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CazenoviaCounterpoint: SocietyforNewMusicChamberConcertI PROGRAM
Processional:LetThereBeLight(1902)
Chorał1(2015)
MarchSinistra(2024)
CharlesIves(1874-1954)
EwaFabiańska-Jelińska(b.1989)
JackCourtright(b.1996)
AnnumperAnnum(1980) ArvoPärt(b.1935)
AmandaR.Mole,organ
OutoftheDepthsforTromboneandOrgan(2023)
HeatherBuchman,trombone
AmandaR.Mole,organist
TheRevdMustardHisInstallationPrelude(2012)
AmandaR.Mole,organ
NatalieDraper(b.1985)
NicoMuhly(b.1981)
BrightCall(2021)
FantasieonaHungarianSongofThanks(1988)
LisaAlbrecht,trombone
BenDavidAronson,trombone
HeatherBuchman,trombone
BenDettelback,trombone
ChaseGasko,basstrombone
AmandaR.Mole,organ
SalvatoreSciarratta(b.1996)
ZsoltGárdonyi(b.1946)
societyfornewmusic.org
CharlesIves(1874-1954)wasanAmericanmodernistcomposerwhosemusicwaslargelyignoredduringhis life,asmanyofhisunperformedworksonlygainedrenownonlyafterhisdeath.Ivescombinedthe Americanpopularmusicandchurch-musictraditionsofhisyouthwithEuropeanartmusicandwasamong thefirstcomposerstoengageinasystematicprogramofexperimentalmusic,usingmusicaltechniques includingpolytonality,polyrhythm,toneclusters,aleatoricelements,andquartertonesHisstyle foreshadowedmanymusicalinnovationsofthe20thcenturyHesustainedaremarkablysuccessfulcareer asaninsurancesalesmanyetcontinuedtobeaprolificcomposerWrittenin1902duringhistenureas organistattheCentralPresbyterianChurchinNYC,thispreludewasscoredfororganandeithervocal chorusorfourtrombones.ThetitulartextisbasedonthefamiliarpassagefromtheBookofGenesis. Pealingdissonancesandharmonicclusterscombinetocreateauniquecanvasofprogressionsandcolor, whichgraduallywendtheirwaybacktoopenoctavesandfifths.Theworkevokesthedramaofprimordial lightemergingfromdarkness.
Polishcomposer
EwaFabiańska-Jelińska
(b.1989)isanAssistantProfessoratthePaderewskiAcademyof Music(Poland)andamemberofthePolishSocietyofContemporaryMusicSheholdsaPhDfromthe PaderewskiAcademyandhascompletedstudiesattheUniversitätfürMusikunddarstellendeKunstin ViennaHerworkshavebeenperformedatinternationalfestivalsofcontemporarymusicacrossEurope, Asia,andtheUnitedStates.Fabiańska-Jelińskahaswonnumerousinternationalcompetitionsincludingthe MarathonV-Festival(Vienna),InternationalForumMusicofYouth(Kiev),InternationalComposers CompetitionArtistesenHerbe(Luxembourg),InternationalComposersCompetitionKALEIDOSCOPE(Los Angeles),andtheInternationalComposersCompetition(NewYork).Hercatalogofsolo,chamber,vocal, andorchestralcompositionsincludesseveralworksfortromboneensemble.Chorał1(2015)beginswith chant-likestatementsfromeachplayerwithmeldintoachoraletexturewithtraditionalharmonies, eventuallygivingwaytomorecontemporarychordsandgestures.
OriginallyfromBurnsville,MN,JackCourtright(b.1996)currentlyservesasDirectorofJazzEnsemblesat TexasA&MUniversity-CommerceHeholdsaBachelor’sandPerformer’sCertificatefromtheEastman SchoolofMusicwherehestudiedwithMarkKelloggandLarryZalkind,aswellasaMaster’sfromthe UniversityofNorthTexaswherehestudiedwithNickFinzer,servingasaTeachingFellowandasJazzChair trombonistintheOneO’ClockLabBandHehasbeenthewinneroffourinternationaltrombone competitionsattheInternationalTromboneFestival,AmericanTromboneWorkshopandUNT/ConnSelmerJTBNDay.UnderJack'sdirection,UNT'sjazztromboneensemble,TheU-Tubes,werenamed winnersoftheITA's2021KaiWindingJazzTromboneEnsembleCompetition.Indemandasacomposer andarranger,Jack’sworksforbigbandandtromboneensembleareperformedbyprofessional,collegiate andhighschoolgroupsacrosstheU.S.
