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Concerts take place at 8 PM at the Church of Saint Matthew and Saint Timothy,
26 West 84th Street, in New York City. [Directions] $10 donation at the door; free admission with student I.D. |
the phoenix concerts
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08-09
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A Ned Rorem Celebration works for violin, cello and piano Roger Zahab, violin; David Russell, cello; Robert Frankenberry, piano September 2008 • Light and Shadow Ruth Cunningham in concert Ruth Cunningham, voice with: Gilda Lyons, voice; Elaine Valby, voice December 2008 • minimal minimal works by Philip Glass, Pauline Oliveros, Michael Torke, David Lang, and others Daron Hagen, piano; Robert Frankenberry, piano; Roger Zahab, violin; Gilda Lyons, voice March 2009 • Seraphim Music for Voices and Cello premiering the 2008/2009 Phoenix Commissions Holen Kahn, video May 2009 |
phoenix composers
Leonard Bernstein Hayes Biggs§ Theodore Chanler Tom Cipullo Brendan Connelly John Corigliano David Del Tredici Daron Hagen John Harbsion Elizabeth Hoffman Paula M. Kimper§ Anne LeBaron Elliot Z. Levine Franz Liszt Gilda Lyons Keeril Makan Eric Moe Frank J. Oteri Gregory Peebles Russell Platt Ned Rorem Matthew Rosenblum Franz Schubert Robert Schumann Martha Sullivan Conrad Susa Joan Tower Craig Urquhart Giancarlo Vulcano Michael Webster Judith Weir Roger Zahab Joseph & David Zellnick § = phoenix commissions |
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07-08
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Witches, Ghosts and Fairy Tales music for voice and piano Elaine Valby, mezzo-soprano; Paul Sperry, tenor; Jocelyn Dueck, piano Friday, October 5, 2007 at 8:00 PM • Wayfaring Strangers piano trios by Daron Hagen & the spirituals that inspired them The Finisterra Piano Trio: Kwan Bin Park, violin; Kevin Krentz, cello; Tanya Stambuk, piano; Gilda Lyons & Elaine Valby, voice Friday, December 7, 2007 at 8:00 PM • Isn't it Neo-Romantic? composer and pianist Eric Moe works by Moe, David Del Tredici, & John Harbison Eric Moe, piano Friday, March 14, 2008 at 8:00 PM • Seraphim Music for Voices and Cello premieres of new works by Eric Moe, Faye-Ellen Silverman, & Slavko Krstic and other music from ancient to present |
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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 |