Composers Conference
Chamber Music Center and Singers Workshop
at Wellesley College

Schedule

Concert Schedule

All concerts are at 8:00pm in Jewett Fine Arts Center Auditorium on the campus of Wellesley College unless otherwise indicated.  All concerts are free,  open to the public, and handicapped accessible. 

Sunday, July 19, 2009, 7:30pm, Jewett Auditorium

  •   Lecture/Demonstration:  "How to Listen to New Music"  by Assistant Professor, Yu-Hui Chang, Brandeis University
     

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

  • Christian Gentry     A Piece for Several Instruments

    • Soprano: Mary Nessinger

    • Flute: Barry Crawford

    • Oboe: Peggy Pearson

    • Clarinet: Jean Kopperud

    • Bassoon: Donald McGeen

    • Horn: Patrick Pridemore

    • Trumpet: Jerry Bryant

    • Trombone: Brian Herrington

    • Percussion: Stephen Paysen--Dominic Donato

    • Piano: Christopher Oldfather

    • Violin: David Fulmer - Cyrus Stevens

    • Viola: Louise Schulman

    • Violoncello: Michael Finckel

    • Bass: Pascale Delache-Feldman

     

  • Travis Alford, Breathing Room

    • Flute: Barry Crawford

    • Clarinet: Jean Kopperud

    • Percussion: Stephen Paysen, Dominic Donato

    • Piano: Christopher Oldfather

    • Violin: Anna Lim

    • Viola: Liuh-Wen Ting

    • Violoncello: Joshua Gordon

     

  • Peiying  Yuan   Mutability

    • Flute: Barry Crawford

    • Oboe: Peggy Pearson

    • Clarinet: Jean Kopperud

    • Bassoon: Donald McGeen

    • Horn: Patrick Pridemore

    • Trumpet: Jerry Bryant

    • Percussion: Stephen Paysen--Dominic Donato

    • Violin: Anna Lim

    • Viola: Louise Schulman

    • Violoncello: Joshua Gordon

    • Bass: Pascale Delache-Feldman

 

 

Thursday, July 23, 200

  • Concert and Conversation with Guest Composer, Roberto Sierra, with live performance of Piano Trio, featuring Bayla Keyes, violin; Joshua Gordon, violoncello; and Blair McMillen, piano

Saturday, July 25, 2009

  • Derek Hurst,  Concertante

    • Flute: Barry Crawford

    • Oboe: Peggy Pearson

    • Clarinet: Jean Kopperud

    • Bassoon: Donald McGeen

    • Percussion: Stephen Paysen, Dominic Donato

    • Piano: Christopher Oldfather, Blair McMillen

    • Violin 1: Bayla Keyes, Anna Lim

    • Violin 2: David Fulmer, Cyrus Stevens

    • Viola: Louise Schulman, Liuh-Wen Ting

    • Violoncello: Joshua Gordon, Michael Finckel

    • Bass:  Pascale Delache-Feldman

     

  • Sebastian Zubieta   Dos canciones

    • Soprano: Mary Nessinger

    • Viola: Liuh-Wen Ting

    • Piano: Christopher Oldfather

     

  • Liza White  Septet (commissioned by Composers Conference for Amateur Chamber Music Center participants)

    • Violin: Lynn Scheller

    • Viola: Joe Singer

    • Violoncello: Pamela Bromberg

    • Clarinet: Charles Allen

    • Bassoon: Mark Finkelstein

    • Horn: Stanley Corfman

    • Piano: Carl Andersen

     

Sunday, July 26, 2009, 7:30pm, Jewett Auditorium

  •   Lecture/Demonstration:  "How to Listen to New Music"  by Sebastian Zubieta, Music Director of The Americas Society
     

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

  • Chris Stark    Ignation Exercises

    • Flute:  Barry Crawford

    • Oboe:  Peggy Pearson

    • Clarinet:  Jean Kopperud

    • Bassoon: Donald McGeen

    • French Horn:  Patrick Pridemore

    • Trumpet:  Jerry Bryant

    • Trombone:  Brian Herrington

    • Percussion: Stephen Paysen or Dominic Donato

    • Piano:  Christopher Oldfather

    • Violin: Jennifer Elowitch

    • Violin:  Bayla Keyes

    • Viola:  Liuh-Wen Ting

    • Violoncello: Mike Finckel

    • Contrabass:  Pascale Delache-Feldman

     

  • Jen Wang   The Garden of Forking Paths

    • Soprano:  Mary Nessinger

    • Flute: Barry Crawford

    • Clarinet: Jean Kopperud

    • Percussion: Stephen Paysen or Dominic Donato

    • Piano: Christopher Oldfather

    • Violin: Cyrus Stevens

    • Violoncello: Michael Finckel

     

  • Nicholas Omiccioli   Trio (2008)

    • Violin: Miranda Cuckson

    • Violoncello: Joshua Gordon

    • Piano: Blair McMillen

     

Thursday, July 30, 2009

  • Concert and Conversation with Guest Composer, Tania León, featuring recorded works of the composer and live performance  featuring Christopher Oldfather, piano; and Barry Crawford, flute.

Saturday, August 1, 2009

  • Clint Needham    I Sing the Body Electric

    • Flute:  Barry Crawford

    • Oboe: Peggy Pearson

    • Clarinet:  Jean Kopperud

    • Bassoon: Donald McGeen

    • Horn: Patrick Pridemore

    • Trumpet: Jerry Bryant

    • Trombone: Brian Herrington

    • Percussion:  Stephen Paysen--Dominic Donato

    • Piano:  Blair McMillen

    • Violin 1: Bayla Keyes, Jennifer Elowitch

    • Violin 2: Miranda Cuckson, Cyrus Stevens

    • Viola:  Louise Schulman, Liuh-Wen Ting

    • Violoncello:  Michael Finckel, Joshua Gordon

    • Contrabass:  Pascale Delache-Feldman

     

  • Wei Chieh Lin    A Flourishing Centennial

    • Flute: Barry Crawford

    • Clarinet:  Jean Kopperud

    • Violoncello:  Joshua Gordon

     

  • Liza White  Septet (commissioned by Composers Conference for Amateur Chamber Music Center participants)

    • Violin: Barbara Hulka

    • Viola: Henryka Maslowski

    • Violoncello: David Williams

    • Clarinet: John McClenon

    • Bassoon: David Knorr

    • Horn: Dwight Campbell

    • Piano: James Stewart

     

 

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