“MarchSinistra”wascommissionedbytheRochester,NY-basedHohenfelsTromboneQuartetinthe springof2024.Thepieceblendselementsofwesternclassical,jazz,andpopmusicintoacompact showpiecefeaturingamilitaristicostinatoandvirtuosicstatementsfromeachplayer.Thetitlecomesfrom Latinfor“thelefthand,”areferencetothecommissioningensemblewhichconsistsoffoursouthpaws EstoniancomposerArvoPärthasworkedinaminimaliststylesincethe1970’s,employinghisownunique compositionaltechnique:tintinnabuliThissimplestylewasinfluencedbythecomposer'smystical experienceswithchantmusicMusically,Pärt'stintinnabularmusicischaracterizedbytwotypesofvoice: onearpeggiatesthetonictriad,whiletheothermovesdiatonicallyinstepwisemotionHisworksareoften characterizedasslowandmeditative“Annumperannum”wascommissionedin1980bythe Südwestrunfunk(broadcastcorporation)inGermany,celebratingthe900thanniversaryoftheCathedralin Speyer.ThepiecewaspremieredbycathedralorganistLeoKrämer.Thecomposerwrites:“Thepiece consistsoffivesections(variationsonasequentiallychangingcantusfirmus),anintroductionandacoda. EachvariationhasoneofthelettersK–G–C–S–A,theinitialsofthefivesectionsoftheordinary[mass] (Kyrie,Gloria,Credo,Sanctus,AgnusDei).Theysymbolizethemass,which“annumperannum”(yearby
year)anddayafterdahasbeencelebratedforninecenturiesintheCathedralatSpeyer”–ThDSch Praisedforher“individualandstrongvoice”(ColinClarke,FanfareMagazine),composerNatalieDraper explorescharacterandevocativesound-worldsinhermusicShehaswrittenworksforavarietyof ensemblesandperformers,includingorganistAnneLaver,AlbanySymphony'sDogsofDesire,BethWiller andPeabodyInstitute'sNEXTEnsemble,andGrammy-nominatedpianistKaraHuberDraper'smusichas beenincludedonrecordingsbypianistMirnaLekić,AkropolisReedQuintet,sopranoDanielleBuonaiuto, andSymphonyNumberOne.ShehasbeenfeaturedinarticlesinVoxHumana,ICareIfYouListen(new musicmediaplatform),andVanMagazine.DraperhasheldresidenciesandfellowshipsattheUcross Foundation,theTanglewoodMusicCenter,theI-ParkFoundation,Yaddo,andSt.David'sEpiscopalChurch inBaltimore,MD.Sheisanassociateprofessorinthemusictheoryandcompositiondepartmentatthe SetnorSchoolofMusicatSyracuseUniversity.
