Evening Concert Series 2024 – 2025 Season
Sara M. Snell Music Theater Monday, February 24th at 7:30 PM
Student Composers Forum
Fabulous Flamingo Formal For February (2025) Luke Jandreau (b. 2004)
Vanessa Aagaard, flute Luke Jandreau, piano
Up Late Maria Tartaglia (b. 2004) Fixed media
Sketches in Cold Colors (2025)
I. Indigo
II. Grey
III. Viridian
David Morelli (b.2006)
David Morelli, piano
Solar Velocity (2025) Evelyn “SilverMoon” Van Dusen Fixed media
Grandiose Blues (2025)
Declan Kirby, trumpet
Declan Kirby (b. 2003)
String Quartet No. 1 (2025)
Brodie Ainsworth
Distant Respite (2024)
Ehren Auer, violin
Adam Beiter, violin
Nathan Redlein, viola
Ollie Hernandez, cello
intermission
Connor Martin (b. 2005)
Yadiel Roman Martinez, flute
Matthew Williams, flute
Amara Leitner, oboe
Mariana Morales, english horn
Hayley Colon, clarinet
Julia Saxby, bass clarinet
Liam Hill, bassoon
Melissa Mitchell, bassoon
Will Kirk, horn
Mark Cannistraci, horn
Connor Martin, conductor
unChained (2024) Ryan Godfrey
Ryan Godfrey, piano
NeoFluxus Event 8BA1 Brody Ainsworth
Brody Ainsworth, performer
Gyorgi Ligeti, electronic artist
Without Your Help (2025) Logan Pepper
Music video
Excerpts from 24 Preludes Book I (2024) William Codd (b.2002)
D Major
G Minor
F# Major
D Minor
William Codd, piano
Gardening (2024) Adam Beiter (b.2003)
I. Es Mercadal and Béjaïa
II. Kwale (91.3 FM)
Program notes
Fixed media
NeoFluxus Event 8BA1 – Brodie Ainsworth
Fluxus was a music and art movement in the 1960s and 70s focused on performance art intended to demonstrate that music is more than just melody and harmony. Instead, Fluxus proposes that music is everything, and everything can be music. Fluxus events were often humorous, featured improvisation and chance, and often sought to make the audience think about something in a way they had never thought of before.
This composition is a NeoFluxus event, and the instructions for the performer are as follows:
If performing for an audience in a concert setting, encourage the audience to pretend/act as though they are in a comedy club or at a bar’s amateur hour.
Listen to Artikulations by Gyorgi Ligeti over a stereo system. Every time you hear a noise you like, say “I’ll have what he’s having.” Every time you hear a noise you dislike, say “Heh, am I right?” If you have no opinion on the noises you hear, tug on your collar nervously.
If the performer can have a microphone to speak into, they should have one. If this is performed on a stage, the speakers should be set up in such a way that there is a clear difference between left and right.