Two Voices and Piano 1. Which contains...
2. Escoge antes el morir... 3. Sonnet Ms. Lyons; Ms. Valby; Ms. Dueck • Atticus* — Roger Zahab Ms. Dueck • Selected Art Songs of Daron Hagen 1. The Waking Father (Muldoon) 2. A Suite of Appearances (Strand) 3. Why did you go...? (cummings) 4. Confession (Griffin) 5. Little Uneasy Song (Hauser) 6. Holy Thursday (Muldoon) Ms. Lyons; Mr. Hagen • Afterimage — Paula M. Kimper Ms. Dueck • Colette's Heirlooms — Gilda Lyons*~ Song Cycle on Poetry of Colette Inez 1. Old Woman, Eskimo
2. Skokie River Cadenzas
3. Reading Da Leaves 4. God and Gravity 5. Sylvia, Aloft 6. Elizabeth, the Rain 7. Lake Song Ms. Lyons; Ms. Valby • Little Lullaby — Craig Urquhart* Ms. Dueck • A Suite of Traditional Irish Songs** 1. The Praties — arr. Lyons 2. The Bard of Armagh — arr. Hagen 3. Little Boats — arr. Hagen 4. The Parting Glass — arr. Lyons 5. Danny Boy — arr. Hagen Ms. Lyons; Ms. Valby; Mr. Hagen *=World Premiere **=NYC premiere §=The Phoenix Commissions ~=ASCAP/Kingsford Fund Commission Special thanks to The Seasons Fall "Side by Side" Music Festival, Daron Hagen, Artistic Director, in Yakima, Washington where tonight's premieres were developed in fall 2008. |
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3.6.2009 |
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minimal minimal
chamber works Erika Rauer, voice ~ Jocelyn Dueck, piano Roger Zahab, violin ~ Eric Moe, piano ~ Gilda Lyons, voice Seasons Songs Autumn Movement (2008) — Chris Czubay* Autumn Dusk (1997) — Edie Hill Woman
with the Guitar (2008) — Eric Malmquist**
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Meeting-House Bell (2008) — Brian Baxter** Ms. Rauer; Ms. Dueck • Illumination Rounds (1982) — David Lang Mr. Zahab; Mr. Moe • Five Songs of Solomon (2001) — Michael Torke 1.On My Bed 2. I Will Rise 3. The Watchmen Came 4. I Had Hardly Left Them 5. I Adjure You Ms. Rauer; Ms. Dueck • Sonic Meditation I: Teach Yourself to Fly (1974) — Pauline Oliveros Ms. Lyons; Mr. Zahab; Mr. Moe *=world premiere
** =New York premiere Special thanks to The Seasons Fall "Side by Side" Music Festival, Daron Hagen, Artistic Director, in Yakima, Washington where tonight's premieres were developed in fall 2008. |
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12.19.2008 |
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Light and Shadow Ruth Cunningham in concert Ruth Cunningham, voice with: Gilda Lyons, voice; Elaine Valby, voice (all works by Ruth Cunningham except where indicated) Canam an achan o mo Bheal — Prayer of the Ceile De Gayatri Mantra Ave Maria
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Virgen Madre groriosa — Cantigas de Santa Maria 340
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Flute song What if Sky Prayer — Gilda Lyons; text Elizabeth Cunningham
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Psalm O virtus Sapientie — Hildegard von Bingen Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra
• Sound Journey • Spring Song: Pipes of Pan • Dost thou in a Manger lie — Ruth Cunningham; arr. Gilda Lyons
Ave maris stella
Alma Redemptoris Mater — Gregorian chant O lillium convalium • Wind The River Stick Peace Prayer of St Francis Asato Ma Sad gamaya Universal Peace Prayer Healing Song |
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10.24.2008 |
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A Ned Rorem Celebration works for violin, cello and piano Roger Zahab, violin; David Russell, cello; Robert Frankenberry, piano Three Slow Pieces (1978) for cello and piano Autumn Music (1996/97) for violin and piano Spring Music (1990) for violin, cello, and piano |
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5.30.2008 |
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Seraphim Music for Voices and Cello Gilda Lyons, soprano Elaine Valby, mezzo-soprano Robert La Rue, cello Essex Songs (16th c. /2007) — Dowland / Lyons Three Songs (2008)* — Daron Hagen Heavenly Labials (2007)* § — Eric Moe Manhattan Fixation (2007)* § — Faye-Ellen Silverman * = world premiere § = phoenix commissions |