“OutoftheDepths”isanevocative,bluesyworkexploringthetrombone’sexpressivemelodiccapabilities, particularlythroughpitch-bendingandglissandi,overavarietyoffigurations,dynamicclusters,and registrationpossibilitiesintheorganInmanyinstancesthetromboneandtheorganmimiceachother, merginginsoundandcharacterThepiecebeginswithcolorful“waves”intheorganandaplaintivemelody inthetrombone,movestowardsanenergeticandvibrantmiddlesection,andrecedesintomoremelodic andcontemplativewritinginbothinstrumentstoconcludethework
AmericancomposerNicoMuhly(b1981)composed“TheRevdMustardhisInstallationPrelude”in2012 byfortheinstallationofhiseponymousfriendasRectorofStMarytheVirgin,EastBarnet(UK)Thearchaic possessiveformself-consciouslyevokesastylisticallycommontitleamongtheEnglishvirginalist composersoftheTudor/Jacobeanperiod:“TheEarleofSalisburyhisPavaneandGalliarde”andsoforth. Hispiecebeginswithamelodyplayedintwovoicesinthepedal.Developingslowly,itmovestotheleft handforthemiddleportionofthework,returningtothepedalsattherecapitulation,nowahalf-steplower. Theconstantsixteenth-notemotionoftheaccompanimentprovidesanenergeticandhappywelcomefor theReverendtohisnewparish
SalvatoreSciarratta(b1996)isanItaliantrombonist,euphoniumplayer,andcomposerIn2018he obtainedadegreefromtheAlessandroScarlattiConservatoryinPalermoandhasstudiedchambermusic attheISSMArturoToscaniniRiberaSciarrattahaswrittenandarrangedmusicfororchestras,windbands, bigbands,chamberensembles,andpopbandsHismulti-facetedperformingcareerisbasedinSicily, wherehehasrecordedwiththerockbandSikaniaHiscomposition“Sicilianomedio”wonthegroupthe ACEP/UNEMIAspecialawardatthenationalMusicacontrolemafiacontestin2019.Hehasreceivedother commissionsandistheauthorofatrombonemethodbook.BrightCallreceivedthe1stPrizeatthe2021 BritishTrombonistSociety’sComposers’Competition.Thesimplestructureoftheworkincludesmodal interchangesandsolemn,flowingmelodiclines.Thecomposerindicatesthatthetitleofthisworkrefersto “aninvitationtoreason”.
FantasieübereinungarischesDankliedfürvierPosaunenundkonzertierendeOrgel(FantasyonaHungarian SongofThanksforfourtrombonesandsoloconcertorgan).
RenownedHungarian-Germancomposer,musictheorist,andorganistZsoltGárdonyi(b.1946)hasbeen recognizedforhiscontributionsinthefieldofchurchmusic,aswellasforhisworkasaperformerand teacher.GárdonyibasedhisFantasieona16th-centurymelodythatremainsoneofthemostbeloved songsofpraiseintheHungarianProtestanttraditionThehymn’stextisasongofthanksgiving,expressing gratitudeandtrustinGodGárdonyi’streatmentpresentsaninstrumentaldialoguebetweenthevirtuosic organpartandthetrombonequartetAlternatingbetweenchorale-liketexturesandquasi-improvisatory interludes,itculminatesinanexhilaratingandtriumphantstatementofthehymntune.In2014,the HohenfelsTromboneQuartethadthehonorofpresentingthisworkattheWürzburgCathedral(Germany) withthecomposerinattendance.OrganistAmandaR.MoleandtheHohenfelsTromboneQuartethave alsorecordedFantasieontheiralbum,“SoundandResound.”
Foundedin2011,theHohenfelsTromboneQuartetisbasedinRochester,NYandhasperformed extensivelythroughouttheNortheasternUS.In2014theytouredGermanyandAustriaascultural ambassadorstoWürzburg,featuringcollaborationswithorganistsandcomposersattheSt.Kilian CathedralsofWürzburgandSchweinfurt.TheyrecentlyconcludedaconcerttourinNewYorkStatewith guestperformancesinchurchesacrosstheAdirondackRegion.TheyarefeaturedprominentlyonSound& Resound(2020),analbumproducedbyLisaAlbrechtandAmandaRMole,showcasingsoloandensemble worksfortromboneandorganHTQalsopresentsrecitalsandmasterclassesatcollegesandpublic schools,enrichingyoungperformerswiththeirversatilepresentations
