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SUMMARY:Atlantic Brass Quintet
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, June 19th & enjoy this first-class ensemble: the Atlantic Brass Quintet. This program features our Mostly Modern composers\, as well as a mix of Atlantic’s repertoire from the 20th century to what is happening right now. World premieres abound at Mostly Modern and tonight is no exception!\nWine\, Beer & Snack Bar opens @ 7 PM. $6 Drinks make this the best deal in Saratoga Springs! \nProgram\nLUCIANO BERIO – Call\nJ.S. BACH – Prelude and Fugue in A Major\, Op. 87\nJOSHUA BAERWALD – Palimpest*\nK. SCOTT EGGERT – Pentad*\nBUNNY BECK – Fantasy for Brass*\nANDREW SORG – Existential Crisis*\n\n*World Premiere
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/atlantic-brass-quintet/
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190621T193000
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SUMMARY:American Modern Ensemble - Concert II
DESCRIPTION:Festival composers and faculty from all over the United States and abroad\, come together for a night of brand-new works and premieres\, featuring the beloved American Modern Ensemble\, now celebrating their 15th season in 2019/2020.\nWine\, Beer & Snack Bar opens @ 7 PM. $6 Drinks make this the best deal in Saratoga Springs! \nProgram\nROBERT PATERSON* – Quintus\nEUGENE MARLOW – Quirky**\nALPHONSO RAMIREZ – Tango Pierrot**\nLEAH OFMAN – Never Anyone But You**\nLEONID GALAGANOV – Transient Values**\nSTEPHEN CABELL* – The Distance to the Moon\nNATHANIEL HEYDER – premonitions**\n\nProgram order subject to change \n*MMF Composition Faculty\n**World Premiere \nArtists\nLindsey Goodman\, flute\nTasha Warren\, clarinet\nCharles McCracken\, bassoon\nJoseph Rebman\, harp\nMatthew Ward\, percussion\nEsther Noh\, violin\nPhilip Peyton\, viola\nDave Eggar\, cello\nBlair McMillen\, piano \n2019 Institute Conductors\nAlex Arellano\, JaeEun Kim\, Renée Anne Louprette\, John McKeever\, Austin Philemon\, Andreas Salazar
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/ame-concert-ii/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190622T193000
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SUMMARY:Date Nite! Vocal Arias and Art Songs
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a spectacular line-up of 20th & 21st century arias\, art songs and song cycles. 10 top vocalists from across the United States will be showcasing what is happening now\, from the avant-garde to post-modern romance.\nWine\, Beer & Snack Bar opens @ 7 PM. $6 Drinks make this the best deal in Saratoga Springs! \nProgram \nAnimals\nMAURICE RAVEL – Histoires naturelles\nANDRÉ CAPLET– Trois fables de Jean de la Fontaine and Le loup et l’agneau\nJAKE HEGGIE – Natural Selection\nJAKE HEGGIE – Hummingbird Duet\nRHIAN SAMUEL – The Hare in the Moon  \nIntermission \nDIMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH – Satires: 1\, 4\, 5\nLIBBY LARSEN – Love After 1950\nBig Sister Says\, 1967\nBlond Men\nThe Empty Song \nNew York Theme\nLIBBY LARSEN –  I have 10 legs (SATB)\nROBERT HEPPENER – New York\nPAOLA PRESTINI– Aquarium\, Coney Island\nALAN SMITH – Vignettes: Ellis Island\nCONRAD CUMMINGS – Lamento del Barista\nBORA YOON – Grand Central \nProgram order subject to change \nVocalists\nSydney Branch\, soprano\nLaura Couch\, mezzo-soprano\nJuHyeon Han\, soprano\nKerry Holahan\, soprano\nNatalia Hulse\, soprano\nSophia LeMaire\, soprano\nJuliet Schlefer\, soprano\nBrianna Weckerly\, soprano\nThomas Bocchi\, tenor\nJeffrey Todd\, bartione \nPianists\nChantal Balestri\, piano\nNicole Brancato\, piano\nLesi Mei\, piano\nChris Reynolds*\, piano\nYifei Xu\, piano \n*MMF Faculty
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/date-nite-vocal-arias-and-art-songs-2/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190623T150000
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SUMMARY:American Modern Orchestra with Maestro David Amado
