THE GRADUATE CENTER COMPOSERS’ ALLIANCE presents

T R A N S I TSara Budde, clarinetAndie Springer, violinEvelyn Farny, celloDavid Friend, pianoJoe Bergen, percussion

SKETCH (WORK-IN-PROGRESS) Cynthia Lee Wong

TRANSITORY MUSIC Daniel Colson

ROK-KU NO HAIKU

I POCO ADAGIO

II ALLEGRO RITMICO

III CALMO

IV ADAGIO E CON DEVOZIONE

V SOSTENUTO

VI ALLEGRO GIOCOSO

Andie Springer, violinDavid Friend, piano

Ramin Heydarbeygi

THREE PIECES FOR THE ANATOLIAN TRIO

FUGUE

ELEGY

PERPETUAL MOTION

Sara Budde, clarinetAndie Springer, violinDavid Friend, piano

Jessica Rudman

SOUND IMAGERY NO.2Sara Budde, clarinetAndie Springer, violin

Ines Thiebaut

THE ANATOMY OF THE CURIOSITY CABINET

MOVEMENT NO. IV: FOR VIOLIN, VIOLONCELLO, AND VIBRAPHONE

Andie Springer, violinEvelyn Farny, celloJoe Bergen, vibraphone

MOVEMENT NO. X: FOR CLARINET, VIBRAPHONE, VIOLIN, VIOLONCELLO, AND PIANO

Whitney George

...IN THE MIDDLE OF A WHEEL Casey Hale

THE PHD/DMA PROGRAMS IN MUSIC

Wednesday, December 8th, 2010, 7:30 pm

Baisley Powell Elebash Recital Hall

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Program Notes

Three Pieces for the Anatolian Trio was written for three Hartt School students/alums in 2010. Each

piece is short, with a distinct identity: a fugue whose subject is an almost-twelve tone row, an

elegy (based on a miniature composed almost two years prior to the other movements), and a

perpetual motion finale using the chromatic row hinted at in the fugue. The work was premiered

by the Anatolian Trio in May 2010 in West Hartford, CT and subsequently performed on the

group’s 2010 tour of Turkey. — Jessica Rudman

The Anatomy of the Curiosity Cabinet is a thirteen-movement work for chamber orchestra. The

end-cap movements are scored for the entire ensemble, while the inner movements call for

different subsets of the orchestra. The work can be presented in a few ways: as an entire piece,

as an abbreviated piece using just the tutti movements, or as a suite by using selections from

movements No. II- No. XII. Dedicated to the chamber orchestra "The Curiosity Cabinet," the

piece has only been presented in the last manifestation, and is scheduled for a full performance

in the Spring of 2011.

"The Curiosity Cabinet" is named for the pieces of furniture popular in 19th century England,

containing drawers or surfaces with glass enclosures, meant for displaying the treasures

collected on exotic adventures. Each movement is, in the broadest sense, an exploration of the

timbral variety and orchestrational choices available within the different subsets of the larger

ensemble. Each section represents a gem, an item collected in travel, kept within the Curiosity

Cabinet. They are odd treasures: slightly worn with time but rich with color and history.

— Whitney George

Composer Bios

Commissioned twice by musica viva and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Cynthia Lee Wong (born in New York) has received praise for her "shamelessly beautiful" music as well as her

devotion toward "not only the avant-garde audience, but all classical enthusiasts or indeed all

music lovers" (Süddeutsche Zeitung). Current commissions include a work for the Orpheus

Chamber Orchestra, to be premiered on October 13, 2011 at Carnegie Hall as well as a Piano

Quartet for the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival and La Jolla Music Society, to be performed on

August 19, 2011 in La Jolla.

Jessica Rudman’s music has been presented across the United States and abroad. She has

participated in festivals including the Cortona Sessions, EAMA, Music07, NEON, and the Ernest

Bloch Festival. Honors include winning the 2008 Omaha Symphony’s New Music Symposium

Score Call, the 2009 Con/un/drum Composition Competition, and a WELFund grant from the

University of Hartford. Ms. Rudman has taught at Central Connecticut State University and the

Hartt School, and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the City University of New York. For more

information and audio samples, please visit: http://www.jessicarudman.com.

