NEW YORK STATE ,.£ MUSIL iKTWORIi /OUR 2 PRODUCED BY "-. I !I.

i NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS

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SEPTEMBER 19 THROUGH OCTOBER 15,1988 I

HOSTED BY:

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center in Buffalo Hamilton College in Clinton

IMACRnter-Media Arts Center in Huntington, L.I. Cornell University in Ithaca '

and Listener-Supported WSKG Public Radio

90.9 FM in Ithaca and 89.3 FM in Binghamton

With a Showcase Concert at the

Whitney useur urn of American Art at Equitable Center New York City

(for complete program details, contact each venue) /

elcome to the 1988 New York State New Music Network Tour. The New York State Council on the Arts and H allwalls Contemporary Arts

Center are proud to present some of today's leading artists in performances throughout our great state.

Thanks to the cooperation and hard work of local presenters, we are able to bring you a dazzling variety of contemporary music, ranging from earlier works to world premieres. Compositional and performance styles run the gamut, providing you with the opportunity to see familiar faces and explore new ground.

Finally, the tour is designed to reach new audiences for new music and to celebrate the talents of contemporary artists. We are delighted to have you with us and invite you to join us for the rest of the tour. Enjoy!

DOUBLE EDGE Double Edge, pianists Nurit Tilles and Edmund Niemann, this year celebrates its tenth anniver-

sary. Ms. Tilles and Mr. Niemann were introduced through their membership in Steve Reich and Musicians (both continue to collaborate regularly with that composer).

The work of this pair comprises a significant contribution to the literature for two keyboards. Its recordings of Paul Dresher's This Same Temple and David Borden's Anatidae were included in Keyboard Magazine's Best Innovative Albums of 1986.

An abiding interest in new music has resulted in several important commissions from Double Edge: Mr. Borden dedicated his "DoublePortrait" and "Part 2"and "Part 11" of Thecontinuingstory of Counterpoint to the duo; in the offing are premieres of works written for Double Edge by Scott Johnson, Aaron Kernis, Meredith Monk and Terry Riley.

Double Edge was recently heard in Pianorama, a celebration of American piano music that inaugurated Merkin Hall's Tenth Anniversary season.

PROGRAM .

Double Edge's program this evening will be selected from the following repertory:

Leaping Dance(1984) Kevin ~ol&s (b. 1949) neeling Dance (1987) he Eye In the Pyramid (1983) Tom Pierson (b. 1948)

Concerto for Two Solo Pianos (1935) lgot Stravinsky(1882-1971) , Two Ptanos 0957) . Morton Feldman (192671987)

Double Portrait (1987) David Borden (b.1938) Ellis lslana(1981) Meredith Monk (b,lW2) No. 2 ffwn Four Pieces (1977) Frederic Rzewski (b.1938) Antiquay Piano .Exaggeration No. 2 Billy Mayeri ($902-1959) Boogie' (1985) Paul Sehoenfield (b.1947) N Ã ‡ g W ! 41949) ' & ' Paul Bowles (b.1910) Piano Phase (1967) Steve Reich (b.1936)

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 mwmkM GLASS In recent years Philip Glass has become an increasingly prominent figure on the international

music scene. Perhaps most widely known for his 'portrait'operas Einstein on the Beach, Satyagraha, Akhnaten, and for his larger-scale works for various media (film, theater, dance and choral scores), Mr. Glass has also written numerous compositions of smaller scope. He performs a selection of these more intimate, less familiar works on acoustic piano in his New Music Network concerts, his first full-concert appearances as solo pianist.

The Making of the Representative for Planet 8, Mr. Glass's fourth opera, received its world pre- mierein Julyat the Houston Grand Opera.Thecomposeralsomade hisdebutas theaterdirectorthis July with a production of 1000Airplanes on the Roof, a music-drama that was premiered in Vienna; the work will receive its American premiere on September 22 in Philadelphia.

Upcoming major projects include The Palace of the Arabian Nights, an opera collaboration with Robert Wilson, jointly commissioned by Le Festival dlAutomne (Paris), the Stuttgart Opera and the Brooklyn Academy of Music to be premiered in 1989, and a commission from the Metropolitan Opera entitled The Voyage, scheduled for production in October 1992.

