| July 29, 2011 | ||
| 8:00 pm | ||
| July 30, 2011 | ||
| 8:00 pm |
Using a three-dimensional painting by Pittsburgh artist Val Cox* as the centerpiece, Pittburgh New Music Ensemble explores the many facets of perspective. The complete program includes:
Gareth Farr: Kembang Sulling
George Crumb: Vox Balaenae
Kevin Puts: Air for Cello and Piano
Jakub Ciupinski: The Architect’s Brother
Kieren MacMillan: Berceuse for Benjamin
Gérard Grisey: Stèle
Jeffrey Nytch: Notturno
| July 22, 2011 | ||
| 8:00 pm | ||
| July 23, 2011 | ||
| 8:00 pm |
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble addresses the complex and sometimes incongruous emotions surrounding the loss of loved ones.
David Lang: Press Release
Arthur Jarvinen: Three Gymnopédies
Ryan Francis: Wind-Up Bird Preludes
Joe Sheehan: Farewell Songs
Matthew Romantini: Memories in Red (Homage a R.J.M.)
Arthur Jarvinen: Little Deaths
Kieren MacMillan: Metamorphosis
| July 15, 2011 | ||
| 8:00 pm | ||
| July 16, 2011 | ||
| 8:00 pm |
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble presents “Sappho’s Sparrows”
Primeval poets and modern minstrels collide and combine in a celebration of ancient rituals, timeless longings, and birds that remind us of the dream of flight. The complete program includes:
Kieren MacMillan: World Premiere
Steven Stucky: Ad Parnassum
Gilda Lyons: Chrysalis
Matthew Romantini: Lift
Iannis Xenakis: Psappha
Andrew Norman: Companion Guide to Rome (Sabine)
Joseph Schwantner: Sparrows
Stephen Hartke: The King of the Sun
| July 8, 2011 | ||
| 8:00 pm | ||
| July 9, 2011 | ||
| 8:00 pm |
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble presents “A pinch of this, a dash of that…”
Lee Hoiby was a master composer, Julia Child was a master chef. Guest countertenor/impersonator Peter Thoreson performs Hoiby’s witty homage to Child while baking a cake onstage — a feast for the senses! The complete program includes:
Thomas Albert: Characters
Lee Hoiby: Bon Appétit!
Stephen Hartke: The Horse with the Lavender Eye