Iowa Percussion: Celebrating the Steven Schick Legacy at Iowa

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Marimba One founder and CEO, Ron Samuels, and percussionist Steven Schick, team up to create an every-once-in-a-while gathering of young percussionists in Arcata, CA

Inaugural 2024 AG Artists include: Anna Desfor, McKenna Blenk, William Brown, Jade Hails, Luke Helker, Michael Jones, Ethan Strickland, and Malcolm Taylor

Participant concert - 6:00-7:30pm on Friday, July 26th

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Degree recital at Lawrence University featuring the music of Vivian Fung, Nico Muhly, Sarah K. Snider, and more.

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An intimate evening of world-class classical piano, drinks, and dessert

You are invited to a private recital by the young Taiwanese pianist Han Chen in our home in New York City.

Han, a noted interpreter of György Ligeti’s piano etudes, had a highly acclaimed and sold-out show at the National Sawdust last fall, called “Infinite Staircase”. The program featured the complete Ligeti piano etudes, as well as 18 new commissioning pairings.

Han will play select pairings from “Infinite Staircase” in the first half of the program, with second half all Liszt, one of Han’s favorite composers. We will begin with a Hungarian composer and end with a Hungarian composer.

Program:
Ligeti, Etude No. 15 “White on White”
Vivian Fung, White on Black
Ligeti, Etude No. 2 “Cordes à vide”

Jihyun Kim, A leaf falls, the water ripples…
Shiuan Chang, Digital Chants
Ligeti, Etude No. 10 “Der Zauberlehring”
Nina Young, it is within you that the ghosts acquire voices
Ligeti, Etude No. 6 “Automne à Varsovie”

Liszt, Impromptu “Nocturne” S. 191
Liszt, 3 Petrarch Sonnets, S. 161 No. 4-6
Liszt, Funérailles, S. 173 No. 7

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Solo Piano Recital at the museum of contemporary art westport

Program:
Vivian Fung — “Kotekan” from Glimpses
Olivier Messiaen — Selectrions from Vingt Regards sure l’Enfant - Jésus
Lili Boulanger — Trois morceaux pour piano
Johannes Brahms — 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118
Grażyna Bacewicz — Piano Sonata No. 2

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Women’s history month closing concert

Amy Wurtz, piano

Program:
Amy Wurtz, Cycles 1: Invocation
Betty Jackson King, Spring Intermezzo
Žibuoklė Martinaitytė, The Heights and Depths of Love
Kathleen Ginther, River of Dreams
Regina Harris Baiocchi, Piano Poems, iv. a candle burns time
Amy Wurtz, Cycles 11: The Loss of Mimi
Alex Shapiro, Piano Suite No. 1, V. Older
Vivian Fung, White on Black
Kyong Mee Choi, Until Heard
Margaret Bonds, Credo

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Solo Piano Recital at the Brushwood Music Center

Program:
Lili Boulanger — Trois morceaux pour piano
Clara Schumann — Three Romances, Op. 21
Grażyna Bacewicz — Piano Sonata No. 2
Vivian Fung — “Kotekan” from Glimpses
Joan Tower — Sixth Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
Emma Lou Diemer — Piano Sonata No. 3

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Solo Piano Recital at lake Barcroft

Program:
J.S. Bach — Keyboard Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826
Lili Boulanger — Trois morceaux pour piano
Grażyna Bacewicz — Piano Sonata No. 2
Vivian Fung — “Kotekan” from Glimpses
Johannes Brahms — 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118

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Solo Piano Recital presented by the washington international Piano arts council

Performance at the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Program:
J.S. Bach — Keyboard Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826
Lili Boulanger — Trois morceaux pour piano
Maurice Ravel — Le Tombeau de Couperin
Vivian Fung — “Kotekan” from Glimpses
Johannes Brahms — 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118

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Solo Piano Recital at the Metropolitan Club

Program:
J.S. Bach — Keyboard Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826
Lili Boulanger — Trois morceaux pour piano
Grażyna Bacewicz — Piano Sonata No. 2
Vivian Fung — “Kotekan” from Glimpses
Johannes Brahms — 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118

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SLICK, MUSIC, and MOVEMENT: an evening of music, dance, and installation.

Installation by Michael Hilton
Dance by Paula Nunez

Music by Vivian Fung, Anthony R. Green, Leslie La Barre, and John Cage

Join us for a unique event that presents music, technology, dance, poetry, and more.

6pm, USF Barness Recital Hall - pre-event talk by Michael Hilton (engineer/scientist, creator of SLICK) and Leslie La Barre (composer)

7pm, CoTA courtyard north side - main event

This interdisciplinary event showcases technology, music, dance, and theater. Programming music and dance around the interactive sound installation, SLICK, the unique concert offers a rare opportunity to experience interdisciplinary performances by the USF percussion ensemble and the School of Music faculty Kevin von Kampen.