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, PROGRAM

Opening from Glassworks 4

Fourth Knee Play - from Einstein on theBeach Planet News - For Allen Ginsberg Mad Rush

- INTERMISSION - Five Metamorphoses for Piano - World Premiere

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Worldwide Management: IPAllnteroatkxul Production Associates, Inc., 653 Broadway, NY, NY 10003 (212) 505-1688

During the past decade, the Kronos Quartet has been acknowledged as a leading voice for con- temporary composers and their works. Its extensive, eclectic - and exclusively 20th century - reper- toire embraces works of Bartok, Berg, Schoenberg and Shostakovich, as well as those of Terry Riley, PhilipGlass,Thelonious Monk, Frankzappaand Jimi Hendrix.TheQuartethas premiered morethan, 250 works, many of which it commissioned. Kronos annually presents concert series in San Fran- cisco, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle and Minneapolis. Extensive touringactivity includes over 100 concerts each year in clubs, concert halls and jazz festivals throughout the United States, Canada, Japan and Australia.

Kronos Quartet has produced its own radio series, "Kronos Hour," and is the subject of a 1987 hour-long PBS documentary. Its recordings,White Man Sleeps (1987) and Kronos Quartet (1986), have appeared on Billboard's classical charts. The Quartet's latest album, Winter Was Hard, will be released on the Elektra/Nonesuch label in September.

PROGRAM -

Ancora Three Transcriptions* (1987) Four, For Tango* (1987) Fratres (1977)

Jan ort than ens on Jack Body Astor Piazzolla ANO Part

- INTERMISSION - Half-Wolf Dances Mad in Moonlight* (1985) Terry Riley Quartet No. 3 (1983) Alfred Schnittke

THE KRONOS QUARTET: % David Harrington - violin

John Sherba - violin Hank Dutt - viola Joan Jeanrenaud - cell" * ~ ~ i ~ t à § fw Kionos program subject to change

MAX ROACH Winner of a 1988 MacArthur Foundation Award (sometimes referred to as the "genius

award"), legendary jazz percussionist and composer Max Roach is one of the creators of be- bop. An extensively recorded artist, Mr. Roach has made more than seventy albums since 1946; he is the subject of six films: Sit Down and Listen, In Search of Improvisation, A Week with Max Roach, Max Roach in Session (The Making of a Record), Max Roach in Concert (Solo Recital), and Live at Blues Alley.

In addition to composing for his Quartet, double quartet and eight-member percussion ensemble M'Boom, Mr. Roach has written works for soloists, chorus, theater, film, dance and television and has collaborated with orchestras such as the Boston Pops. Honorary doctorate degrees have been conferred on Mr. Roach by the New England Conservatory of Music and Wesleyan University. Equally acclaimed a teacher as he is a performer, Mr. Roach has been an Adjunct Professor at the University of Massachusetts since 1973.

PROGRAM

The Max Roach Quartet's program this evening will be selected from the following repertory: Scott Free Chattahoochee Red I remember Clifford Henry S t Blues It's Time St Louis Blues 'round Midnight Six Bits Blues Little Suede Shoes Mail Order Giant Steps The Drum Also Waltzes The Profit Sud Afrika Goddam The Smoke That Thunders In A Sentimental Mood

and other pieces from the Quartets current repertory

THE MAX ROACH QUARTET: Max Roach - drums' ' meon pope - tenor saxophone cecil ridgew water trumpet Twone Brown - bass

Chicago-born composer Henry Threadgill played the piano as a child but was soon drawn to the saxophone, a move that might be attributed to his listening to Charlie Parker records. He later earned to play theclarinetand the flute. Followinga stint in the Army he furthered his musical studies i t several conservatories. During the 1960's Mr. Threadgill worked with pianistlcomposer Muhal Richard Abrams, playing in Abrams's Experimental Band. From that group evolved the Association or the Advancement of Creative Music, which'in turn launched a generation of jazz artists including he Art Ensemble of Chicago, Anthony Braxton and Mr. Threadgill's trio, Air.

Currently Mr. Threadgill leads five ensembles: the trio New Air, the Henry Threadgill Marching Band, a classical-fusion group called the Windstring Ensemble and the seven-member Henry Fhreadgill Sextett (two drummers, bass, cello, trombone, trumpet and saxophone).

IENRY THREADGILL SEXTETT: ienry Threadgill - reeds tiedre Murray - cello red Hopkins - bass ;urtis Folks - trombone bd Daniels -trumpet feggie Nicholson - p ~ . .:ussion

Mewnan Baker - percussion

WOMEN OF THE CALABASH The ensemble Women of the Calabash was formed by Madeline Yayodele Nelson in 1978 to pro-

mote and perform traditional African and Afro-American percussion and vocal music. In addition to preserving older traditions, Women of the Calabash also perform original works. Many of the instruments used in tonight's concert are hand-crafted by Ms. Nelson from calabash (a fruit indigenous to Africa and South America that is related to the squash or gourd family), bamboo and wood. Their repertoire of folk songs is performed a cappella and in original dialects.