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an afternoon concert\, featuring the American Modern Orchestra\, with the exquisite David Amado\, conductor for the Delaware Symphony. 4 composers on this bill: Toru Takemitsu\, Robert Paterson\, Claude Baker\, and our ‘winner’ of the Mostly Modern orchestra reading. Great\, classical music and fun for all ages ages\, 8 to infinity.\nWine\, Beer & Snack Bar opens @ 7 PM. $6 Drinks make this the best deal in Saratoga Springs! \nProgram\nCLAUDE BAKER* – Tre Canzone ≠\nI. after Baude Cordier (1380-1440)\nII. after Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)\nIII. After Clément Janequin (1485-1558) \nROBERT PATERSON* – Suite for String Orchestra\nI. Allegro vivace\nII. Trapped waltz\nIII. Nocturne\nIV. Balinese scherzo\nV. Finale: allegro moderato\nIntermission\n†Work by MMF Institute Composer Participant\, TBA**\nTORU TAKEMITSU – Twill by Twilight – In Memory of Morton Feldman\n \n*MMF Faculty\n** World Premiere\n†This work will be chosen for performance from the works that receive orchestral readings earlier in the week at the festival\, and will be conducted by one of the conducting participants.\n≠ Written with the generous assistance of a grant from Indian University’s New Frontiers of Creativity and Scholarship Program
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/american-modern-orchestra-david-amado/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190624T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190624T213000
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SUMMARY:Piano Virtuosos
DESCRIPTION:The Mostly Modern Piano Institute presents the composers of today paired with 20th century classics! \nProgram\nEINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA – Etydit Op. 42\, No. 1 Terssit\nCLAUDE DEBUSSY – Douze Études pour le piano\, XI. Pour les arpèges composés\nROBERT PATERSON* – Joy Ride\nROY HARRIS – Piano Sonata\, Op. 1\nMAURICE RAVEL – Selections from Valses Nobles et Sentimentales\nIGOR STRAVINSKY – Piano Etude Op. 7 No. 4 (1908)\nIntermission \nCLAUDE DEBUSSY – Isle Joyeuse\nANNIE GOSFIELD – Shattered Apparitions of the Western Wind\, Movt 1-2 for Piano and Electronics\nROBERTO PIANA – Impressioni di danza No. 1 (for piano\, four hands)\nMARK APPLEBAUM – Meditation  (for piano\, six hands)\nSTEVE REICH / DIONYSIS BOUKOUVALAS – Fantasy on a theme by Steve Reich  1999\, 2013 (for piano\, six hands) \nProgram order subject to change \nPianists\nChantal Balestri\nNicole Brancato\nGeoffrey Burleson*\nLesi Mei \n*MMF Faculty
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/piano-program-concert/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190625T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190625T213000
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SUMMARY:Euclid String Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, June 25th & enjoy this first-class ensemble: the Euclid String Quartet. This program features our Mostly Modern composers\, as well as a mix of their repertoire from the 20th century to what is happening right now. World premieres abound at Mostly Modern and tonight is no exception!\nWine\, Beer & Snack Bar opens @ 7 PM. $6 Drinks make this the best deal in Saratoga Springs! \nPROGRAM\nCLAUDE DEBUSSY – String Quartet in G minor\, L. 85\, Op. 10\nI. Animé et très decide\nII. Assez vif et bien rythmé\nIII. Andantino\, doucement expressif\nIV. Très modéré – En animant peu à peu – Très mouvementé et avec passion \nMICHAEL JANZ– Translations I-VI; When Walking in Los Angeles**\nI. At Angels Flight\nII. At Olvera Street\nIII. Skateboarding\nIV. Bernie!\nV. 3.4 Mile Collage\nVI. Grand Central Market \nGILLIAN RAE PERRY – Looking for Friends** \nIntermission \nKEVIN MCCARTER – Come Along** \nGUANG YANG – Night Clouds** \nROBERT PATERSON* – String Quartet No. 2**\nI. Colored Fields\nII. Rigor Mortis\nIII. Dolente\nIV. Scherzando\nV. Collage\n\nProgram order subject to change \n*MMF Composition Faculty\n**World Premiere
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/euclid-quartet-music-by-living-composers-th3cn/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190626T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190626T203000
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SUMMARY:Chamber Hits Concert\, with special guest Tenor\, Alok Kumar
