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SUMMARY:Mostly Modern Orchestra with Aram Demirjian\, Conductor
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our first orchestral concert of the season with Mostly Modern Orchestra\, Aram Demirjian\, Maestro from the Knoxville Symphony. A broad palette of musical styles define us\, entirely ‘mostly modern.’ Not to be missed! \nWine\, Beer & Snack Bar opens @ 2:30 PM. $6 Drinks make this the best deal in Saratoga Springs! \nPROGRAM\nANNA CLYNE – Masquerade\nMARC-ANDRE DALBAVIE– Flute Concerto\nROBERT PATERSON* – Electric Lines\nOne work chosen from the 2023 MMF Composition Program Reading Sessions\nSERGEI RACHMANINOFF – Symphonic Dances \nARTISTS\nMostly Modern Orchestra\nAram Demirjian\, Conductor\nEvan Fraser†\, Flute \n*MMF Composition Program Faculty\n***This work will be chosen from our MMF orchestral readings and will be conducted by one of our conducting participants.\n†Winner of the MMF Concerto Competition \nMostly Modern Festival is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/mostly-modern-orchestra-with-aram-demirjian-conductor-june-11-2023/
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CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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SUMMARY:Neave Trio
DESCRIPTION:This program features our Mostly Modern composers\, as well as selections from Neave Trio’s repertoire. 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\nANTHONY DOMZELLA – I am also under the water*\nGABRIELA LENA FRANK – Four Folk Songs for Piano Trio\nROBERT PATERSON – Trio from Triple Concerto*\nJUSTIN SCHWARTZ – Arcana Mysteria*\nYEEUN SIM – When the Lake is Bluer than the Sky*\nTRISTAN WILSON – Fragments in Irregular Time* \n*World Premieres\n†MMF Composition Program Faculty \nNEAVE TRIO\nAnna Williams\, violin\nMikhail Veselov\, cello\nEri Nakamura\, piano \nMostly Modern Festival is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/neave-trio-june-15-2023/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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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\nSY ANDERSON — Yosemite Snapshots*\nTAMARA CASHOUR — Full Fathom Five*\nMARA GIBSON† – Rhythmic Mosaics*\nNOAH HERTZMAN — No Strings Attached*\nKEATON HOY — The Tragedy of Marguerite*\nAHMED KARAM — Snap Back!*\nROBERT PATERSON† — Sextet\nDAVID ROCHE — Summer Classic*\nGRETA STEIGLER — Fugue in C Major*\nIAN WIESE — Composition for Six Instruments* \n*World Premieres | **U.S. Premiere\n†MMF Composition Faculty \nAMERICAN MODERN ENSEMBLE\nLindsey Goodman\, flutes\nKeve Wilson\, oboe\nTasha Warren\, clarinet\nGina Cuffari\, bassoon\nMatt Ward\, percussion\nGeoffrey Burleson\, piano/synthesizer\nJoseph Rebman\, harp\nMichael Jorgensen\, violin\nSean Claire\, violin\nDan Qiao\, violin\nJJ Johnson\, viola\nDave Eggar\, cello\nJeff Campbell\, bass \nCONDUCTORS\nJordan Brooks\nFaith Foster\nOmer Kayhan\nMason Lubert\nSebastian Serrano-Ayala\nReuben Stern \nArtists subject to change. Program order will be announced at the concert. \nMostly Modern Festival is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/american-modern-ensemble-june-16-2023/
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 JoAnn Falletta\, Conductor
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening concert celebrating all American composers\, featuring JoAnn Falletta of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra\, and the Neave Trio performing in the world premiere of Robert Paterson’s Triple Concerto. \nWine\, Beer & Snack Bar opens @ 7 PM. $6 Drinks make this the best deal in Saratoga Springs! \nPROGRAM\nAARON COPLAND – Suite from the Tender Land\nROBERT PATERSON† – Triple Concerto* (featuring the Neave Trio)\nWALTER PISTON – The Incredible Flutist\nELINOR REMICK WARREN – Crystal Lake \nARTISTS\nMostly Modern Orchestra\nJoAnn Falletta††\, Conductor\nNeave Trio \n*World Premiere\n†MMF Composition Faculty Member and Artistic Director\n††MMF Guest Conductor and Conducting Faculty Member \nProgram subject to change. \nMostly Modern Festival is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/mostly-modern-orchestra-with-joann-falletta-conductor-june-17-2023/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, United States