LisaAlbrechtwasappointedSecondTromboneoftheRochesterPhilharmonicin2009Shepreviously heldpositionsintheSanAntonioSymphony,HonoluluSymphony,MinnesotaOrchestra,andtheNewYork PhilharmonicMs.Albrechthasalsoperformedwithnumerousotherorchestras,amongthemtheLos AngelesPhilharmonic,DetroitSymphony,MostlyMozartFestival,SeattleSymphony,MetropolitanOpera, SantaFeOpera,LondonSinfonietta,DeutscheKammerphilharmonieBremen,andtheLucerneFestival Orchestra.Since2007shehasservedasPrincipalTromboneofOperaSaratoga.Asasoloist,Lisahas appearedinrecitalatconferencesanduniversitiesthroughouttheUSandEurope.Shehastouredwith severalchambergroups,includingBurningRiverBrassandSummitBrassEnsemble.Herworkasafreelance artistinNewYorkCityspannedfromBroadwaytostudiosessions,CarnegieHall,andLincolnCenter.In 2020shereleasedthealbumSound&ResoundwithorganistAmandaMole,featuringtheHohenfels TromboneQuartetOriginallyfromPhelps,NewYork,LisaearnedaBachelorofMusicdegreewith DistinctionfromtheEastmanSchoolofMusicasastudentofJohnMarcellusShehasservedonthefaculty oftheJuilliardSchool,EastmanSchoolofMusic,andtheUniversityofTexasatSanAntonioSheisa licensedwildernessguideandanAdirondack46er
ActivethroughouttheUnitedStates,BenDavidAronsonisbasedinRochester,NewYorkAfounding memberoftheHohenfelsTromboneQuartet,hehasalsoappearedregularlywiththeEriePhilharmonic, Symphoria,RochesterPhilharmonicandBuffaloPhilharmonicorchestras,theCayugaChamberOrchestra, PlymouthBrassQuintet,andSymphoriaBrassQuintet.Afoundingmemberandco-ArtisticDirectorof Incantare,hisengagementsasahistoricaltrombonistincludecollaborationswiththeDarkHorseConsort, Piffaro,PegasusEarlyMusic,PublickMusick,TENET,TrinityWallStreet,ChathamBaroque,Bourbon Baroque,AtlantaBaroqueOrchestra,Apollo’sFire,Mercury!TheOrchestraRedefined,theWashington NationalCathedralBaroqueOrchestra,andothersBenDavidholdsaDMAfromtheEastmanSchoolof Music,andservesonthefacultiesoftheEastmanCommunityMusicSchool,theHochsteinSchoolof MusicandDance,Hobart&WilliamSmithColleges,SUNYGeneseo,andtheTexasTromboneInstitute HeatherBuchmanisdirectoroftheHamiltonCollegeOrchestraandPresidentoftheSocietyforNew MusicBoardSheperformsregularlyasconductorandtrombonistwiththeSocietyforNewMusicand Symphoria.ShewasafinalistintheAmericanPrizeforConducting,CollegeandUniversityDivision.She servedasPrincipalTrombonistoftheSanDiegoSymphonyfrom1988-1997.ShewonprizesattheARD InternationalMusicCompetitioninMunich,GermanyandtheNewYorkPhilharmonicYoungArtists ConcertoCompetition.ShehasgivensoloandconcertoperformanceswiththeNationalSymphony,San DiegoSymphony,CantonSymphony,BayAreaWomen’sPhilharmonic,andtheInternationalTrombone Festival;andhasappearedwithChicagoMusicoftheBaroqueWithSNMshehasbeeninstrumentalin numerouspremiereperformancesandcollaborationsinchamberopera,musictheater,dance,and multimediaShestudiedconductingattheJuilliardSchoolandUniversityofMichigan,anddidher bachelor’sdegreeintromboneperformanceattheEastmanSchoolofMusicReflectingherprofessional workandinterests,Buchmanhasstudiedballetsince2013
BenDettelbackiscurrentlyPrincipalTromboneofTheSyracuseOrchestraandInstructorofTromboneat SyracuseUniversity.BenalsoservesasthePrincipalTromboneoftheCayugaChamberOrchestra(Ithaca, NY)andhasperformedwithgroupssuchastheBuffaloPhilharmonic,RochesterPhilharmonic/Oratorio Society,PrincetonSymphony,NationalOrchestralInstitute,andAmericanInstituteofMusicalStudyin Graz,Austria.BenrecentlyappearedasasoloistwithTheSyracuseOrchestraandMaestroLawrenceLoh
performingthefinalmovementofLaunyGrondahl’sTromboneConcertoduringthe2022-23Season.He wasalsonamedafinalistinthe2018InternationalTromboneAssociationsAltoTromboneCompetition BenholdsdegreesfromtheEastmanSchoolofMusic(BM/PC)andYaleUniversity(MM)wherehestudied withLarryZalkindandScottHartmanWhennotplayingtrombone,Bencanbefoundbakingbread, cooking,orhangingoutwithhiscat,Kimchi