DESCRIPTION:A surprise program of our favorite chamber highlights. The full concert listing will only be available in person at the concert venue. Wondering what chamber delicacies we chose? Join us for an evening of our favorites! \nTenor\, Alok Kumar\, who made his debut with the Metropolitan Opera this past season\, joins American Modern Ensemble\, with Robert Paterson’s Spring Songs\, which he premiered at Carnegie Weill Hall in 2018. Keith Fitch receives a world premiere of Ruthless Voicings and chamber ‘hits’ from the festival will be featured as ‘best of’ our 2019 season.\nWine\, Beer & Snack Bar opens @ 7 PM. $6 Drinks make this the best deal in Saratoga Springs! \nProgram\nKEITH FITCH – Ruthless Voicings*\nROBERT PATERSON – Spring Songs**\nOther works to be announced day-of \nArtists\nJohn McKeever\, conductor\nAustin Philemon\, conductor\nAlok Kumar\, tenor\nThomas Robertello\, flute\nNicholas Gallas\, clarinet\nVictoria Paterson\, violin\nOrlando Wells\, viola\nDave Eggar\, cello\nGeoffrey Burleson\, piano\nSam Soloman\, percussion\nOther artists to be announced from the stage \n*New York Premiere\n**World premiere\, chamber version \nDate\, time\, and repertoire subject to change.
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/chamber-hits-concert-with-special-guest-tenor-alok-kumar/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190627T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190627T210000
DTSTAMP:20251226T230051Z
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SUMMARY:Akropolis Reed Quintet
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, June 27th & get ready for the fantastic Akropolis Reed Quintet. This program features our Mostly Modern composers\, as well as a mix of their repertoire from the 20th century to what is happening right now. World premieres abound at Mostly Modern and tonight is no exception. Wine\, Beer & Snack Bar opens @ 7 PM. $6 drinks make this the best deal in Saratoga Springs! \nPROGRAM\nMARC MELLITS – Splinter\nI. Scarlet Oak\nII. Sugar Maple\nIII. Linden\nIV. Black Ash\nV. Cherry\nVI. River Birch\nVII. Weeping Willow\nVIII. Red Pine\nTHOMAS PALMER – Too Late*\nBENJAMIN WEST – Why Fest*\nOSWALD HUYNH – In Contrary Winds*\nIntermission\nTHEO CHANDLER – Seed to Snag…\nI. Sprout\nII. Stretch\nIII. Sew\nSTEVEN SNOWDEN – Sprocket**  (in five movements) \n*World Premiere\n** Including MMF Faculty Percussionist\, Samuel Soloman
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/akropolis-reed-quintet-music-by-living-composers/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190628T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190628T213000
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SUMMARY:American Modern Orchestra with Maestro Ward Stare
DESCRIPTION:Our final concert of the season concludes with the American Modern Orchestra\, featuring upstate New York’s Rochester Philharmonic conductor\, Ward Stare. Violinist Bradley Adam Bascon\, winner of Mostly Modern’s concerto competition\, will perform Korngold’s Violin Concerto. \nWe start off the program with Robert Paterson’s Dark Mountains. Featured on NPR’s Performance Today with JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic in 2018\, Dark Mountains has been performed by the Austin Symphony\, Vermont Symphony\, Delaware Symphony\, Louisville and countless others. \nThe Austin American-Statesman writes\, “Paterson has been making headway with the grassroots support of regional orchestras\, especially adventurous ones like Louisville and Albany\, who have played his work…making this this a highly eclectic and successful work.” \nMostly Modern’s ‘winner’ of our orchestra reading will have its premiere\, and we end the season with John Adam’s iconic Harmonielehre. \nWine\, Beer & Snack Bar opens @ 7 PM. $6 Drinks make this the best deal in Saratoga Springs! \nProgram\nROBERT PATERSON* – Dark Mountains\nERICH KORNGOLD – Violin Concerto ‡\nModerato\nRomanze\nAllegro assai vivace\n\nIntermission\n†Work by MMF Composition Institute Participant**\nJOHN ADAMS – Harmonielehre\nI. The First Movement\nII. The Anfortas Wound\nIII. Meister Eckhardt and Quackie\n\n*MMF Faculty\n** World Premiere\n‡ Winner of AMO’s First Annual Concerto Competition\n†This work will be chosen for performance from the works that receive orchestral readings earlier in the week at the festival\, and will be conducted by one of the conducting participants.