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3.14.2008 |
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Isn't it Neo-Romantic? composer and pianist Eric Moe Gatsby Etudes (2000) — John Harbison Legend of the Sad Triad (2005) — Eric Moe Widmung (1848) — Robert Schumann / Franz Liszt Virtuoso Alice (1984) — David Del Tredici Shadow Waltz (2002)* — Mathew Rosenblum Tangozilla (2004) — Laurie San Martin Mud Wrestling at the O.K. Corral (2007)* — Eric Moe * = world premiere |
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12.7.2007 |
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Wayfaring Strangers piano trios by Daron Hagen & the spirituals that inspired them The Finisterra Piano Trio Kwan Bin Park, violin; Kevin Krentz, cello Tanya Stambuck, piano with Gilda Lyons, soprano & Elaine Valby, mezzo Wayfaring Stranger (19th century) — traditional, arr. Lyons/Valby Ms Lyons; Ms Valby 1. Mazurka 2. Wayfaring Stranger 3. Fandango 4. Aubade and Variations Angel Band (19th century) — Bradbury/Haskell, arr. Lyons/Valby Ms Lyons; Ms Valby Piano Trio No. 4: Angel Band (2007)* — Daron Hagen 1. Morning 2. Waltz: The Violinist on the Pont Neuf 3. Rondo 4. Blue Chaconne 5. Finale: Angel Band * = new york premiere |
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10.5.2007 |
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Witches, Ghosts and Fairy Tales music for voice and piano Elaine Valby, mezzo Paul Sperry, tenor Jocelyn Dueck, piano On a Nineteenth Century Color Lithograph of Red Riding Hood by the Artist J.H. — Tom Cipullo (Gray) Mr. Sperry; Ms. Dueck Ghost Chapter: A Cold Cold Kiss Mercy #62 — Paula M. Kimper (Gardinier) Jimmy Whelan — traditional, Newfoundland In Memoriam: Helen Coates — Leonard Bernstein Seven Times — Gilda Lyons (Sexton) Mona's Prayer — Daron Hagen (Muldoon) Ms. Valby; Ms. Dueck Phantoms and Visitations* — Gilda Lyons 1. Ghostly Phenomena 2. The Phantom Rat 3. Apparitions at the Moment of Passing 4. The Queen and the Countess 5. Hauntings 6. In County Wicklow Mr. Sperry; Ms. Dueck Three Witches The Witch's Lullaby — Conrad Susa (Sexton) Susannah Fry — Theodore Chanler (de la Mare) Ms. Valby; Ms. Dueck Tommy Kane — Daron Hagen (Newspaper Article) Der Erlkönig — Franz Schubert (Goethe) Mr. Sperry; Ms. Dueck * = world premiere |
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4.27.2007 |
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Seraphim Music for Voices and Cello Gilda Lyons, soprano Elaine Valby, mezzo-soprano Robert La Rue, cello Ancient and Baroque Suite O Virgo Splendens — anonymous (14th century) There Is No Rose — anonymous (15th century) Cello Suite No. 4, Prelude — J.S. Bach (1717-1723) arr. La Rue; Lyons; Valby (2006/07) Phoenix Commissions Care-charmer Sleep — Hayes Biggs (2007)*§ Cáscaras — Gilda Lyons (2007)* Suite of Hymns — arr. Gilda Lyons (2006) Idumea — Praetorius/Watts (16th/18th century) Wayfaring Stranger — traditional (19th century) Angel Band — Bradbury/Haskell (19th century) * = world premiere § = phoenix commissions |
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2.16.2007 |
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TimeTable A Concert of Premieres for Percussion Trio Matthew Gold, percussion Joseph Tompkins, percussion Matt Ward, percussion MASK MEAN BUNDLE (2006)* — Brendan Connelly Calder Pieces (2003) — Giancarlo Vulcano I. Sea Scape, 1947 I asked Marcel Duchamp in 1931 what sort of name I could give these things and he at once produced "mobile." Gather (2006)* — Keeril Makan Calder Pieces (2003) — Giancarlo Vulcano II. Calderberry Bush, 1932 Why must art be static? The next step is sculpture in motion. in red weather (2006)* — Elizabeth Hoffman * = world premiere All works on this program were composed for TimeTable. |
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12.15.2006 |
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Silent Night A Suite of Carols for Four Voices and Cello by Daron Hagen Gilda Lyons, soprano Elaine Valby, mezzo-soprano Robert Frankenberry, tenor James Gregory, bass Robert La Rue, cello conducted by the composer Lullay — SATB O Come, O Come, Emmanuel — SATB God Rest Ye / Emmanuel — SATB Silent Night — SATB Once in Royal David's City — SA Sussex Carol — Solo Cello What Child is This? — SATB At Bethlehem Proper — TB Hosanna — SATB |
