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"A wake-up call to the New York season. . . " Village Voice
A Six-Concert Explosion of
Today's Sounds!
November 3 to December 6, 1999 in The Great Hall at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Plus Pre- and Post-Concert Events
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Wednesday, November 3, 8 p.m.
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Wednesday, November 10, 8 p.m.
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Saturday, November 20, 8 p.m.
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THE NEW YORK NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE
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MODERNWORKS!
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CONTINUUM®
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Tuesday, November 30, 8 p.m.
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Sunday, December 5, 8 p.m.
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Monday, December 6 at 8 p.m
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DA CAPO CHAMBER PLAYERS
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NEWBAND
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SPECULUM MUSICAE
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Location of Concerts
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Ticket Information
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Festival Sponsors
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(Programs subject to change)
Wednesday, November 3 at 8 p.m.
Pre-Concert Talk at 7:30 p.m.
THE NEW YORK NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Electricity in the Air
Current sounds from musicians and machines
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Thirteen Loops
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Rand Steiger
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Girlfriend
(New York Premiere)
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Julia Wolfe
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Spasm
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Michael Lowenstern
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Work for solo cello
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Kaija Saariaho
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Micro-Concerto for Percussion
(World Premiere)
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Steven Mackey
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Julia Wolfe, Michael Lowenstern, and Steven Mackey to participate in the pre-concert talk.
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Wednesday, November 10 at 8 p.m.
Pre-Concert Talk at 7:30 p.m.
MODERNWORKS!
Madeleine Shapiro, Director
Howl: String Madness
Music from the ends of the earth
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Howl
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Lee Hyla
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Neiges
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Kaija Saariaho
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Silenzio
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Sofia Gubaidulina
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(for violin, cello and accordion - New York Premiere)
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From Ubirr
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Peter Sculthorpe
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Kaija Saariaho to participate in pre-concert talk.
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Saturday, November 20 at 8 p.m.
Pre-Concert Talk at 7:30 p.m.
CONTINUUM®
Selected Schwartz
The zany, visionary world of Francis Schwartz
Music-Theatre - with eyebrows, feet, respiratory systems & participating public
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My Aleph
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Francis Schwartz
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Soledades
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Francis Schwartz
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Cannibal Caliban
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Francis Schwartz
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El Sueño de Bolívar
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Francis Schwartz
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Concert
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John Cage
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Lady Chatterley's Dream
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Jon Deak
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Time(d) Trials and
Unscheduled Events
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Joan LaBarbara
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Francis Schwartz to participate in pre-concert talk.
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Tuesday, November 30 at 8 p.m.
Pre-Concert Talk at 7:30 p.m.
By George!
Honoring George Perle at 85
with guest artists Lucy Shelton, soprano, and David Taylor, bass trombone
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Sonata a quattro
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George Perle
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Critical Moments
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George Perle
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Songs on Texts of Emily Dickinson
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George Perle
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Sonata a cinque
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George Perle
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New work
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Paul Lansky
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(World Premiere, written for the occasion)
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George Perle and Paul Lansky to participate in pre-concert talk.
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Sunday, December 5 at 8 p.m.
Hobos & Senators
Ear-stretching microtones...the world's most amazing musical instrument collection...Harry Partch's hobo classic...Dean Drummond's bold satire on Congress
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The Day the Sun Stood Still
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Dean Drummond
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Congressional Record
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Dean Drummond
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The Wayward
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Harry Partch
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The Letter
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U.S. Highball
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Post-concert instrument demonstration.
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Monday, December 6 at 8 p.m.
Pre-Concert Talk at 7:30 p.m.
SPECULUM MUSICAE
Transatlantic Sound Waves
The New Britannia
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Chamber Concerto
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Bayan Northcott
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Five Distances for Five Instruments
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Harrison Birtwistle
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Specula
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Colin Matthews
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Guitar Concerto
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Simon Bainbridge
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Conveniently located at Seventh Street and Third Avenue, The Great Hall at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is a short walk from either the eighth Street stop on the N or R subway line or the Astor Place stop of the 4,5, or 6 subway line.
Ticket Information:
- Festival Subscriptions at $45, $30 for students and senior citizens
- Single Tickets at $15, $10 for students and senior citizens
How To Order:
- By Telephone: Ticket Central at 212.279.4200 from 1 to 8 p.m. daily
- Online: 24 hours a day at www.ticketweb.com
In Person:
- At Ticket Central, 416 West 42nd Street, from 1 to 8 p.m. daily
- At The Great Hall at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art on the evening of each concert (for that concert only)
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Sonic Boom 8 is funded in part by the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation and The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Consortium member groups are funded in part by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
Founded in 1980, the New York Consortium for New Music is a non-profit service organization dedicated to developing audiences for the music of our time. For further information regarding Sonic Boom 8 or the New York Consortium for New Music, please call the hotline at 212.674.5142. Contribution in support of the organization may be mailed to the New York Consortium for New Music, 215 West 90th Street, 1G, New York, New York 10024.
- Print materials: Siren Design
- Festival Publicity: Steorra
- Festival Administrator: Amy Roberts Frawley
- Web Site Design: Karl Strieby
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