EVENTS
2023-2024 Concert Season
Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 7:00 PM
AN EVENING WITH DOMINIKA ZAMARA
Mary Flagler Cary Hall at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music
450 W. 37th Street, New York City
A concert featuring soprano Dominika Zamara
Program to include music by Galen Brown, Robert S. Cohen, Eric Heilner, Barrett Kalellis, Timothy L. Miller, Anton Rovner, David See, and John Wineglass.
Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 7:00 PM
VOICE OF DESTINY
Church of the Transfiguration "Little Church Around the Corner"
1 E. 29th Street, New York, New York
Cameron Wentz — Sonata for Solo Piano †
— Craig Ketter, piano
Nina Siniakova — Im Schatten des Lichts ‡
— Nina Siniakova, piano
Thomas Parente — Three Teasdale Songs ‡
— Abby Brodnick, soprano, Thomas Parente, piano
Hubert Howe — selections from Pentachordal Etudes †
— Nina Siniakova, piano
Debra Kaye — Call of the Dance (movements II & III)
— Carl Gutowski, flute, Marcia Eckert, piano
Dana Dimitri Richardson — Voice of Destiny †
— Craig Ketter, piano
† World Premiere ‡ New York Premiere
Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 7:00 PM
NIGHT JOURNEY
Church of the Transfiguration "Little Church Around the Corner"
1 E. 29th Street, New York, New York
Judith Lynn Stillman — Vanishing Act ‡
— Gennadiy Vysotskiy, narrator, Wayne J. du Maine, trumpet, Judith Lynn Stillman, piano
Robert S. Cohen — The Mysterious Transformation of Johann B. †
— David Valbuena, clarinet, Craig Ketter, piano
Timothy L. Miller — Trees and Other Poems †
— Valerie Gonzalez, soprano, Aurora Mendez, violin, Craig Ketter, piano
Emiko Hayashi — Sonata for Trumpet & Piano †
— Pam Fleming, trumpet, Craig Ketter, piano
Anton Rovner — Musica Laconica ††
— Valerie Gonzalez, soprano, Isaac Ketter, alto saxophone, Craig Ketter, piano
Kevin Scott — Night Journey ‡
— Libby Ando, horn, Aurora Mendez, violin, Craig Ketter, piano
‡ Live Performance Premiere † World Premiere †† US Premiere
Monday, December 18, 2023, 7:00 PM
MOMENTS IN AND OUT OF NATURE
Mark A. Scorca Hall at the National Opera Center
330 7th Ave, 7th Floor, New York, New York
Scott D. Miller — Paganini Monotype
— fixed media
Hubert Howe — Breached by Storms
— fixed media, video
John Wineglass — The Abyss †
— fixed media, video
Simona Smirnova — Volcano Dreams
— Simona Smirnova: voice, kanklės; video
Galen Brown — Chorale †
— fixed media, video
David Picton — Three Moments In Nature †
— Michael Laderman: flute; video
Jacob Elkin — ChatGPT-Assisted Microtonal Composition †
— fixed media, video
Linda A. Marcel — On a Myth †
— Linda Marcel: prepared piano; fixed media
† World Premiere
Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 7:00 PM
FACETS, SIGNS & EPISODES
Church of the Transfiguration "Little Church Around the Corner"
1 E. 29th Street, New York, New York
Kevin McCarter — Facets †
— Claudia Dumschat, organ
David See — Five Hymn Preludes †
— Claudia Dumschat, organ
Cameron Wentz — Albion Soliloquy †
— Katie Thomas, violin
Nataliya Medvedovskaya — Two Hymns †
— Elizaveta Kozlova, soprano; Rachel Deatheridge, mezzo-soprano; Claudia Dumschat, organ
