TPA 2021 Program: Sound In Sculpture

Sound in Sculpture

Landmarks, Texas Performing Arts, and The Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music present

Sound in Sculpture Thursday, April 22, 2021 7 pm Virtual Event Sound in Sculpture returns for a sixth year to showcase original music composed and performed by UT students, inspired by works in the Landmarks public art collection.

Front Cover Image: Joel Perlman, Detail of Square Tilt, 1983. Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Ben Aqua

American, born 1943

Square Tilt

Ursula von Rydingsvard American, born in Germany, 1942

1983 Steel Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. L. William Teweles, 1986. Photo by Ben Aqua

Untitled (Seven Mountains)

Koren Der Harootian

James Turrell

American, born in Armenia, 1909–1992

Prometheus and Vulture

1948 Marble Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Haik Kavookjian, 1948. Photo by Paul Bardagjy

1986–1988 Cedar and graphite powder Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1988. Photo by Ben Aqua

American, born 1943

The Color Inside

2013 Black basalt, plaster, and LED lights Commission, Landmarks, The University of Texas at Austin, 2013.

Photo by Florian Holzherr

Works of Art

Joel Perlman

Musical Program

Square Tilt for Brass Quartet

by Thomas A. Rodriguez Inspired by Square Tilt (Joel Perlman) AJ Marks, Trumpet Dylan Herd, Trumpet Nat Hsu, Tenor Trombone Wheaten Wills, Bass Trombone About the Composer Thomas A. Rodriguez is a third-year undergraduate student at The University of Texas at Austin, pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Music and a Minor in Arts Management and Administration.

Thomas’ musical work is primarily influenced by electronica, noise, and the sequencing of nouns in a list.

While at UT, Thomas has studied clarinet with Jonathan Gunn and Tyler Webster, and composition with Russell Podgorsek. He previously performed with the UT Wind Ensemble, UT Wind Symphony, and the Austin Civic Orchestra. He is currently a member of The University of Texas Longhorn Band, and is the Vice President of Service for the Mu Theta chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon.

While not musicking, Thomas can be found outside somewhere, watching videos of trains, and/or telling bad jokes.

Seven Mountains for Piano and Tape

by Geli Li

Inspired by Untitled (Seven Mountains) (Ursula von Rydingsvard)

literature, philosophy and other arts to shape personal musical vocabulary.

Her music has been performed internationally by leading artists including Switch~Ensemble, Chamber orchestraJahrhundert- xx- Österreich, NOMAD Tokyo, Altiusin quartet, Chamber orchestra Klangforum Wien, Berlin Zafraan Ensemble, Beijing Modern Ensemble, China Broadcast Traditional Orchestra, Central Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, and ChinaYouth Symphony Orchestra. She also worked with a great number of conductors and composers including Peter Burwik, Manuel Nauri, Norman Huynh, and Bright SHENG, among others. Since 2012, she has received awards and prizes in composition competition more than ten times. In 2017 Geli was a Composer Fellow at the Intimacy of Creativity Chamber Music Festival at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. In 2019, her orchestral work Stray Birds was selected in Oregon Symphony Composition Workshop.

Geli earned her bachelor’s and master’s degree in Composition at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China. From 2014-2015, she studied at the Hochschuler für Musik und Theater Hamburg with Elmar Lampson. In 2020, she began her new journey of doctorate in Music Composition at the University of Texas at Austin with Donald Grantham and Januibe Tejera.

Prometheus

by Abhi Rao

Inspired by Prometheus and Vulture (Koren Der Harootian)

Noah Sonderling, Piano About the Composer Geli Li (b.1992) is a composer and pianist who straddles both Eastern and Western cultures, and explores the intersection and relationship of

Abhi Rao, Flute Thomas A. Rodriguez, Clarinet Kate Young, Oboe Shawn Karson, Bassoon Devin Reddy, French Horn Austin Ali, Trumpet

About the Composer Abhi Rao (b.1999) is a first-year medical student at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, and is an alum of The University of Texas at Austin. Abhi turns to music to connect to people and tell stories, and he is passionate about using music to train future generations of compassionate physicians. Many of Abhi’s compositions are inspired by the terminally ill patients he worked with as a hospice volunteer. Abhi has studied with Dr. Russell Podgorsek and played flute and piccolo with the UT University Orchestra. In his free time, Abhi manages his personal blog, apollosheartbeat.com, plays board games, and pretends he knows how to cook.

The Inextinguishable Flame

by Rita Yung

Inspired by Prometheus and Vulture (Koren Der Harootian) Chia-ying Lin, French Horn About the Composer Rita Yung received her Master’s degree in composition at The University of Texas at Austin and her Bachelor’s degree at Hong Kong Baptist University.

She studied with Galison Lau, Christopher Coleman, Christopher J Keyes, Nina C. Young, Annie Gosfield, and Yevgeniy Sharlat.

As a composer, Yung works on both acoustic and electronics music. Recent compositions include Polaris for orchestra (2020); Silence for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin and percussion (2020); Innerlouge for bassoon and live electronics (2019); Life is but a dream for zheng and electronics (2016). Her works have been featured in concerts

and conferences, such as International Computer Music Conference (2017 Shanghai, 2020 Chile), Electric La Tex (2020 Denton), Etching Festive (2019 France), International Alliance for Women in Music conference (2019 Boston), Feminist Theory and Music conference (Boston 2019), Seoul International Computer Music Festival (2017 Korea), and New Generation (2017, 2018 Hong Kong).

perfect circle

by Sophie Mathieu

Inspired by The Color Inside (James Turrell) James Takashi Tabata, Voice Sophie Mathieu, Cello Noah Simon, Piano Ali Pappa, Percussion Erin Marie Lynch, Poetry About the Composer Composer-performer Sophie Mathieu has won numerous awards for her work writing music for diverse mediums. Her music explores concepts of vastness, timelessness, intimacy, and ethereality.

Sophie is a first-year master’s student at The University of Texas at Austin, studying with Yevgeniy Sharlat. She completed her undergraduate at the University of Southern California, studying primarily with Ted Hearne and earning the distinction of “Outstanding Graduate in Composition” when she finished her studies. In addition to composing, Sophie plays cello and viola da gamba.

Outside of music, she loves to cook, watch indie horror films, and play Sid Meier’s Civilization V. Credits Audio Mixing: Jon Clover-Brown Videography: Justin Lescano, Sophie Mathieu, Sam Oladejo Video Editing: Edward Lambert, Justin Lescano, Sophie Mathieu

Musical Program

William Wright, Trombone Ali Pappa, Percussion

www.landmarksut.org texasperformingarts.org music.utexas.edu Image: Koren Der Harootian, Detail of Prometheus and Vulture, 1948. Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Ben Aqua