Whitney George began composing after taking music theory at age 16. While pursuing an

Undergraduate degree at CalArts, she focused on interdisciplinary collaboration that led to the

self-production of a full-length opera titled "Alphabephobia," which includes animation, dance

and theater alongside music. Her music, performance art, and installations have had both

international and domestic premieres, primarily in England and the East and West coasts of the

US.

Starting in 2008, George studied at the Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music with Jason

Eckardt and Tania Leon, graduating with a Masters in Music Composition in 2010. During her time

at Brooklyn College she was in named composer-in-residence with both the Conservatory

Orchestra and the ConTEMPO new music ensemble. Her thesis "The Yellow Wallpaper," an

operatic work, was awarded the Lehman Engel Award.

George is continuing studies at the doctoral level at the CUNY Graduate Center, where she is

studying composition with David DelTredici as well as perusing private studies with Fred Ho. She

conducts the Contemporary Music Ensemble (CME) at CUNY Graduate Center as well as Ursula

Oppens' conTEMPO ensemble at Brooklyn College Conservatory. In early 2011 George is set to

conduct Fred Ho’s opera The Sweet Science Suite: a Scientific Soul Honoring of Mohammed Ali

in recording and in performance at the Guggenheim Museum.

George also leads and conducts "The Curiosity Cabinet," a chamber orchestra whose members

were culled from a network of close collaborators. In addition to her composing and

conducting, George teaches introductory music theory at the Brooklyn College Conservatory.

Casey Hale is a composer and guitarist. Called by the Cleveland Plain Dealer "a skilled

craftsman with a keen ear for colorful and yearning sonic possibilities," he has written for serval

orchestras and chamber ensembles, including the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra, the

Orchestra of St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble, the Woodstock Chamber Orchestra, the American

Symphony Orchestra and the Da Capo Chamber Players, among others. As an instrumentalist,

he has performed repertoire from the 16th century to the present in a broad range of styles, and

currently co-directs the CUNY Middle Eastern Music Ensemble with Ozan Aksoy. He is pursuing his

PhD at the CUNY Graduate Center, where he organizes concerts on behalf of the Composers’

Alliance, and he teaches at Brooklyn College. For more information, scores and recordings, visit

caseyhale.com.

Performer Bios

TRANSIT is the fresh face of new music. The New York-based collective is systematically

dismantling the status quo in new music. For too long, composers and performers have been

isolated from each other geographically and stylistically into categories that have less and less

relevance in our quickly globalizing world. Taking their cues from the slapdash diversity of New

York City, the artists of TRANSIT seek to create bridges between and among the various schools

and styles of music being written and performed today. Their goal is not to achieve an

“international style” or to promote homogeny in the music world. Rather, they rejoice in the

mixed up results and new perspectives that undeniably occur when musicians are exposed to

new influences. Similarly, they reject the rigid boundary that frequently separates the worlds of

composition and performance. Their core members include both exciting young composers

and explosive performers, as well as those who excel in both worlds. In a world stricken with

conflict, TRANSIT seeks to reinvigorate the vital discussion between music and humanity by

shaking up the way that music flows into the social consciousness.

Joe Bergen is an active performer, an advocate of new music, and a co-founder of several

ground-breaking groups including TRANSIT and Mantra Percussion. Joe also performs with

numerous other groups including Beaten Path Percussion Duo, Newband (Harry Partch

Ensemble,) Fragile, New Jersey Percussion Ensemble, S.E.M. Ensemble, Blarvuster, Jason Cady

and the Artificials, and the Aaron Siegel Ensemble. In the fall of 2010, Mantra Percussion will give

the U.S. premiere of Michael Gordon's latest work Timber, for percussion sextet. Joe can be

heard on Innova, Shsk’h, Peacock, Equilibrium, and Atma Classique record labels. He is currently

a teaching artist for New Jersey Performing Arts Center's where he teaches and lectures music

as well as accompanies modern dance.