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SUMMARY:In Real Life ~ Comic Online Dating Opera
DESCRIPTION:Wine\, Beer & Snack Bar opens @ 2 PM. $6 Drinks make this the best deal in Saratoga Springs! \nThe first half brings you a classic\, contemporary aria and three mini-operas composed by Mostly Modern composers as part of our brand-new Modern Vocal Projects program. \nApple A Day – Music by Jacob Richter\, Libretto by John de los Santos\nIn a not-so-distant future\, Xupedno\, an extraterrestrial health supplement\, has become the sole form of nourishment for most of Earth’s populace. Its suspicious side effects terrify a teenage boy who isn’t sure if his parents are still human after their prolonged use of the miracle drug. \nPulse – Music by Gaston Gosselin\, Libretto by John de los Santos\nAfter a long recovery of her own\, Rachel consoles her best friend\, Mina\, who is mourning the death of her son. Though Mina sees no way forward\, Rachel reveals how the goodness of a stranger saved her life and how Mina’s son may well do the same for another one day. \nA Manic Proposal – Music by Marco A. Jimenez\, Libretto by John de los Santos\nInspired by the true crimes of Katherine Knight\, a woman has a tumultuous conversation with her boyfriend while she prepares a strange dinner. Consumed by bitterness\, desperation\, and rage\, they confront their horrible new reality from which there is no turning back. \nPROGRAM\nJACOB RICHTER – Apple A Day** (Libretto\, John de los Santos*)\nJONATHAN DOVE – The Refugee’s Aria from Flight\nGASTON GOSSELIN – Pulse** (Libretto\, John de los Santos*)\nMARCO A. JIMENEZ – A Manic Proposal** (Libretto\, John de los Santos*) \n—Intermission— \nROBERT PATERSON/DAVID COTE – IN REAL LIFE \nARTISTS \nApple a Day\nCelie – Virginia Douglas\nHugo – Jonathan Suek\nDallin – Jake Stamatis \n“The Refugee’s Aria” from Flight\nWei En Chan \nPulse\nSoprano – Alexandra Hotz\nAlto – Anja Tuominen \nA Manic Proposal\nKelly – Lexy Jensen\nTammy – Felicity Davis\nJay – Morgan-Andrew King \nIn Real Life\nA Regular Woman – Hyesoo Kim\nAin’t No Frog – Jame Stamatis\nLate Bloomer – Tiffany Soricelli\nSola Fide – Henry Griffin\nAnastasia – Elisheva Pront\nDie With Me – Morgan-Andrew King\nCollateral – Felicity Davis\nStill Vamping – Jake Stamatis\nRewind – Virginia Douglas\nNice-Plus – Jonathan Suek\nExtraordinary – Alexandra Hotz and Henry Griffin \nMostly Modern Opera Orchestra\nWilliam R. Langley\, Conductor\nRebecca Miller Kratzer\, Director \nMartin Medrano\, violin\nMason Spencer\, viola\nCarolyn Regula\, cello\nEvan Fraser\, flute\nIan McEdwards\, clarinet\nLucas Conant\, percussion\nLuke Poeppel\, piano \n**World Premieres \nProgram\, program order\, and artists subject to change \nMostly Modern Festival is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/in-real-life-comic-online-dating-opera-june-18-2023/
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SUMMARY:Atlantic Brass Quintet