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/2019-mmf-final-orchestra-concert/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220608T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220608T210000
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SUMMARY:Mostly Modern Kickoff Event @ Caffè Lena
DESCRIPTION:Tonight is the festival’s kickoff event with world class opera singers and NYC instrumentalists coming together at the iconic Caffe Lena! Featuring top musicians from around the world. this is the first of twelve concerts happening this June in Saratoga Springs! Not to be missed! \nPROGRAM\nMARIA THOMPSON CORLEY – Heart Riddle No. 2\nROBERT PATERSON/COTE – What Did I Do Today? from The Companion\nDARON HAGEN – Little Uneasy Song\nNED ROREM – Little Elegy\nRICKY IAN GORDON – Will There Really Be a Morning?\nROBERT PATERSON/COTE – Extraordinary\nOther works TBA \nARTISTS\nKeve Wilson\, oboe\nTasha Warren\, clarinet\nVirginia Douglas\, soprano\nAlexandra Lang\, soprano\nMonica Yunus\, soprano\nSarah Stevenson\, mezzo-soprano\nThomas Bocchi\, tenor\nChristopher Dylan Herbert\, baritone\nAmir Farid\, piano\nCris Frisco\, piano\nDave Eggar\, cello \nProgram and artists subject to change
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/mostly-modern-kickoff-event-caffe-lena-2022/
LOCATION:Caffè Lena\, 47 Phila Street\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220609T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220609T213000
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SUMMARY:Exponential Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:Featuring our Mostly Modern composers\, as well two works commissioned by Exponential Ensemble. World premieres abound at Mostly Modern and tonight is no exception! \nWine\, Beer & Snack Bar opens @ 7 PM. $6 drinks make this the best deal in Saratoga Springs! \nPROGRAM\nGILAD COHEN – A Dark Matter††\nFRITIOF PALM – Ultroneous Baloney*\nOSCAR PAN – Le Train*\nROBERT PATERSON† – Relative Theory†††\nPHILIPPE TREUILLE – Tessellations*\nJIAQI WANG – Awaking Love and Compassion*\nIAN WIESE – is greater than c squared*\nAARON ZIMMER – Liminal Constructs from an Anxious Mind* \n*World Premieres | Program and order subject to change.\n†MMF Composition Program Faculty\n†† Commissioned by Exponential Ensemble with funding from the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Program\, with generous funding provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation\, and with additional support from the Composers Guild of New Jersey.\n†††Commissioned by Exponential Ensemble with funding from the New York State Council on the Arts\n \nEXPONENTIAL ENSEMBLE\nAnna Urrey\, Flute\nKemp Jernigan\, Oboe\nPascal Archer\, Clarinet\nAmir Farid\, Guest Pianist
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/exponential-ensemble-2022/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220610T193000
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SUMMARY:American Modern Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:Festival composers and faculty from all over the United States and abroad come together for a night of brand-new works and premieres\, featuring the beloved American Modern Ensemble. \nWine\, Beer & Snack Bar opens @ 7 PM. $6 Drinks make this the best deal in Saratoga Springs! \nPROGRAM\nDIKA CHARTOFF – Because of Her*\nHANSOL CHOI – 3º*\nJEREMI EDWARDS – Aquatic Portrait*\nDARON ARIC HAGEN† – Piano Trio No. 8*\nNOAH HERTZMAN – Satellites and Shooting Stars*\nANDERS HILLBORG – Peacock*\nEUNA JOH – RES(e)T*\nSOHWA LEE – DreamS*\nROBERT PATERSON† – Eating Variations\nMICHAEL ROSIN – Orrery* \n*World Premieres | Program and order subject to change.\n†MMF Composition Program Faculty \nARTISTS\nConductors TBD\nChristopher Dylan Herbert\, Baritone\nLindsey Goodman\, Flute\nTasha Warren\, Clarinet\nAlexandra Gordon\, Oboe\nNanci Belmont\, Bassoon\nMatt Ward\, Percussion\nAmir Farid\, Piano\nClare Longendyke\, Piano\nAnthony De Mare\, Piano\nJoe Rebman\, Harp\nMichael Jorgensen\, Violin\nPhilip Payton\, Violin\nVictoria Paterson\, Violin\nJJ Johnson\, Viola\nDave Eggar\, Cello\nDan McDougall\, Bass \nThis program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/american-modern-ensemble-2022/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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SUMMARY:New Classics: An Evening of Modern Song
