2008 Concerts

Sarah Doncaster, Director

"… musicianship that heralds the future."


 

 2008 Concerts

WAREBROOK CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FESTIVAL
15th Season

July 11-12th, 2008

FRIDAY, July 11, 7:30 PM
Irasburg Town Hall, Irasburg, Vermont

Soliloquy for Solo Vibraphone (2003) – Donald Martino

Aaron Trant, vibraphone

 

Six Aphorisms for Clarinet and Guitar (1975) – Daniel Kessner
Mark Margolies, clarinet; William Anderson, guitar

 

First Concerto for flute and percussion (1939) – Lou Harrison

I. Earnest, fresh, and fastish
II. Slow and poignant
III. Strong, swinging, and fastish

Ariadne for flute and percussion (1987) – Lou Harrison

I. Ariadne Abandoned
II. The Triumph of Ariadne and Dionysos

Sarah Brady, flute; Aaron Trant, Percussion

 

String Quartet No. 2 (composed: 1992, rev. 2004)* – Paul Brust

Introduction; Adagio e sostenuto
I. Moderato e energico
II. Adagio molto
III. Allegro moderato
IV. Allegro e agitato

Susan Jensen and Brenda van der Merwe, violins
Leslie Perna, viola; Darry Dolezal, ‘cello

 

INTERMISSION
 
Water * – Owen Tatum
Sarah Brady, flute; Owen Tatum, oboe
Mark Margolies, clarinet; Steven Tatum, bassoon
 
Parisonatina Al’Dodecafonia (1964) – Donald Martino

1. Agitato (Motto sul Nome Aldo Parisot: con larghezza)
2. Scherzevole
3. (Motto: Agitato) Teneramente, Agitato, Teneramente
4. (Cadenza sul Nome Aldo Parisot: Barbaro, Dolce, Feroce, Regale)

Darry Dolezal, ‘cello

 

Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano (1907) – Charles Ives

I. Autumn 
II. In the Barn 
III. The Revival 

Brenda van der Merwe, violin; Jilin You, piano

* premiere

 
WAREBROOK CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FESTIVAL
SATURDAY, JULY 12, NOON
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Newport, Vermont

 

Resident Composers Discuss their Music:
Eleanor Cory, Paul Brust, Sara Doncaster, Owen Tatum and William Pfaff

 

 
WAREBROOK CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FESTIVAL
SATURDAY, JULY 12, 2:30 PM
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Second Street, Newport, Vermont
 
Silent Moon (2006) – Augusta Read Thomas

I: Still: Soulful and Resonant
II: Energetic: Majestic and Dramatic
III: Suspended: Lyrical and Chant-like - "When twofold silence was the song of love."

Susan Jensen, violin; Leslie Perna, viola

A Spunky Twenty-Eight (1998) – Roger Zahab
Aaron Trant, drums
 
Doria Pamphili (2007)* – Harold Meltzer
William Anderson, guitar
 
My Heart is in the East – Aaron Copland
The Crucifixion – Samuel Barber
The Gyp Song – Aaron Copland
Colleen Brewer, alto; Emily Wiggett, piano
 
Four Songs for Voice and Piano – Louise Talma
Lisa Jablow, soprano; Diane Huling, piano
 

* premiere

WAREBROOK CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FESTIVAL
SATURDAY, JULY 12, 7:30 PM
Haskell Opera House, Derby Line, Vermont
 
Pastorale (1941) – Elliot Carter
Mark Margolies, clarinet; Paul Jacobs, piano
 
Sarabande and Rigaudon, Op. 60 (1921) – Arthur Foote
Emily Wiggett, flute; Gabrielle Marcotte, violin; Stephanie Marcotte, piano
 
Profiles (1986) – Eleanor Cory
In Three Movements
Mark Margolies, clarinet; Darry Dolezal, cello; Mika Tanaka, piano
 
In the Abode of Soundless Poetry (2007)* – William Pfaff
Susan Jensen and Brenda van der Merwe, violins
Leslie Perna, viola; Darry Dolezal, ‘cello
 
INTERMISSION
 
Serenade (1952) – Andrew Imbrie

I. Allegro Vivace
II. Siciliano
III. Adagio

Sarah Brady, flute; Leslie Perna, viola; Paul Jacobs, piano

At That Hour * (2008) – Sara Doncaster
Six poems by James Joyce for tenor and six instruments
1. My Dove, My Beautiful One
2. A Prayer
3. In The Dark Pinewood
4. A Memory of the Players in a Mirror at Midnight
5. Sleep Now, O Sleep Now
6. At That Hour
Jon Garrison, tenor; Sarah Brady, flute; Mark Margolies, clarinet
Brenda van der Merwe, violin; Darry Dolezal, ‘cello
Mika Tanaka, piano; Aaron Trant, percussion
Paul Brust, conductor
 

* premiere

Note: Some programs may be subject to change

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