Robert S. Cohen — Attack of the Killer B's †
— Claudia Dumschat, organ
Christopher Kaufman — Signs of Heaven ‡
— Elizaveta Kozlova, soprano; Kate Dillingham, cello; Claudia Dumschat, organ
Roger Blanc — Epeisodia †
— Kate Dillingham, cello
David Mecionis — Fugue in Z †
— Claudia Dumschat, organ
† World Premiere ‡ New York Premiere
Thursday, February 15, 2024, 7:00 PM
FOR THE MUSICAL PALATE
Mark A. Scorca Hall at the National Opera Center
330 7th Ave, 7th Floor, New York, New York
Peter Traunmueller — Piece for String Quartet †
— Julia Birnbaum, Katie Thomas, violin; Laura Sacks, viola; Luke Krafka, cello
Kevin McCarter — For Three to Play †
— Julia Birnbaum, violin; Laura Sacks, viola; Luke Krafka, cello
Gayther Myers — Fern Hill/Crystal Stair †
— Craig Ketter, piano
Paul Aljian — String Trio, "In Memoriam" †
— Katie Thomas, violin; Laura Sacks, viola; Luke Krafka, cello
Will Stackpole — Palette †
— Julia Birnbaum, Katie Thomas, violin; Laura Sacks, viola; Luke Krafka, cello
— Winner of the 16th annual John Eaton Memorial Competition
Christopher Kaufman — Seven Short Pieces ‡
— Craig Ketter, piano
David Mecionis — Suite in the Old Style †
— Lillian Copeland, oboe
John Wineglass — … And the Summer Was Over ‡
— Julia Birnbaum, Katie Thomas, violin; Laura Sacks, viola; Luke Krafka, cello; Craig Ketter, piano
† World Premiere ‡ New York Premiere
Wednesday, March 13, 2024, 7:00 PM
STRUCTURAL PERMUTATIONS
Church of the Transfiguration "Little Church Around the Corner"
1 E. 29th Street, New York, New York
Anthony Izzo — Permutations
— Markus Kaitila, piano
Eric Heilner — Short Excursion for Piano Trio †
— Katie Thomas, violin; Kate Dillingham, cello; Eric Heilner, piano
Sami Seif— Syriac Fugato 2
— Runner-up of the 16th annual John Eaton Memorial Competition
— Sheleah Feinstein, violin; Noémie Chemali, viola
Richard Brooks — Solo Violin Sonata
— Katie Thomas, violin
Kurt C. Nelson — Struttura Assente †
— Runner-up of the 16th annual John Eaton Memorial Competition
— Taisiya Losmakova, violin; Luke Quintanilla, viola, Chialing Pidd, cello
Peter Kelsh — Short Sonata for Violin & Piano †
— Katie Thomas, violin; Markus Kaitila, piano
Carl Kanter — Piano Trio †
— Katie Thomas, violin; Kate Dillingham, cello; Markus Kaitila, piano
† World Premiere
Wednesday, April 10, 2024, 7:00 PM
MIRRORS: Featuring Mirror 2 Mirror
Church of the Transfiguration "Little Church Around the Corner"
1 E. 29th Street, New York, New York
Timothy Lee Miller — Mirror, Mirror
— Mirror 2 Mirror: Dan Qiao, violin; Carolyn Regula, cello
Robert S. Cohen — Sibling Rivalry †
— Mirror 2 Mirror: Dan Qiao, violin; Carolyn Regula, cello
Alla Borzova — Forest Ball §
— Alla Borzova, soprano; Markus Kaitila, piano
Nataliya Medvedovskaya — Roaches' Journey
— Carolyn Regula and Kate Dillingham, cellos
Paul Aljian — By Night. By Day.†
— Mirror 2 Mirror: Dan Qiao, violin; Carolyn Regula, cello
Barrett Kalellis — All Bitter Things Conduce to Sweet ‡
— Anthony Izzo, alto saxophone; Kate Dillingham, cello; Markus Kaitila, piano
David Mecionis — Five Mirror Canons §
— Mirror 2 Mirror: Dan Qiao, violin; Carolyn Regula, cello
† World Premiere ‡ New York Premiere § US Premiere