Evelyn Farny, cellist, is a founding member of the New York-based music groups Cadillac Moon

Ensemble and TRANSIT. Evelyn has premiered numerous works, and recently attended the

Lucerne Academy Festival with Pierre Boulez. She is also a member of the newly reformed band

Arturo en el Barco, led by Angélica Negrón. In addition to her dedication to new music, Farny is

an active freelancer and is a member of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic. She has toured with

musical groups throughout the U.S., Europe, Japan, and South America. Farny holds a Bachelor’s

degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music where she studied with Stephen Geber, and a

Master’s degree from SUNY Purchase, where she was teaching assistant to Julia Lichten and

recipient of the Dean’s Award.

David Friend has performed new and experimental music around the world in venues such as

Carnegie Hall (NYTimes: 'enlivening vigor'), Lincoln Center, Royal Festival Hall (UKGuardian:

'streamlined virtuosity'), the Chan Centre (Vancouver), and the Reina Sofia Museum (Madrid)

and in alternative spaces such as Issue Project Room, Le Poisson Rouge, the World Financial

Center Winter Garden, the Players Theater, and New York art galleries. He has performed with

innovative and diverse artists including the Bang on a Can All-Stars, Talujon Percussion, Trio

Mediaeval, Bill Frisell, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Red Light New Music, Ensemble Pamplemousse, and Ai

Ensemble; and worked with composers including Julia Wolfe, David Lang, Michael Gordon,

Charles Wuorinen, and Steve Reich. As a founding member of the TRANSIT collective, Mr. Friend

enjoys working with young composers from around the world and performing the latest music

from emerging composers. He also enjoys working with artists from other disciplines, and creating

multimedia projects, most recently including a large-scale installation involving found sounds, a

live choir, video art, and modern dance.

Clarinetist and Bass Clarinetist Sara Budde performs frequently as a recitalist and chamber

musician both in the US and abroad. Premiering many works for solo and chamber ensembles

including Missy Mazzoli, Kyle Gann, Tristan Perich, and Nico Muhly, Budde focuses primarily on

recent and contemporary music, emphasizing newly emerging composers. Sara has made

professional appearances with such diverse and dynamic groups as Bang on a Can, So

Percussion, The American Composers Orchestra, Sequitur, Copland House, The National, The

Woodstock Chamber Orchestra and The American Symphony Orchestra. Some of the festivals

she has performed at include the Bang On A Can Marathon, Look and Listen, MusicNow, MATA

festival, New Sounds Live and the Carlsbad Music Festival. Studying with David Shifrin, she

received her Master of Music degree in clarinet performance from Yale University. Currently a

member of TRANSIT, Sara is performer and founding director of NOW Ensemble, a new music

collective dedicated to the commissioning and performing of fresh new works.

A native of Fairbanks, Alaska and currently based in Brooklyn, Andie Springer is a classically-

trained, modern-minded violinist. She enjoys performing music from a wide range of genres-

from baroque to amplified, romantic to minimalist, Broadway to improvised. She is passionate

about promoting the music of her generation and as a result has co-founded new music

ensembles TRANSIT and Redshift. Andie also frequently performs with Redhooker, Victrola, Anti-

Social Music and The Andes, all of which are groups whose members blur the line between

composer and performer.

While living in New York, Andie has performed at venues such as The Stone, Monkeytown,

Galapagos, Le Poisson Rouge, Merkin Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, and the Tribeca Film Festival. Her

music has also taken her across the globe- from touring Alaska and Canada with the Arctic

Chamber Orchestra to performing Sarasate’s “Navarra” with the Neue Philharmonie in

Westfalen, Germany, to playing with rock stars in Lima, Peru.

Andie earned her BFA at Carnegie Mellon University with Professor Andres Cardenes, and her

MFA at New York University with Professor Arturo Delmoni. She has performed with the Pittsburgh

Symphony Orchestra and the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra, and her playing has been

broadcast on stations WQED FM, KUAC FM, and WBGO FM. She is currently on the faculty of In

the Pocket NYC and the Larchmont Academy.

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