ChaseGaskoisafreelanceBassTrombonistbasedinRochester,NYHeearnedhisBachelor’sDegreein TrombonePerformancefromtheFrostSchoolofMusicinMiami,studyingwithProfessorTimothyConner andwasawardedthedistinguishedPerformer’sCertificateandaMaster'sDegreefromtheEastmanSchool ofMusicunderthetutelageofProfessorLarryZalkind.Chaseisproficientinavarietyofstylesandhas performedwithSyracuse’sSymphoria,theEriePhilharmonicOrchestra,TheSocietyforNewMusic,the RussellScarbroughBigBand,andtheChautuaquaLakePops.HewasafoundingmemberoftheBroken BonesTromboneQuartetwhichperformedinconcertseriesinUpstateNYandcommissionedanewwork, “MysticEpisodes,”bycomposerJackCourtwright.In2021,ChasewasafeaturedsoloistonSteven Verhelst’s“HymnForPlanetEarth”fortheSocietyforNewMusic'sWildernessMusicprogramsin2021 Hailedasarisingstar,AmandaMoleisquicklyearningareputationasoneoftheleadingconcertorganists ofhergenerationHerperformanceshavebeendescribedas“elegant,lucid”(TheAmericanOrganist),and havingan“excellentbalanceoftechnicalaccuracy,rhythm,andstructure”(TheDiapason) Amandaisthefirst-prizewinnerofthe8thInternationalMusashino-TokyoOrganCompetition(2017),one ofthelargestandmostprestigiousorgancompetitionsintheworldSheisthefirst-placeandaudience prizewinneroftheMiamiInternationalOrganCompetition(2016),andthefirst-placewinneroftheArthur PoisterOrganCompetition(2014),theJohnRodlandMemorialOrganCompetition(2014),andthePeterB. KnockAward(2014).Since2017,shehasservedasajurorforliveandpreliminaryroundsforseveralorgan competitionsand,in2016,AmandawaschosenasoneofTheDiapasonmagazine’sTop20Under30,a featurethatselectssomeofthemostsuccessfulyoungartistsinthefield.Sheisgratefulrecipientof severalmerit-basedscholarshipsincludingtheM.LouiseMiller,theAmericanBaptist,theNational ReligiousMusicWeek,andtheSusanGloverHitchcockScholarships
AmandahasperformedinternationallyatvenuesacrosstheUSA,Europe,andJapanShewasafeatured performeratthe2015NewHavenRegionalAmericanGuildofOrganistsConventionand,in2016and2018, shejoinedtherosterofconcertartistsattheOrganHistoricalSocietyConventionandreceivedunanimous glowingreviewsinTheAmericanOrganist,TheDiapason,andTheTrackermagazines,praisingherfine technique,maturemusicality,andhailingherasarising“star”whoplays“withauthorityandflair”In2020, AmandawasafeaturedartistattheAGONationalOrganFest,whereshepremieredanewpieceforthe convention.Nextsummer,shewillperformattheAGONationalConventioninSeattle,WA.Sheis frequentlybroadcastontheradioshowPipedreamsLIVE!andhasrecordedaCDthatwasreleasedin2019 onNaxos,thelargestclassicalmusiclabelintheworld.Shortlythereafterin2020,Amandareleaseda collaborativeCDofmusicfortromboneandorganwithRPOtrombonistLisaAlbrechtandHohenfels trombonequartet
Ms.MoleisfromHolden,Massachusetts,andiscompletingaDoctorofMusicalArtsdegreeasastudent ofDavidHiggsattheEastmanSchoolofMusicIn2011,AmandagraduatedfromtheYaleInstituteof SacredMusicandtheSchoolofMusicwithaMasterofMusicdegreeinOrganPerformanceandSacred MusicDuringhertimeatYale,AmandastudiedorganwithMartinJeanandChoralConductingwithMaggie Brooks,andwastheonlycandidateinherclasstoreceivetheChurchMusicStudiesCertificatefor additionalsacredmusicandtheologicalstudies.PriortoYale,sheobtainedaBachelorofMusicdegree withhonorsatEastmanwhilestudyingwithWilliamPorter,and,priortoEastman,shestudiedwithLarry SchipullandPatriciaSnyder.AmandahasalsocompletedtherequirementsforaminorinChoral Conductingduringherdoctorate.AmandaisrepresentedinNorthAmericanbyKarenMcFarlaneArtists, Inc.