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BEYOND THE SPEED OF SOUND

Sunday, November 11, 2001 5-10 p.m.
The Knitting Factory
74 Leonard Street between
Broadway & Church, south of Canal

Main Space Knit Active Old Office CONTINUUM ® at 5 p.m. Cheryl Seltzer and Joel Sachs, Directors Martha Elliott, Wonjung Kim, sopranos; David Gresham, clarinet, bass clarinet; Tom Chiu, Renée Jolles, violins; Ariel de Wolf, cello; Cheryl Seltzer, piano; Joel Sachs, piano, conductor Toccata, from Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano (1993)* - Oleg Felzer (1939 – 1998) Mr. Chiu, Ms. Seltzer U.S. Premiere Confluences (2001)* - Ursula Mamlok (b. 1928)  Grazioso - Vivo - Still, as if suspended Mr. Gresham, Ms. Jolles, Ms. de Wolf, Ms. Seltzer Commissioned with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts World Premiere fragmentos romanos (2000)* - Orlando Jacinto Garcia (b. 1954) Ms. Elliott, Mr. Gresham, Ms. Jolles, Ms. Seltzer, Mr. Sachs U.S. Premiere Baudelaire's Uncle (1980) - Francis Schwartz (b. 1940) Mr. Sachs New York Premiere Proverbs of Hell (from William Blake) (2000)* - Alberto Colla (b. 1968) Ms. Kim, Mr. Gresham, Ms. Jolles, Ms. de Wolf, Ms. Seltzer, Mr. Sachs U.S. Premiere * written for Continuum                       Patricia Spencer – flute – 5:30 to 6:00 p.m. Fanfare/Pavane (2001) – Louis Karchin World Premiere Western Wind (1999) – Eugene Lee US Premiere Nancy Zeltsman, marimba 5:30 to 6:00 p.m. See Ya Thursday – Steven Mackey The Connection – James Rolfe World Premiere ModernWorks! at 6 p.m. Madeleine Shapiro, Artistic Director Madeleine Shapiro, cello; Dawn Buckholz, cello; Matthew Goeke, cello; Martin Fett, cello; Mikko Luoma, accordion Versuchte Annaherung (1990) - Georg Katzer (Attempted Approach) Ms. Shapiro, Mr. Luoma Pizziquitiplas (1989 – 95) – Paul Desenne Ms. Shapiro, Mr. Goeke, Ms. Buckholz A Vivid Distance Serenely Layered (2000) - Jeffrey Mumford Ms. Shapiro, Ms. Buckholz, Mr. Goeke, Mr. Fett U.S. Premiere Plus III (1992) - Jukka Tiensuu Ms. Shapiro, Mr. Luoma U.S. Premiere   Curtis Macomber, violin; Chris Oldfather, piano – 6:00 to 6:30 p.m. Sonata (2001) – Daniel Asia I. Fast and Spritely II. Enigmatic, inscrutable III. Grave, maestoso IV. Enigmatic, but with humor  V. Fast, spritely and impetuous World Premiere Sonia Jacobsen, soprano saxophone; Joel Sachs, piano – 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. Avalanche – Sonia Jacobsen Island Hopping – Sonia Jacobsen World Premiere Mood's Mode – Sonia Jacobsen   Quicksilver – 6:00 to 6:30 p.m. Patti Monson, flute & alto flute, Jayn Rosenfeld, flute & bass flute, Patricia Spencer, flute & bass flute, Robert Levin, guest djembe player Chango-Elegua – Thierry Pecou Ms. Monson, Ms. Rosenfeld, Ms. Spencer, Mr. Levin David Starobin, guitar – 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. True and Authentic Gymnopedie (1997) - William Bland Dances for Moon Animals (1999) – Simon Bainbridge Think Fast (2000) – Bryan Johanson  Forlane (1998) – David Liptak Open Up Your Ears (1997) – Bryan Johanson   Da Capo Chamber Players at 7 p.m. Patricia Spencer, flute; Jo-Ann Sternberg, clarinet; Eva Gruesser, violin; Andre Emelianoff, cello; Lisa Moore, piano Guests: Paul Sperry, tenor; Meighan Stoops, clarinet; Renee Jolles, violin; Stephen Gosling, piano   Exiles - Harold Meltzer Exile (Conrad Aiken) Exile (after the Chinese) (Hart Crane) Mr. Sperry, Ms. Spencer, Ms. Stoops, Ms. Jolles, Mr. Emelianoff Written for Paul Sperry and the Da Capo Chamber Players New York Premiere   Climbing the Ladder of Unraveling Rope - Penka Kouneva I.The Golden Bracelet (Andante) II.Get the Heat Moving (Presto) III.Climbing the Ladder of Unraveling Rope (Andante) IV.The Weight of the Stone (Adagio) V.She Sat in the