Women of the Calabash has toured throughout the United States, the Caribbean, South America, the United Kingdom and West Africa. In 1987 Women of the Calabash received the Monarch Merit Award from the National Council for Culture and Art and made its television debut on the popular PBS series "Alive From Off Center."

We come to clap our hands/ We come to stomp and shout/ We come to raise our mice/ Speak for those not here/ We come to take you there

-Madeleine Yayodele Nelson

WOMEN OF THE CALABASH: Madeleine Yayodele Nelson Joan â Ashley Natalie ransom^

HOSTS, WHITNEY MUSEUM AT EQUITABLECENTERispleasedto presentthe New Music Networkshowcaseconcert as part of its Fall Performance series, Equinox. Thegoal of themuseum'sperformance programmingistopresent the best of established and emerging artists from the realms of music, dance and performance art

HALLWALLS CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER - BUFFALO has held a special position in the cultural life of Western New York forthe past 13 years. It hasestablished a remarkable reputation for recognizing the latest and most important works by contemporary artists from the United States, Canada and Europe.-In keeping with its mission of presenting new and important works to the Western New York community, Hallwaffs enthusiastically supports the New Music Network Tour through its co-production of the Tour this year.

INTER-MEDIA ARTS CENTER, HUNTINGTON, LONG ISLAND is a non-profit media and performing arts centerthat provides a wide rangeof sewices to theartisticand educational communitieson Long Island. In addi- tion to its non-commercial television production work, the Center regularly presentsexhibits by visual artists and performances of music and dance.

CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ITHACA has placed significant emphasis on the composition of new music scores since thecornposerRoy Harriswasa memberof its music faculty in the 1940's. Morerecently,composers Robert Palmer, Karel Husa and Steven Stucky have sewed as mentors to more than 100 composition students at the school. For (he past 21 years Comell University has annually sponsored a festival of contemporary music; its schedule regularly offers performances by visiting artists active in new music.

HAMILTON COLLEGE, CLINTON has regularly offered concerts of contemporary music to its community for the past25years. With thededicationof thenew Hans Shambach Centerfor Musicand the PerformingArts in late September, the College deepens its commitment to excellence in the arts. These New Music Network concerts will be among the first presentations in this important addition to the Hamilton College campus.

WSKG, Listener-Supported Public Radio at 90.9 FM, Ithaca and 89.3 FM Binghamton, is proud to be one of the co-sponsorsofthe third New Music NetworkTour. WSKGwillairlive broadcastsfrom someof the New MusicTour concerts in Ithaca. All of the concerts will be recorded for possible future broadcast WSKG Public Radio's pro- gramming features "Morning Edition," "All Things Considered," "New Sounds," and "American Jazz Radio Festival," as well as locally produced concerts.

New York State Council on the Arts .

Kitty Carlisle Hart ......................................................... Chairman Mary Hays ....................................................................... Executive Director Barbara Haspiet ............................................................. Deputy Director, Division I

Music Program Staff

James Jordan, Director Rita Putnam John Condon Jonathan Goldberg

1 Paul Martinez

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center - Buffalo

Christine Tebes, Executive Director Donald Metz, Music Curator Ed Cardoni, Artistic Director Diane Weidenbeck,

4 ' Development Director

New Music Network Staff

Jonathan Goldberg, Project Director karlota Schoolman, Tour Manager Paul Martinez, Program Editor Laura Abrams, Assistant Manager Ellen Jacobs & Co,, Rebecca Lesherl

Press Representatives/ Martha Swope Associates, Ellen Jacobs, Susan Spier Program Photographs

Trey Speegle, Program Design Yolanda Cuomo, Logo Design Georgian Press, Printing

The New York State ~ e w ~ u s i c ~ e t w o r k is produced by thp New York State Council on the Artsand Haltwalls . Contemporary Arts Center - Buffalo.

Sponsored by Philip Morris Companies, Inc. P

With support from t h e k York State Council on the Arts, the S& of Nqw York - Natural Heritage Trust, the National Endowment forthe Arts, the City of Buffalo, Meet the Com~oser. HallwallsMusicPro~.'nieSe~mour - H. Knox Foundation, USAir, ASCAP, and with special thanks to ~ i ldwin Pianos, '