The program will present work by USF dance faculty Paula Nunez and music by Leslie La Barre, Vivian Fung, Anthony R. Green, and John Cage.

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Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center

From Brahms and Ravel to George Walker and Vivian Fung: The Great Explorers of Harmony and RHythm

Program:
Vivian Fung — “Kotekan” from Glimpses
Johannes Brahms — 7 Fantasien, Op. 116
George Walker — Piano Sonata No. 5
Maurice Ravel — Le Tombeau de Couperin

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Experience the visceral sounds of ice and plastic alongside evocations of disappearing whalesong and bioluminescence, with the collective Tangram, our Associate Artists at LSO St Luke’s. Bringing together contemporary music from across four continents, Tangram presents a powerful reflection on the global issue of climate change. They perform a special programme of music by Liza Lim, George Crumb, Dai Fujikura, Chen Yi, Alex Ho and Sun Keting, alongside the world premiere of a new commission by Zhenyan Li.

Program
Vivian Fung, The Ice is Talking
Dai Fujikura, Hidden Tree
Liza Lim, Bioluminescence
Alex Ho, Plastic Ceremony
Chen Yi, Qi
Sun Keting, With Thee
Zhenyan Li, New work
George Crumb, Vox Balaenae

Featuring
Echo Morgan, art director
Daniel Shao, flute
Garwyn Linnell, cello
Beibei Wang, percussion
Annie Yim, piano
Alex Ho, music director/creative producer
Sun Keting, music director/creative producer

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Experience the visceral sounds of ice and plastic alongside evocations of disappearing whalesong and bioluminescence, with the collective Tangram, our Associate Artists at LSO St Luke’s. Bringing together contemporary music from across four continents, Tangram presents a powerful reflection on the global issue of climate change. They perform a special programme of music by Liza Lim, George Crumb, Dai Fujikura, Chen Yi, Alex Ho and Sun Keting, alongside the world premiere of a new commission by Zhenyan Li.

Program
Vivian Fung, The Ice is Talking
Dai Fujikura, Hidden Tree
Liza Lim, Bioluminescence
Alex Ho, Plastic Ceremony
Chen Yi, Qi
Sun Keting, With Thee
Zhenyan Li, New work
George Crumb, Vox Balaenae

Featuring
Echo Morgan, art director
Daniel Shao, flute
Garwyn Linnell, cello
Beibei Wang, percussion
Annie Yim, piano
Alex Ho, music director/creative producer
Sun Keting, music director/creative producer

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Join French violinist “supersoliste” Charlotte Juillard with pianist Megumi Masaki, and participants from the Banff Musicians in Residence program in a celebration of the brilliance of Ravel and the thrill of experiencing new creations by singer songwriters.

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Get ready to experience the broadcast premiere of “Infinite Staircase,” our September 2023 concert at National Sawdust with pianist Han Chen.

WWFM New Jersey will be streaming the live concert recording, as part of their In Concert series, hosted by WWFM Music Director, David Osenberg. Here’s when you can listen:

• Monday, January 15, 2024 (8pm ET)

• Saturday, January 20, 2024 (1pm ET)

“Infinite Staircase” featured 18 world premieres after Ligeti’s iconic piano études, co-commissioned by Metropolis and Han Chen. Each new work from a diverse cohort of composers was paired with Ligeti’s 18 études for a solo piano recital at National Sawdust on September 24, 2023.

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Get ready to experience the broadcast premiere of “Infinite Staircase,” our September 2023 concert at National Sawdust with pianist Han Chen.

WWFM New Jersey will be streaming the live concert recording, as part of their In Concert series, hosted by WWFM Music Director, David Osenberg. Here’s when you can listen:

• Monday, January 15, 2024 (8pm ET)

• Saturday, January 20, 2024 (1pm ET)

“Infinite Staircase” featured 18 world premieres after Ligeti’s iconic piano études, co-commissioned by Metropolis and Han Chen. Each new work from a diverse cohort of composers was paired with Ligeti’s 18 études for a solo piano recital at National Sawdust on September 24, 2023.

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In a program celebrating the birth centennial of the incomparable György Ligeti, enSRQ welcomes back pianist Han Chen to perform the composer's Études and iconic Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano. Also featured are mixed instrumentation pieces inspired by Ligeti’s continuing legacy: Wax and Wire from Viet Cuong, and Slipstream from Stacy Garrop.

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Materials that Matter: Cultinating a Musical Tradition with Found Objects

Program for AMS/SMT Joint Annual Meeting:

Matthew Burtner, Broken Drum
John Cage, Child of Tree
Vivian Fung, The Ice is Talking
Tonia Ko, Breath, Contained
Mark Applebaum, Echolalia

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concert:nova presents Eastern Echoes: A Cincinnati Celebration of Asian Composers

Joseph Bricker (percussion) will be performing The Ice is Talking.