DESCRIPTION:A spectacular line-up of 20th & 21st-century arias\, art songs and song cycles. 10 top-vocalists from across the United States will be showcasing their talents\, from the avant-garde to post-modern romance. \nWine\, Beer & Snack Bar opens @ 7 PM. $6 Drinks make this the best deal in Saratoga Springs! \nPROGRAM\nSTEPHEN SONDHEIM – Johanna from Sweeney Todd\nSTEPHEN SONDHEIM – I Remember from Evening Primrose\nSTEPHEN SONDHEIM – Finishing the Hat from Sunday in the Park with George \nfrom Liasons: Reimagining Sondheim for The Piano\nJON BATISTE –The Gun Song/Ballad of Booth from Assassins\nKEVIN PUTS – Being Alive from Company \nDARON HAGEN – Little Uneasy Song\nDARON HAGEN – Washing Her Hair\nDARON HAGEN – Amelia’s Song\nTANIA LEON – from Atwood Songs \nNotes towards a poem that can never be written\nEating Fire\nFour Evasions \nFLORENCE PRICE – Night\nFLORENCE PRICE – Hold Fast to Dreams\nNICO MUHLY – from Last Letter Song \nDear Molly\nDear Leader of the Company \nNED ROREM – Early in the Morning\nNED ROREM – O You\, Whom I Often and Silently Come\nGERALD FINZI – from Let Us Garlands Bring \nCome Away Death\nO Mistress Mine \nTOM CIPULLO – Another Reason I Don’t Keep a Gun in the House\nCELIUS DOUGHERTY – The Bird and the Beast\nCHRISTOPHER BERG – Poem (Lana Turner Has Collapsed)\nROBERT PATERSON – Extraordinary \nARTISTS\nVirginia Douglas\, soprano\nJu Hyeon Han\, soprano\nAlexandra Lang\, soprano\nMonica Yunus\, soprano\nFelicia Zangari\, soprano\nSarah Stevenson\, mezzo soprano\nBrook Xiao\, countertenor\nThomas Bocchi\, tenor\nChristopher Herbert\, baritone\nWilliam Nederlander\, baritone\nTom Laskowski\, bass-baritone\nAnthony De Mare\, piano\nTimothy Long\, piano\nCris Frisco\, piano \nProgram and artists subject to change
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/new-classics-an-evening-of-modern-song-2022/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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SUMMARY:Mostly Modern Orchestra with Peter Bay
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an afternoon concert\, featuring the Mostly Modern Orchestra\, with the exquisite Peter Bay\, conductor for the Austin Symphony. Composers include Carl Nielsen\, Robert Paterson\, and Einojuhani Rautavaara\, as well as a brand-new work from one of our ‘Mostly Modern’ composers. \nWine\, Beer & Snack Bar opens @ 2 PM. $6 Drinks make this the best deal in Saratoga Springs! \nPROGRAM\nROBERT PATERSON† – Slightly Comic Overture*\nWork by MMF Institute Composer Participant\, TBA***\nEINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA – Concerto for Piano & Orchestra\, Op. 45\nIntermission\nSAMUEL BARBER – Knoxville Summer of 1915\nLEONARD BERNSTEIN – On The Waterfront \nARTISTS\nMostly Modern Orchestra\nPeter Bay\, Conductor\nYifei Xu**\, Piano\nJu Hyeon Han\, soprano \n*World Premiere\n**Yifei Xu\, winner of the Mostly Modern Concerto Competition\, 2019\n***This work will be chosen from our MMF orchestral readings\, and will be conducted by one of our conducting participants.\n†MMF Composition Program Faculty Member\n††MMF Guest Conductor and Conducting Faculty Member \nProgram and artists subject to change
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/mostly-modern-orchestra-with-peter-bay-2022/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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