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Adams Concerts at CMU

From Walter Morales, Director of the Carnegie Mellon Contemporary Ensemble

Dear friends and colleagues,

The School of Music of Carnegie Mellon University is presenting two free concerts featuring the music of John Adams. 

We start our John Adams Week on Saturday, March 14 th with a Piano Recital featuring China Gates, American Berserk, and Hallelujah Junction with pianists Robert Frankenberry and Jack Kurutz.  The program also includes Alan Hovhaness’  Mihr, Ko-ola-u, and Vijag with pianists Jack Kurutz and Billie Jo Miller. The recital on Saturday, March 14th is at 5 PM and it is free to the public.

The following weekend (March 21)  Jack Kurutz, Robert Frankenberry and the Carnegie Mellon Contemporary Ensemble under the direction of Walter Morales will give the Pittsburgh Premiere of John Adams’ Grand Pianola Music. 

The Carnegie Mellon Contemporary Ensemble concert on Saturday, March 21st will also feature the World Premieres of Sookyung Sul’s Cello Concerto and Chad Robinson’s Fools Cry. Also in the program is Arnold Schoenberg’s Verklaerte Nacht in its original string sextet version. The Contemporary Ensemble concert on Saturday, March 21st is at 5 PM and it is free to the public.


March 11, 2009 at 9:17 pm Comment (1)

Carnegie Mellon Contemporary Ensemble presents All-Adams Piano Recital

March 14, 2009
5:00 pm

 

 

Alumni Concert Hall
CMU College of Fine Arts, free

Featuring China Gates, American Berserk, and Hallelujah Junction with pianists Jack Kurutz and Robert Frankenberry


February 27, 2009 at 12:41 pm Comments (0)

Carnegie Mellon Contemporary Ensemble This Saturday

Posted for Walter Morales

For its February 7th concert the Carnegie Mellon Contemporary Ensemble will give the world premiere of Manuel Evancho’s Piano Concerto Apophenia with graduate student Ting-Ting Wong as soloist. Also in the program is the Pittsburgh premiere of Noel Zahler’s  Agarttha for large ensemble.  The concert also includes the Pittsburgh premieres of Modal Duets of Brasilian composer Ernst Mahle and Eolia by French composer Phillipe Hurel. 

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February 4, 2009 at 10:46 pm Comments (0)

Carnegie Mellon Contemporary Ensemble

March 21, 2009
5:00 pm

 

 

Kresge Recital Hall Alumni Concert Hall
College of Fine Arts, free

Walter Morales, Director

Jack Kurutz and Robert Frankenberry join the Carnegie Mellon Contemporary Ensemble for the Pittsburgh Premiere of John Adams’ Grand Pianola Music.  Also in the program is Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht.


January 2, 2009 at 2:55 pm Comments (0)

Carnegie Mellon Contemporary Ensemble

February 7, 2009
5:00 pm

 

 

Kresge Recital Hall Alumni Concert Hall, free

Walter Morales, Director

World Premiere of Manuel Evancho’s Piano Concerto Apophenia 
Ting-Ting Wong, soloist

And the Pittsburgh Premieres of

Noel Zahler’s Agarttha for large ensemble 

Ernst Mahle’s Modal Duets 

Phillipe Hurel’s Eolia


January 2, 2009 at 2:49 pm Comments (0)