Old Rocker (Allegro) Ms. Spencer, Ms. Stoops, Ms. Jolles, Mr. Emelianoff, Mr. Gosling Commissioned by the Da Capo Chamber Players with a grant from Meet the Composer World Premiere   Sequitur Harold Meltzer, director 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. Patti Monson, flute; Gregory Hesselink, cello Nervosa for amplified solo flute – Steven Burke Ms. Monson Enchanted Preludes – Elliott Carter Ms. Monson, Mr. Hesselink William Anderson & the Cygnus Ensemble – 7:30 to 8:00 p.m. William Anderson, mandolin & guitar; Jacqueline Carrasco, violin; Susannah Chapman, 'cello; Oren Fader, guitar; Marc Wolf, guitar; Jacqueline Leclair, oboe; Joan Forsyth, piano Guest Artist: Jayn Rosenfeld, flute & recorder Elegy (2001) – Alisher Latif-Zadeh Mr. Anderson, Mr. Fader World Premiere Diary of a Seducer, No. 31 – Robert Martin Mr. Anderson, Mr. Fader, Mr. Wolf Prometheus – Jonathan Dawe (excerpt from upcoming opera) Mr. Anderson, Mr. Fader Cancion de Cuna de Quique – William Anderson Mr. Anderson World Premiere Duo Tonic – Robert Pollock Ms. Rosenfeld Danci – Milton Babbitt (arr. for sextet) Mr. Anderson, Mr. Fader, Ms. Rosenfeld, Ms. Leclair, Ms. Carrasco, Ms. Chapman Sonata for Guitar and Piano – Charles Wuorinen (excerpt) Mr. Anderson, Ms. Forsyth   Prism 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. Michael Whitcombe, alto saxophone, Matthew Levy, tenor saxophone, Taimur Sullivan, baritone saxophone Variations (On several lines by Amy Clampitt) 1995 – Sidney Corbett Mr. Whitcombe, Mr. Sullivan New York Premiere Rough Winds Do Shake the Darling Buds 1999 – Eric Moe I. Energico, poco pesante  II. Spasmodic, raucous, obsessive Mr. Whitcombe, Mr. Levy, Mr. Sullivan New York Premiere William Schimmel, Small Hotels for accordion & voice 7:30 to 8:00 p.m. Music – William Schimmel, Text/Lyrics – George W.S. Trow – Dramatic Direction – Micki Goodman Blues for N.Y.; Grey Car 1; Grey Car 2; Someone will always be there; Ocean Song; Home New York New Music Ensemble at 8 p.m.  Jayn Rosenfeld, flute; Jean Kopperud, clarinet; Linda  Quan, violin; Christopher Finckel, cello; Stephen Gosling, piano; Pablo Rieppi, percussion; James Baker, conductor Polishing Firewood for solo violoncello and ensemble (2001) - Elliott Gyger (b.1968) Ms. Rosenfeld, Ms. Kopperud, Ms. Quan, Mr. Finckel, Mr. Rieppi, Mr. Baker World Premiere A Dream Foretold (2001) - Richard Festinger (b. 1948) Ms. Rosenfeld, Ms. Kopperud, Mr. Finckel, Mr. Gosling World Premiere A New Prehistory (2001) - Robert Dick (b. 1950) Ms. Rosenfeld, Ms. Kopperud, Ms. Quan, Mr. Finckel, Mr. Gosling, Mr. Rieppi, Mr. Baker World Premiere   Madeleine Shapiro, cello; Mary Nessinger, voice – 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. Ai limiti della notte (1983) – Salvatore Sciarrino Ms. Shapiro At Night Came his Revelry (2000) – Harold Meltzer Ms. Nessinger, Ms. Shaprio The Bewilderment of Waking (2001) – Harold Meltzer Ms. Nessinger, Ms. Shapiro World Premiere Etude No.2 Legato-Staccato (1974/rev. 1999) – Sofia Gubaidulina Ms. Shapiro Letter from the Poetess Rima Dalos (1985) – Sofia Gubaidulina Ms. Nessinger, Ms. Shapiro U.S. Premiere Lucy Shelton, soprano; Karl Paulnack, piano – 8:30 to 9:00 p.m. Prelude – Confession – Postlude (1980) – Kaija Saariaho Ms. Shelton, Mr. Paulnack New York Premiere Il Pleut (1986) – Kaija Saariaho Ms. Shelton, Mr. Paulnack New York Premiere You went, flew (1982) – Kaija Saariaho Ms. Shelton, Mr. Paulnack New York Premiere   Marina Rosenfeld 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. Untitled solo work for original acetate record, turntable & sheer frost guitar                     Tom Chiu, violin 8:30 to 9:00 p.m. EBITDA for solo violin - Tom Chiu

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