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Although anchored by Beethoven’s vivacious “ Appassionata” Sonata, this program takes listeners on a grand musical journey across nearly 100 years of musical development — from France at the start of World War I to midcentury modernism and a thrilling work for prepared piano written at the dawn of the 21st century.

Program
Vivian Fung – “Kotekan,” from Glimpses
Grażyna Bacewicz – Piano Sonata No. 2
Lili Boulanger – Trois morceaux pour piano
George Walker – Piano Sonata No. 2
Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 23, Op. 57 “Appassionata”

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National Sawdust presents a new project featuring the World Premiere of 18 new works for solo piano, co-commissioned by Metropolis Ensemble and pianist Han Chen, celebrating the centenary birthday of Hungarian-Austrian composer György Ligeti (1923-2006).

Each of the new works is paired with one of Ligeti’s renowned canonic piano etudes, in a recital performance by Han Chen. A diverse cohort of contemporary composers were invited to study Ligeti’s etude, go against the etude, or simply sit with the etude during the composition process. Together, all thirty-six works bring a new and imaginative interpretation on the original iconic etudes.

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Performance of Glimpses by Clare Longendyke on Lorain County Community College’s Signature Recital Series.

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Performance of Glimpses by Clare Longendyke at Hayloft at Dragonfly Barn.

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Hearts of Freedom - Stories of Southeast Asian Refugees Exhibition Opening at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21.

“After the Vietnam War, Canada welcomed hundreds of thousands of refugees from Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Many fled on makeshift boats to escape harsh conditions under the communist regime. Between 1979 and 1980, an estimated 60,000 refugees arrived in Canada, most of whom had endured days at sea and vicious pirate attacks. Canadians offered to sponsor their journey to Canada in response to the crisis.

Hearts of Freedom is a Canadian Southeast Asian Historical Research Project. This initiative stems from the desire of the Vietnamese, Laotian and Cambodian communities to preserve the history of their refugee experience and resettlement in Canada.”

Program includes a performance of Vivian Fung's Silhouettes for Solo Erhu/Violin with violinist Karl Stobbe

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Hosted by the Honourable Janet Austin, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia

Private Reception (Invitation Only) for the

Hearts of Freedom Travelling Exhibition with The Pacific Canada Heritage Centre – Museum of Migration

Program includes a performance of Vivian Fung's Silhouettes for Solo Erhu/Violin with violinist Karl Stobbe

Pre-concert composer talk at 7:00 p.m.

Join E4TT for its 15th anniversary gala celebration featuring guest artists performing favorites from the past decade and world premieres by Vivian Fung and Marcus Norris.

• PLUS TWO COMMISSIONED WORLD PREMIERES

• A new work for percussion by JUNO Award winning Canadian-Chinese composer and Santa Clara University faculty member Vivian Fung (b. 1975), a companion piece to her "Shimmer" for percussion, which E4TT commissioned and premiered in 2022:"

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This International Women’s Day, the FEU is delighted to welcome back alumna pianist Natalia Kazaryan (2011-2012). Unlike the majority of Natalia’s programs, which are inclusive of composers of all genders, this program’s sole focus is celebrating the work of women composers of the past 200 years — from Clara Schumann to Joan Tower.

Although Lili Boulanger’s Trois morceaux opens the program, for Natalia, the work is its emotional heart — her discovery of this powerful but largely unknown work a decade ago sparked her passion for championing great works by women. Following the Boulanger are works of Clara Schumann and Grazyna Bacewicz that, although written 100 years apart, share a powerful sense of emotional intimacy and heartbreaking melody.

The program’s second half brings together three of today’s most important women composers. Vivian Fung’s Glimpses explores the kaleidoscope of vivid timbres possible with the prepared piano, while Joan Tower’s Sixth Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman delights in rhythmic and melodic variety to such an extent that it sounds improvisatory.

And Emma Lou Diemer’s Piano Sonata No. 3, with its overtones of Copland and Glass, is always a favorite with Natalia’s audiences thanks to its unstoppable energy and poignant lyricism.

Program:

Lili Boulanger (1893-1918), Trois morceaux pour piano
Clara Schumann (1819-1896), Three Romances, Op. 21
Grazyna Bacewicz (1909-1969), Piano Sonata No. 2
Vivian Fung (1975-), Glimpses
Joan Tower (1938-), Sixth Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
Emma Lou Diemer (1927-), Piano Sonata No. 3

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Claude Debussy, Vivian Fung, Clara Schumann

Emily Koh, Anthony R. Green, & Amy Williams

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Solo Recital featuring works by

Claude Debussy, Vivian Fung,

Emily Koh, Bryan Michael Wysocki, Michael Oldham,

Anthony R. Green, & Amy Williams

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