CONCERT I
C3/DUO DIORAMA AT PIANOFEST
With Special Guest GEORGE FLYNN, composer/pianist
November 11, 2022
Ganz Hall, 430 S. Michigan Ave., 7th Floor
Chicago Composers’ Consortium launches its 2022-23 season with a concert featuring Chicago’s stellar DUO DIORAMA (MingHuan Xu, violin, and Winston Choi, piano) with special guest composer GEORGE FLYNN. The concert, which is part of PianoFest, a weeklong celebration at Chicago Conservatory of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University, features World Premieres by George Flynn, Kyong Mee Choi, Kathleen Ginther and Timothy Ernest Johnson.
PROGRAM:
MINGHUAN XU, violin
WINSTON CHOI, piano
LEILA BOWIE, soprano
NICK PHONTINOS, cello
Kyong Mee Choi *YOU, MY TEMPLE (2022) George Flynn MEDITATIVE FANTASY (2020) Timothy Ernest Johnson *EDGEWATER ´ECOISSAISE (2022) George Flynn THREE STATEMENTS FOR SOPRANO AND PIANO (2022) Kathleen Ginther *PSALM OF LOVE AND SORROW (2022) George Flynn *PIANO TRIO (2022) *World Premiere Performance
PLEASE NOTE:
This performance is FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, but non-Roosevelt guests MUST REGISTER (by noon the day of the concert) to be added to the University’s guest list.
If RSVPing for a group, please list each person’s name in the comment box so they can be included on the security list.
Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more information: www.roosevelt.edu/ccpa or 312-341-2352.
LIVESTREAM INFO:
This performance can also be livestreamed at https://youtu.be/cy8x1S-8ahA
CONCERT II
C3, DUO DIORAMA and DAL NIENTE AT UNITY TEMPLE
November 18, 2022
Unity Temple, Oak Park, IL
Performances of works by Igor Santos, Lou Harrison and George Flynn plus reprising brand new works written for Duo Diorama by Chicago Composers Consortium (C3) members Kyong Mee Choi, Kathleen Ginther and Timothy Ernest Johnson.
PROGRAM:
BEN MELSKY, harp
KYLE FLENS, percussion
MINGHUAN XU, violin
WINSTON CHOI, piano
Timothy Ernest Johnson EDGEWATER ´ECOISSAISE (2022)
Kyong Mee Choi YOU, MY TEMPLE (2022)
Kathleen Ginther PSALM OF LOVE AND SORROW (2022)
George Flynn MEDITATIVE FANTASY
Igor Santos ANIMA for harp and percussion (2019)
Lou Harrison VARIED TRIO for violin, piano and percussion (1987)
Tickets range from $20 to $30 based on seating assignment.
UTRF members receive $5 off their tickets, use code MEMBERS at checkout.
Limited student seating is $10.
Please join us after the concert for a post-event reception.
CONCERT III
NEW SOUNDS, NEW INSTRUMENTS: C3 & DREW WHITING
New electroacoustic music featuring Drew Whiting and Amos Gillespie, saxophones
March 9, 2023, 7:30 pm
Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University, Chicago IL
Judith Shatin *FOR THE FALLEN for soprano sax and electronics (2016)
Daria Tennikova *RHAPSODY IN YELLOW AND BLUE for alto saxophone and piano (2023)
Timothy Ernest Johnson *CONTEMPLICATIONS for alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and guitar (2022)
Ed Martin *ARIA for baritone saxophone and fixed media (2021)
Trevor Adams *AANA for violin and electronics (2021)
Kyong Mee Choi *TOO BRIGHT TO SEE for saxophone and electronics (2022)
Amos Gillespie LACEWORK for alto sax, baritone sax and electronics (2016)
David Clay Mettens **A LINE THROUGH THE NIGHT for saxophone (2022)
*World Premiere Performance
**C3 2023 Composers Competition Winner
CONCERT IV
Black Oak Ensemble with Special Guest Mary Stolper, flute
May 18 2023, 7:00pm
The Sanctuary, Epiphany Center for the Arts
East Wind (1987) for solo flute by Shulamit Ran
una brevissima canzone senza parole (2023) Laura Schwendinger
A pair from Will o’ the Wisp (2023) by Timothy Edwards
i. Lore (Prelude)
iii.Tale (Fuga canonica)
Elegiac Gestures (2022) by Martha Horst
Velvet Moon (2023) by Kathleen Ginther
Surrounding Elements (2021) by Amos Gillespie
Nostalgia (2023) by Elizabeth Start
i.RagTagToo
ii.True Blue Too
iii.Tangled Tango Too
Mary Stolper, flute
Black Oak Ensemble
Desirée Ruhstrat, violin Aurélien Fort Pederzoli, viola