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Chamber Players of the League/ISCM

LEAGUE/ISCM PRESENTS: ELIZA GARTH CELEBRATES THE JOHN CAGE CENTENNIAL
Sunday, January 29 at 8:00 PM
Merkin Concert Hall at the Kaufman Center | 129 W. 67th St New York, NY 10023
Tickets are available at the box office the night of the concert: $20 General Admission; $10 Students/Seniors
Box Office: 212-501-3330 | http://kaufman-center.org/merkin-concert-hall/buy-tickets

Acclaimed pianist Eliza Garth performs John Cage’s masterpiece for prepared piano, Sonatas and Interludes, in celebration of the centennial of the birth of Cage, one of the most influential American composers of the 20^th century.  Described by the writer James Pritchett as “a big piece with a quiet voice,” Sonatas and Interludes is meditative in its esthetic; the “preparation” of the piano transforms its sound into an ensemble of gongs and chimes. Ms. Garth’s performance will be presented in Merkin Concert Hall, chosen for its intimate atmosphere and exceptional acoustics. A student of trailblazers, including Henry Cowell and Arnold Schoenberg, and in his mature years a disciple of Buddhism, Cage’s innovative work challenged conventional Western conceptions of the nature of sound and music. For more info about Eliza Garth, please visit www.elizagarth.com.

LEAGUE/ISCM PRESENTS: “21ST CENTURY AMERICAN REPERTOIRE” with Bassoonist Peter Kolkay
Monday, April 2, 2012 – 7:30PM
Merkin Concert Hall at the Kaufman Center | 129 W. 67th St New York, NY 10023
presented in collaboration with Concert Artists Guild

Bassoonist Peter Kolkay presents a selection of 21st-century works that demonstrates the stylistic breath of current American composition.  Each work explores its own rhetoric, yet all share the common thread of being composed for the bassoon, perhaps the most underappreciated of solo instruments. Kolkay, joined by pianist Alexandra Nguyen, explores this repertoire in the recently released disc “BassoonMusic” (CAG Records), and will present six works on this Merkin Hall concert.  Included on the program are the New York premieres of The Dark Hours (2007) by Judah Adashi, Journey (2009) by Katherine Hoover, and Seven Desert Elegies (2008),  by John Fitz Rogers, as well as Geroge Perle’s BassoonMusic (2004), Russell Platt’s Three Songs (2010) and Paul Moravec’s Andy Warhol Sez (2005).

THE ORCHESTRA OF THE LEAGUE OF COMPOSERS – CELEBRATING THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NYU MUSIC DEPARTMENT
(Presented by the Washington Square Contemporary Music Society)
Louis Karchin, Music Director
Soloists: Thomas Meglioranza, baritone, Madalyn and Cicely Parnas (Duo Parnas), clarinetist Marianne Gythefeldt and  Ivan Goff (Irish Pipes)
Monday, May 7, 2012 at 8:00 PM
Skirball Center for the Performing Arts at New York University – Washington Square South at LaGuardia Place

The Orchestra of the League of Composers presents works by current and past NYU faculty and alumni to celebrate the 90^th Anniversary of the Department of Music at Washington Square. The program will include premieres by current faculty Elizabeth Hoffman and Louis Karchin, along with music by past faculty Marion Bauer and Brian Fennelly, and recent alumna Paula Matthusen.

THE ORCHESTRA OF THE LEAGUE OF COMPOSERS – SEASON FINALE
Louis Karchin, Music Director 
John Schaefer (WNYC), host
Soloists: Saar Berger, horn; Michael Burritt, percussion;
Monday, June 4, 2012, 8:00 PM | Miller Theatre, Columbia University
Tickets: $20 gen. adm / $10 student/senior, available in advance, or at the door. TDF vouchers accepted.

The League of Composers/ISCM returns to Miller Theatre for its season finale, featuring a newly-commissioned work by Carlos Sanchez Gutierrez, NY premieres of works by Anthony Cheung and Ursula Mamlok, and works by Pierre Jalbert and Aaron Copland.

Aaron Copland Prelude for Chamber Orchestra (1934)
Carlos Sanchez Gutierrez  new work, (2012) World Premiere, League commission – Michael Burritt, percussion
Ursula Mamlok Concerto for Oboe and Chamber Orchestra (1976/2003) – NY premiere
Anthony Cheung Fog Mobiles (2010)  – Saar Beger, horn  - NY premiere
Pierre Jalbert Les espaces infinis (2001)

 Special Thanks

This season would not be possible without the generous support of the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc., the Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University, the Amphion Foundation,  Meet the Composer Cary New Music Performance Fund,  The Edward T. Cone Foundation, the Reed Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, League Board Members, Robert Egan, individual donations, + Pinnacle Prep.