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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\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230615T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230615T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T182631
CREATED:20230121T211338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T211408Z
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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\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230611T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230611T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T182631
CREATED:20230121T211432Z
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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/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230610T193000
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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 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\nMARK ADAMO — “Thing Change\, Jo” from Little Women\nCLARICE ASSAD/LILA PALMER— Aria from THE SELFISH GIANT\nBENJAMIN BRITTEN — “Embroidery in Childhood” from Peter Grimes\nBRITTEN — from Winter Words\n—The Choirmaster’s Burial\n—Before Life and After\narr. HARRY BURLEIGH — “Deep River”\nTOM CIPULLO — from Of a Certain Age\n—Magnolia\n—Fugitive\nROSSA CREAN — from The Passive-Aggresive’s Guide to Mother Goose\n —No One Walks Alone with Jill\n—The Pied Piper Now Works for the DFCS\nCARLISLE FLOYD — “I’m a Lonely Man\, Susannah” from Susannah\nPETER GENA — John Henry\nJAKE HEGGIE — “Lucky Child” from At the Statue of Venus\nRICHARD HUNDLEY — “Come Ready and See Me”\nHUNDLEY — “Waterbird”\nFRANCIS POULENC — from Chansons Villageoises\n1. Chanson du clair tamis\n2. Les gards qui vont a la fête\nSASHA SEMINA — The Poetess’s Bout-Rimés*\nIGOR STRAVINSKY — “Come Master” from The Rake’s Progress\nHECTOR VILLA-LOBOS — Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 \nARTISTS\nMonica Yunus\, Soprano\nJim Eder\, Bass-Baritone\nHenry Griffin\, Baritone\nHyesoo Kim\, Soprano\nWei En Chan\, Countertenor\nFelicity Davis\, Soprano\nElisheva Pront\, Soprano\nLexy Jensen\, Soprano\nMorgan-Andrew King\, Bass\nAnja Tuominen\, Mezzo-Soprano\nVirginia Douglas\, Soprano\nJonathan Suek\, Tenor\nJoella Becker\, Cello\nJordan Brooks\, Cello\nLuis Castro\, Cello\nDave Eggar\, Cello\nNoah Hertzman\, Cello\nAndre O’Neil\, cello\nCarolyn Regula\, Cello\nNate Steel\, Cello\nAnthony De Mare\, Piano\nCris Frisco\, Piano\nYifei Xu\, Piano \n*World Premiere \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-10-2023/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230609T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230609T213000
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CREATED:20230121T211625Z
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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\nSAMUEL ADLER† – Acrostics\nSIMON ALAMI – Piano Quintet No. 1\nCHRISTIAN BLAHA† – Nubes Concerto\nANDREAS GARCIA – Pitter Patter*\nMATTHEW HERNANDEZ – Descent and Mortality*\nBLAKE HERNTON – Concert Black*\nOLIVIA JONES – Luminæ Fracti*\nROBERT PATERSON† – Elegy (version for two bassoons and piano)\nSIMRAN SHAH – phantom’s sanctuary*\nWILLIAM TAYLOR – Regenerate\, Heal\, Cool*\nQUAN WEN – Pollyanna’s Hullabaloo Jawn* \n*World Premieres\n†MMF Composition Program Faculty \nARTISTS\nConductors\nJordan Brooks\nFaith Foster\nOmer Kayhan\nMason Lubert\nLuke Poeppel\nSebastian Serrano-Ayala\nReuben Stern \n\nAmerican Modern Ensemble\nLindsey Goodman\, flute\nKeve Wilson\, oboe\nTasha Warren\, clarinet\nGina Cuffari\, bassoon\nAbigail Heyrich\, bassoon\nMatt Ward\, percussion\nAmir Farid\, piano/harpsichord\nYifei Xu\, piano\nJoseph Rebman\, harp\nMichael Jorgensen\, violin\nSean Claire\, violin\nMartin Medrano\, violin\nJJ Johnson\, viola\nDave Eggar\, cello\nJeff Campbell\, bass \nProgram 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/american-modern-ensemble-june-9-2023/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220624T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220624T213000
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SUMMARY:Mostly Modern Orchestra with JoAnn Falletta
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Season Three Finale\, celebrating all New York State composers\, featuring JoAnn Falletta of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Concert includes the stunning Rouse Flute Concerto\, with Henrik Heide as soloist\, and Robert Paterson’s beloved Dark Mountains\, featured many times on Performance Today with JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. \nThis performance is dedicated in loving memory to Christopher Rouse. \nWine\, Beer & Snack Bar opens @ 2 PM. $6 Drinks make this the best deal in Saratoga Springs! \nPROGRAM\nAARON COPLAND – Dance Symphony\nCHARLES GRIFFES – Pleasure Dome of Kublai Khan\nLISA NARDI – In This Heart (An Elegy for Strings)\nROBERT PATERSON† – Dark Mountains\nCHRISTOPHER ROUSE – Flute Concerto\, featuring flutist Henrik Heide \nARTISTS\nMostly Modern Orchestra\nJoAnn Falletta††\, Conductor\nHenrik Heide\, Flute \n†MMF Composition Faculty Member and Artistic Director\n††MMF Guest Conductor and Conducting Faculty Member \nProgram subject to change.