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9.29.2006 |
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Conversations New Music for Two Countertenors Mark Crayton, countertenor Daniel Gundlach, countertenor James Janssen, piano I The Quilt Song — Craig Urquhart Audio Visual — Michael Webster II The Lake Isle of Innisfree — Elliot Z. Levine yes is a pleasant country Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Now You Will Feel No Rain Amor mío III from Sonette an Orpheus — Martha Sullivan Zu Unterst der Alte Errichtet keinen Denkstein Nur wer die Leier schon hob IV The Wind and the Sky and the Road: Three Theater Songs — Joseph and David Zellnik Wind Song I'm Not Afraid Just True V Thy Lucifer* — Gilda Lyons VI Narcissus — Gregory Peebles * = New York premiere |
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5.12.2006 |
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Celebrating the Living Trio Roger Zahab, violin David Russell, cello Robert Frankenberry, piano Trés Lent (1994) — Joan Tower for cello and piano Owl-Light (2004) — Gilda Lyons for solo violin We Happy Few (1990) — Eric Moe for piano trio Piano Trio Two (2003-4) — Judith Weir I. How grass and trees become enlightened II. Your light may go out III. Open your own treasure house? |
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3.17.2006 |
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THE SPRING OF MUSIC Solo Piano Music by Craig Urquhart Frühling The Dalliance of Eagles Secret Spaces Evocation The Dream of Mother Earth Soliloquy Morning Eagle Flow On The Awakening Venetian Snowfall Poem Streamwalker Craig Urquhart, piano |
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12.16.2005 |
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Songs for Voices and Chamber Ensemble Songs for Voice and Piano 1. No Fame, No Trace — Gilda Lyons (Khayyam) 2. Swan's Elegy — Tom Cipullo (Manrique) 3. Keeping Things Whole — Russell Platt (Strand) 4. Some Thoughts — Anne LeBaron (Crawford) 5. Acrostic Song — David Del Tredici (Carroll) 6. Emily's Aria, from Our Town* — Ned Rorem (McClatchy/Wilder) Gilda Lyons, soprano Daron Hagen, piano Intimate Lines (1997) — Roger Zahab (Whitman) Robert Frankenberry, tenor Roger Zahab, violin as long as forever is (2003) — Frank J. Oteri (Thomas) 1. Process — 2. Here 3. Time — 4. Still 5. The Natural Doorway Gilda Lyons, soprano Robert Frankenberry, tenor Daphna Mor, alto recorder Jorge Taylor, alto recorder Martha Bixler, crumhorn Judith Davidoff, viola de gamba Roger Zahab, handbells Daron Hagen, conductor * = first public performance |
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10.21.2005 |
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An Evening of Songs by Daron Hagen Gilda Lyons, soprano — Robert Frankenberry, tenor Jocelyn Dueck, piano PHANTOMS OF MYSELF (2000) Cycle for Soprano and Piano on Poetry of Susan Griffin 1. I Wake Thinking of Myself as a Man 2. A Story 3. Confession 4. Her Sadness Runs Beside Her Like a Horse 5. "Quiet, quiet heart" 6. Absence 7. "I wake to your gestures?" Ms. Lyons & Ms. Dueck LETTING GO (2002)* Cycle for Voice and Piano 1. "A Suite of Appearances" (Mark Strand) 2. Ferry Me Across the Water (Christina Rosetti) 3. Ghost Letter (Richard McCann) 4. "I'll sing a song to my love" (Gwen Hagen) 5. Prayer to Sparrow in Two Seasons (Jeffrey Skinner) 6. The Second Law (Stephen Sandy) 7. Psalm 150 Mr. Frankenberry & Ms. Dueck BROKEN PIECES (2003) A Love Story in One Scene Libretto by Barbara Grecki Ms. Lyons, Mr. Frankenberry, Ms. Dueck * = New York premiere |
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9.23.2005 |
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Seraphim Songs for Voices and Cello A Concert of World Premiéres Gilda Lyons, soprano Elaine Valby, mezzo-soprano Robert La Rue, cello Sappho Songs — Daron Hagen 10 of 10,000 — Paula M. Kimper Incantations — Gilda Lyons |