DESCRIPTION:This program features our Mostly Modern composers and selections from guest ensemble Atlantic Brass Quintet’s 20th-century repertoire. 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\nCHARLES BANTA — Étude\, for brass quintet*\nSTEPHEN CABELL† – Book of Spells*\nALVIN ETLER – Quintet for Brass\nALAN FERBER – Kopi Luwak\nMARA GIBSON† – Flight||fight\nROBERT PATERSON† – Soar*\nCLAYTON TRUMBULL — It is made of Itself*\nNICK UHLIG — Fugues and Postludes\, somewhere in the general vicinity of F* \n*World Premieres\n†MMF Composition Program Faculty \nProgram order to be announced at the concert. \nATLANTIC BRASS QUINTET\nMiki Sasaki\, trumpet\nTim Leopold\, trumpet\nSeth Orgel\, horn\nJohn Faieta\, trombone\nJohn Manning\, tuba \nSoar features American Modern Ensemble members Lexie Signor\, trumpet\, and Geoffrey Burleson\, piano \nMostly Modern Festival is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/atlantic-brass-quintet-2-june-21-2023/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, United States
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SUMMARY:Beloved Modern Songs & Arias
DESCRIPTION:A spectacular line-up of 20th & 21st-century arias\, art songs and song cycles. 10 top-vocalists from across the United States & abroad 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\nLEONARD BERNSTEIN — “Glitter and Be Gay” from Candide\nARTURO FERNANDEZ — Chant d’automne*\nRICKY IAN GORDON — The Red Dress\nGORDON — Too Few the Mornings Be\nJOHN HARBISON — from The Cross of Snow\n2. The Cross of Snow\n3. Suspira\n4. Some day\, some day\nDAVID HANLON — Poems and other Sentimental Bullshit\nGABRIEL KAHANE — from Craigslistlieder\n—You looked sexy…\n—Opera Scene\nSTEVEN LUTVAK/ROBERT L. FREEDMAN—Better With a Man from A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER\nROBERT PATERSON†/DAVID COTE— Extraordinary\nIGOR STRAVINSKY — “Here I Stand” from The Rake’s Progress\nSHERIFFS SWANSON — Love Songs*\nTRISTAN WILSON — from Five Songs\n3. Lines to a Lady \n*World Premiere\n†MMF Composition Program Faculty \nARTISTS\nAlyson Cambridge\, soprano\nMaximillian Jansen\, tenor\nChristopher Herbert\, baritone\nEric McConnell\, bass-baritone\nWei En Chan\, countertenor\nTiffany Soricelli\, soprano\nJonathan Suek\, tenor\nHyesoo Kim\, soprano\nVirginia Douglas\, soprano\nAnja Tuominen\, mezzo-soprano\nLexy Jensen\, soprano\nElisheva Pront\, soprano\nAlexandra Hotz\, soprano\nAmir Farid\, piano\nCris Frisco\, piano \nProgram and artists subject to change. Program order to be announced at the concert. \nMostly Modern Festival is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/beloved-modern-songs-arias-june-22-2023/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mostly Modern Orchestra with David Amado\, Conductor
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our final concert of the season\, featuring the Mostly Modern Orchestra\, David Amado\, conductor. Works include classical standards\, two brand-new works from two of our ‘Mostly Modern’ composers\, and Zwilich’s Oboe Concerto\, featuring one of the two winners of our annual MMF Concerto Competition. \nWine\, Beer & Snack Bar opens @ 7 PM. $6 Drinks make this the best deal in Saratoga Springs! \nPROGRAM\nJOHN ADAMS – Lollapalooza\nOne work\, chosen from the 2023 MMF Composition Program Reading Sessions***\nELLEN TAAFFE ZWILICH – Oboe Concerto\nBENJAMIN BRITTEN – Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes\, Op. 33a\nTŌRU TAKEMITSU – A Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Garden \nARTISTS\nMostly Modern Orchestra\nDavid Amado††\, Conductor\nParticipant Conductor\, TBA\nAdrienne Burg**\, Oboe \n**winner of the Mostly Modern Concerto Competition\n***This work will be chosen from our MMF orchestral readings and will be conducted by one of our conducting participants.\n††MMF Guest Conductor and Conducting Faculty Member \nProgram and artists subject to change \nMostly Modern Festival is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/mostly-modern-orchestra-with-david-amado-conductor-june-23-2023/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, United States
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