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/mostly-modern-orchestra-with-joann-falletta-june-24-2022/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220623T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220623T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T182631
CREATED:20220121T191638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T191826Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening of Songs and 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\nJAKE HEGGIE – from The Faces of Love\nIt Makes No Difference Abroad\nI Shall Not Live in Vein \nGERALD FINZI – from Let Us Garlands Bring\nFear No More The Heat of the Sun\nWho is Silvia? \nROBERT OWENS – from Fields of Wonder\nIn Time of Silver Rain\nNight Song\nSleep \nALBAN BERG – from Sieben Frühe Lieder\nNacht\nDie Nachtigall \nRUFUS WAINWRIGHT – from Songs for Lulu \nROBERT PATERSON† – from Autumn Songs\nAscension: Autumn Dusk in Central Park\nLeaves Before the Wind \nCHARLES IVES – Children’s Hour\nTwo Little Flowers \n†MMF Composition Program Faculty \nARTISTS\nThomas Bocchi\, tenor\nVirginia Douglas\, soprano\nAlexandra Lang\, soprano\nSarah Stevenson\, mezzo-soprano\nBrook Xiao\, countertenor\nWilliam Nederlander\, baritone\nTom Laskowski\, bass-baritone\nPianists TBA \nProgram and artists subject to change
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/an-evening-of-songs-and-arias-june-23-2022/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220622T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220622T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T182631
CREATED:20220121T191544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T191608Z
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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\nDAVID LUDWIG† – Yiddish Dances\nCHELSEA MAJKUT – In the Stillness\nROBERT PATERSON†- Moon Trio\nEMMA TUCKER – Mycelial Sentience\nDMITRI VOLKOV – Piano Trio\nMENA WILLIAMS – El Vaquero Misterioso\nPATRICK WU – Nostalgia \n*World Premieres\n†MMF Composition Program Faculty \nNEAVE TRIO\nAnna Williams\, violin\nMikhail Veselov\, cello\nEri Nakamura\, piano
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/neave-trio-june-22-2022/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220620T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220620T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T182631
CREATED:20220121T191450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T191519Z
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SUMMARY:Atlantic Brass Quintet
DESCRIPTION:This program features our Mostly Modern composers\, as well as a 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\nDANIEL ARMETTA – City Scenes*\nAARON HOUSTON – Dog Days*\nHYUN-HO KIM – Uphill*\nHAYDEN ISKANDER – A Melody’s Journey*\nCHRISTOPHER MEYER – Campaign*\nCODY MCVEY – the sun gets in your eyes*\nROBERT PATERSON† – Dash**\nJEFF SCOTT – Sermon for Saints and Sinners* \n*World Premieres | **New York Premiere\, Commissioned by Atlantic Brass Quintet | Program and order subject to change\n†MMF Composition Program Faculty \nProgram and order subject to change. \nATLANTIC BRASS QUINTET\nThomas Bergeron. trumpet\nTim Leopold\, trumpet\nSeth Orgel\, horn\nTim Albright\, trombone\nJohn Manning\, tuba
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/atlantic-brass-quintet-2-june-20-2022/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220619T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220619T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T182631
CREATED:20220121T191359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T191427Z
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SUMMARY:Mostly Modern Orchestra with Scott Terrell
DESCRIPTION:Featuring the Mostly Modern Orchestra\, with guest conductor Scott Terrell. A wide palette of musical styles that defines us— entirely ‘mostly modern’- not to be missed! \nWine\, Beer & Snack Bar opens @ 7 PM. $6 Drinks make this the best deal in Saratoga Springs! \nPROGRAM\nJIMMY LOPEZ – Fiesta \nJIWEI ZOU†† – Geng-Tsu\nFLORENT SCHMITT – Legendre\, Op. 66 \nIntermission\nROBERT PATERSON† – I See You\nPAUL HINDEMITH – Symphonic Metamorphosis \nARTISTS\nMostly Modern Orchestra\nScott Terrell††\, Conductor\nJared Beu††\, Conductor\nWilson Poffenberger**\, Saxophone \n*World Premiere | **Winner of the 2019 MMF Concerto Competition\n†Conducted by a MMF Conducting Participant\, TBA\n†MMF Composition Program Faculty\n††MMF Guest Conductor and Conducting Faculty Member
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/mostly-modern-orchestra-with-scott-terrell-june-19-2022/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220618T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220618T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T182631
CREATED:20220121T191246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T191329Z
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SUMMARY:The Companion & Mostly Modern Arias
DESCRIPTION:The program opens with cherished modern arias of the 20th/21st century. \nAfter intermission\, get ready for THE COMPANION\, a comic opera set in the future. Not so far in the future\, Maya (soprano) lives with her android lover named Joe (tenor). This interactive programmed Companion looks and sounds human—only better. Still\, Maya wants more complexity from Joe. She has technician Dax (baritone) come by to install new experimental software\, with surprising results. \nWatch/listen to the arias here (courtesy of Nashville Opera) \nWine\, Beer & Snack Bar opens @ 2 PM. $6 Drinks make this the best deal in Saratoga Springs! \nPROGRAM\nLEONARD BERNSTEIN – Dream With Me\nLEONARD BERNSTEIN – Greeting from Arias and Barcarolles\nLEONARD BERNSTEIN – Maria from West Side Story\nIGOR STRAVINSKY – Here I Stand from The Rake’s Progress\nTOM CIPULLO – After You Hear Me Out from Glory Denied\nGIANCARLO MENOTTI – When the Air Sings of Summer from The Old Maid and the Thief\nTOBIAS PICKER – Letter Aria from Emmeline\nROBERT PATERSON – Why So Shy? from Masquerade\nJONATHAN DOVE – I bought this suitcase in New York from Flight\nKAMALA SANKARAM – This Parking Lot’s a Graveyard from Taking Up Serpents\nMARK ADAMO – Kennst du das Land from Little Women \n—Intermission— \nROBERT PATERSON – The Companion\, Opera in One Act; DAVID COTE\, Librettist \nARTISTS\nSamuel McCoy\, Conductor\nJohn De Los Santos\, Director & Choreographer\nMostly Modern Festival Fellows and and Participant Instrumentalists\, TBA \nVirginia Douglas\, soprano\nAlexandra Lang\, soprano\nFelicia Zangari\, soprano\nSarah Stevenson\, mezzo-soprano\nBrook Xiao\, countertenor\nThomas Bocchi\, tenor\nWilliam Burden\, tenor\nAlex DeSocio\, Baritone\nWilliam Nederlander\, baritone\nTom Laskowski\, bass-baritone\nAmir Farid\, piano\nDave Eggar\, cello\nCris Frisco\, piano \nProgram and artists subject to change
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/the-companion-mostly-modern-arias-june-18-2022/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220617T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220617T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T182631
CREATED:20220121T191135Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T191224Z
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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\nGABRIEL STOSSEL – Kandinsky Studies*\nTRISTAN WILSON – a year is a distance travelled in circles*\nOLLI MOILANEN – Liekki*\n邹忌 (JIWEI ZOU) – Nebulae*\nROBERT PATERSON† – Sonata for Bassoon and Piano\nIntermission\nZACHARY DETRICK – Scorpion Ballet*\nETHAN RESNIK – Compulsions*\nARTHUR (PEIYAO) WANG – Ocean’s Song*\nVIVIAN FUNG† – Corona Morphs** \n*World Premieres | **U.S. Premiere | Program and order subject to change.\n†MMF Composition Faculty \nARTISTS\nZachary Goodman\, Conductor\nWilliam Cabison\, Conductor\nGrant O’Brien\, Conductor\nSofia Riggio\, Conductor\nGeorgia Mills\, Conductor\nEthan Osman\, Conductor\nJared Beu\, Conductor\nLindsey Goodman\, Flute\nTasha Warren-Yehuda\, Clarinet\nKeve Wilson\, Oboe\nGina Cuffari\, Bassoon\nMatt Ward\, Percussion\nBlair McMillen\, Piano\nAmir Farid\, Piano\nJoe Rebman\, Harp\nSean Claire\, Violin\nJJ Johnson\, Viola\nDave Eggar\, Cello\nBrent Edmonson\, Bass \nArtists subject to change \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-june-17-2022/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220612T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220612T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T182631
CREATED:20220121T190855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T191110Z
UID:10000039-1655046000-1655053200@mostlymodernfestival.org
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\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220611T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220611T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T182631
CREATED:20220121T190633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T190725Z
UID:10000038-1654975800-1654983000@mostlymodernfestival.org
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\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220610T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220610T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T182631
CREATED:20220121T190317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T190616Z
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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\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220609T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220609T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T182631
CREATED:20220121T190216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T190554Z
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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\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190628T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190628T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T182631
CREATED:20190601T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251226T230025Z
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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\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190627T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190627T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T182631
CREATED:20190601T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED: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\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190626T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190626T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T182631
CREATED:20190601T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251226T225953Z
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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\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190625T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190625T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T182631
CREATED:20190601T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251226T225509Z
UID:10000018-1561491000-1561498200@mostlymodernfestival.org
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\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190624T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190624T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T182631
CREATED:20190601T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251226T225239Z
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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\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190623T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190623T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T182631
CREATED:20190601T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251226T225048Z
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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\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190622T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190622T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T182631
CREATED:20190601T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251226T224922Z
UID:10000015-1561231800-1561239000@mostlymodernfestival.org
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\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190621T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190621T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T182631
CREATED:20190601T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251226T224430Z
UID:10000014-1561145400-1561152600@mostlymodernfestival.org
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\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190616T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190616T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T182631
CREATED:20190601T040000Z
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SUMMARY:American Modern Orchestra with Conductor Ruth Reinhardt
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an afternoon concert\, featuring the American Modern Orchestra\, with the spectacular Ruth Reinhardt\, Assoc. Conductor for the Dallas Symphony. Mostly Modern’s Concerto Competition winner\, Joseph Rebman\, will give the world-premiere of his harp concerto\, Hyperion. Rarely performed Martinu’s 4th Symphony is featured and Robert Paterson kicks off the program with Enlightened City. Great\, classical modern hits 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\nROBERT PATERSON* – Enlightened City\nJOSEPH REBMAN*† – Hyperion: Concerto for Harp and Orchestra**\nI. Helios (Sun)\nII. Selene (Moon)\nCadenza: (Twilight)\nIII. Eos (Dawn)\nIntermission\nBOHUSLAV MARTINU – Symphony No. 4\nI. Poco moderato\nII. Allegro vivo – Trio. Moderato – Allegro vivo\nIII. Largo\nIV. Poco Allegro \n*MMF Faculty\n**World Premiere\n†Winner of AMO’s First Annual Concerto Competition
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/american-modern-orchestra-concert-i/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190615T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190615T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T182631
CREATED:20190601T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251226T223400Z
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SUMMARY:Date Nite! Vocal Arias and Art Songs
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 what is happening now\, from the avant-garde to post-modern romance. Wine\, Beer & Snack Bar opens @ 7 PM. $6 Drinks make this the best deal in Saratoga Springs! \n\nProgram\nAARON COPLAND – Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson: 1-7\nHENRYK MIKOŁAJ GÓRECKI – Three Songs for Medium Voice\nJOHN HARBISON – Mirabai Songs: 1\, 3 & 5\nALBERTO GINASTERA – Cinco canciones populares Argentinas\nKAIJA SAARIAHO – Leinolaulut: Lino Songs for soprano and piano\nCHEN YI – Meditation\nROBERT PATERSON – Autumn Songs – 1 & 2\nROBERT PATERSON – Mother of Poisons (Aria from Carmilla) \nIntermission \nSongs set to Emily Dickinson texts \nMARTHA SULLIVAN – The Sky Is Low\nANDRÉ PREVIN – As Imperceptibly as Grief\nLORI LAITMAN – Four Dickinson Songs – 2 & 4\n\nBRETT DEAN – Equality\nALEXANDER VON ZEMLINSKY – Songs: Tiefe Sehnsucht\, Schlaf nur ein\, Entbietung \nProgram order subject to change\n\n2019 Vocal Institute\nSydney Branch\, soprano\nLaura Couch\, mezzo-soprano\nBlythe Gaissert*\, mezzo-soprano\nJuHyeon Han\, soprano\nKerry Holahan\, soprano\nNatalia Hulse\, soprano\nSophia LeMaire\, soprano\nJuliet Schlefer\, soprano\nBrianna Weckerly\, soprano\nJeffrey Todd\, bartione \nPianists\nNicole Brancato\, piano\nAnthony de Mare*\, piano\nLesi Mei\, piano\nErika Switzer*\, piano\nYifei Xu\, piano \n*MMF Faculty
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/date-nite-vocal-arias-and-art-songs-1/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190614T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190614T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T182631
CREATED:20190601T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251226T223047Z
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SUMMARY:American Modern Ensemble - Concert I
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\nANNE LEBARON – Noh Reflections\, Part 1\nMORGAN EASTERDAY – Rumination**\nI. failure to realize\nII. overthinking\nIII. meditation\n\nJEREMI EDWARDS – Dream Sequence**\nTIMOTHY LEE MILLER – Something More**\nJACOB SNIDER – One Cricket Song**\nTHOMAS WELSH – Inward**\nROBERT PATERSON* – Star Crossing\nPHILIP FOSTER – Mashup 2\nI.\nII.\nIII. \n*MMF Composition Faculty\n**World Premiere\nProgram order subject to change \nArtists\nSato Moughalian\, Flute\nKeve Wilson\, Oboe\nTasha Warren\, Clarinet\nCharles McCracken\, bassoon\nMatt Ward\, Percussion\nJoseph Rebman\, Harp\nEsther Noh\, Violin\nVictoria Paterson\, Violin\nDave Eggar\, Cello\nAnthony de Mare\, Piano \n2019 Institute Conductors\nDuane Andrews\, Jonathan Kirby\, JaeEun Kim\, Renée Anne Louprette\, John McKeever\, Austin Philemon\, Alfonso Piacentini
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/american-modern-ensemble-concert-i/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190610T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190610T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T182631
CREATED:20190601T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251226T222830Z
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SUMMARY:20th Century Vocal Music
DESCRIPTION:This program will explore vocal repertoire form the first half of the 20th century\, including Poulenc’s La courte paille\, and selections of songs by Erich Korngold and Florence Price\, as well as more contemporary music by composers such as Isabelle Aloukbar\, John Metcalf\, Chris DeBlasio\, Jeff Blumenkranz\, and Mostly Modern Composer & Artistic Director Robert Paterson. \nThe program will explore a number of styles and approaches to vocal writing\, and will be a fantastic opportunity to hear engaging and lesser-known works in addition to beloved 20th century classics. \nWine\, Beer & Snack Bar opens @ 7 PM. $6 Drinks make this the best deal in Saratoga Springs! \nProgram\nFLORENCE PRICE –  Beside the Sea\, Sunset\, Night\, Hold fast to dreams\nFRANCIS POULENC – La courte paille\nERICH KORNGOLD – Das Stänchen\, Liebesbriefchen\, Versuchung\, Mond so gehst du wieder auf \nIntermission\n\nISABELLE ABOULKER – Savoir vivre et usages mondains\nJOHN METCALF – Plas Bodorgan (Caneuon y gerddi)\, Plas y ward (Caneuon y gerddi)\, Y Foelas (Caneuon y gerddi)\nELLEN REID – Comme les ailes d’un oiseau\nCHRIS DEBLASIO – All the Way Through Evening\nJEFF BLUMENCRANZ – Recuerdo\nROBERT PATERSON –Crossing the Hudson \nSelections and movements subject to change. \nArtists\nRachel Schutz\, Soprano\nChristopher Dylan Herbert\, Baritone\nTimothy Long\, Piano
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/20th-century-vocal-music/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180617T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180617T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T182631
CREATED:20180601T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T192010Z
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SUMMARY:American Modern Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:The brand-new American Modern Orchestra (AMO)\, featuring maestro Alan Pierson\, and MMF Conducting Institute Participant\, Martim Sousa. \nProgram\nPELLE GUDMUNDSEN-HOLMGREEN – Mirror II\nROBERT PATERSON – Electric Lines\nIGOR STRAVINSKY – Symphony in Three Movements\nMMF Institute Composer Winning Work: STEVEN JULIANI – Variations* \nFeaturing the American Modern Orchestra conducted by Alan Pierson\, and MMF Conducting Institute Participant\, Martim Sousa. \n*This work was chosen for performance from the twenty works that receive orchestral readings earlier in the week at the festival\, and was be conducted by one of the conducting students.
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/2018-mmf-final-orchestra-concert/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180616T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180616T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T182631
CREATED:20180601T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T192037Z
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SUMMARY:American Modern Orchestra & Albany Pro Musica
DESCRIPTION:This program features the American Modern Orchestra and Albany Pro Musica conducted by maestro Kent Tritle\, with Caitlin Lynch\, soprano\, Chad Sloan\, baritone\, and special guest Larry Pine\, narrator. \nLarry Pine is a celebrated actor who has starred in numerous films\, TV series and stage productions\, including All My Children\, Hostages\, House of Cards\, Dead Man Walking\, The Royal Tenenbaums\, Moonrise Kingdom\, and The Grand Budapest Hotel. \nPROGRAM\nRALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS – Flos Campi (‘Flower of the Field’) – suite for viola\, chorus\, and orchestra\nROBERT PATERSON – Whitman’s America – for orchestra\, chorus\, soprano & baritone\nIntermission\nROBERT PATERSON – A New Eaarth – for orchestra\, chorus\, and narrator \nPROGRAM NOTES\nFlos Campi (‘Flower of the Field’) is a suite for solo viola\, small chorus and small orchestra by the English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. It is neither a concerto nor a choral piece\, although the viola and a wordless choir are prominently featured. The piece is divided into six movements\, played without pause\, each headed by a verse from the Song of Solomon: \n\nSicut Lilium in spinas (Lento)\nJam enim hiems transiit (Andante con moto)\nQuaesivi quem diligit anima mea (Lento – Allegro moderato)\nEt lectulum Salomonis (Moderato alla marcia)\nRevertere\, revertere Sulamitis! (Andante quasi lento)\nPone me ut signaculum (Moderato tranquillo)\n\nIn a program note for a 1927 performance\, Vaughan Williams admitted that ‘The title Flos Campi was taken by some to connote an atmosphere of ‘buttercups and daisies….” In reality\, the piece is unabashedly sensual and lushly orchestrated\, which is quite appropriate considering its subject matter \nWhitman’s America is a setting of six poems from Walt Whitman’s final version of Leaves of Grass\, often called the Death Bed Edition\, since he compiled this version the year he died. \nThe work is constructed in an arch form as a sort of quasi-fantasia\, and each part captures and highlights a variety of themes that permeate Whitman’s poems\, and in particular\, themes that have to do with his love of America and the American people. \nThe work begins with Gliding o’er all\, a poem in which Whitman portrays a positive attitude toward death; he is prepared for it and ready to embrace it. He presents a tone of acceptance through the irony of singing of many deaths\, for the positive act of singing\, in the way he imagines\, does not typically correlate with death. Next is I Dream’d in a Dream\, sung by a solo baritone\, a poem that describes a utopic vision of peace and harmony. Following that is I Hear America Singing\, about American pride and having pride in one’s work. Next is America\, describing the destiny of America as a nation\, his love of the masses\, his devotion to Democracy and America fulfilling the spiritual needs of its people. Second to last is A Prairie Sunset\, sung by a solo soprano\, a poem that captures the beauty of the American prairie\, an aspect of the American landscape that Whitman was very passionate about. Finally\, the work ends with After the Dazzle of Day\, a beautiful poem describing the starry night sky\, an evening filled with music and his own internal symphony during the silence that follows. \nWhitman’s America was commissioned by the Gulf Coast Symphony (Fort Myers\, FL) as part of their 2020 Commissioning Project\, Andrew M. Kurtz\, Music Director and Conductor. \nA New Eaarth is inspired by the book Eaarth by Bill McKibben\, a well-known author\, educator and environmentalist. McKibben’s assertion is that we have waited too long\, and that massive climate change is not only unavoidable\, but already underway. He states that we may as well call this new planet Eaarth\, because it is still recognizable\, but fundamentally different. In A New Eaarth\, narrated text is interspersed with poems and quotes from around the world\, including texts by Wendell Barry\, James Joyce\, Percy Bysshe Shelly and William Wordsworth. The text and poems allude to the four ancient\, classical elements—earth\, air\, fire and water—a theme that permeates many of Paterson’s other works. \nA New Eaarth was commissioned by the Vermont Youth Orchestra Association through a Music Alive! residency grant from New Music USA and the League of American Orchestras.
URL:https://mostlymodernfestival.org/event/2018-6-16-american-modern-choir-and-orchestra-a-new-eaarth-whitmans-america/
LOCATION:Arthur Zankel Music Center\, 815 N Broadway\, Saratoga Springs\, NY\, 12866\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mostly Modern Festival USA
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