Season at a Glance

The Time and Place:
Saturday, October 10, 2009 • 8PM — Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320 Cedar St., