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2012-2013 Season – 90th Anniversary of the League of Composers
SEASON FINALE 2013: Reflections & Memories
Monday, June 17, 2013 – 8 pm
Miller Theatre, Columbia University (2960 Broadway, NYC)
Conductors: Louis Karchin, James Baker
Host: John Schaefer
Soloists: Liang Wang, oboe and Sharon Harms, soprano
Guest Speaker: Robert Riggs
| Bruce Adolphe | Crossing Broadway (2007) |
|---|---|
| Eve Beglarian | Waiting for Billy Floyd (2010) |
| Wang Jie | Oboe Concerto for the Genuine Hearts of Sadness ** (2013) |
| Elliott Carter | Call (2003) |
| Keith Fitch | In Memory* (2013) World premiere, League commission |
| Leon Kirchner | Suite from Lily (1973) |
**World premiere, League commission, supported by the Serge Kousevitzky Foundation of the Library of Congress
Chamber Players of the League/ISCM present: From Copland to Carey: Premieres + Competition Winning Works
Sunday, February 24, 2013 – 3:00 pm
Tenri Cultural Institute, 43 West 13th Street, NYC
Tickets (at the door): $15 gen. adm / $8 student/senior
| Luke Dahn | Penumbrae(2008) NY premiere, Co-Winner, 2010 League Composers’ Competition |
|---|---|
| Jordan Kuspa | Piano Trio(2009) NY premiere, Co-Winner, 2010 League Composers’ Competition |
| Christian Carey | For Milton(2011) World premiere |
| Aaron Copland | Sextet (1937) |
| David Chaitkin | Rhapsody for Cello and Piano * (1994) New York Premiere |
PAS de DEUX: Sue Ann Kahn, flute and Lewis Paer, contrabass
with Alan Kay, clarinet / William Anderson, guitar
Saturday, March 30, 2013, 8 pm / Tenri Cultural Institute, 43 West 13th Street, NYC
Tickets (at the door): $15 general admission, $8 student/senior
| Charles Wuorinen | Turetzky Pieces (1960) |
|---|---|
| Eugene O’Brien | Fancies and Goodnights (1994) – NY premiere |
| Henry Brant | Cerberus (1977) - NY premiere |
| Alba Potes | Tres Instrumentos para un Tema Obstinado (2013) - WORLD premiere |
| Allen Shawn | Pas de Deux (2013) - WORLD premiere |
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, New Music USA, The Edward T. Cone Foundation, the Reed Foundation, the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater MetroWest NJ, New York State Council on the Arts, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, League Board Members, individual donations, + Pinnacle Prep.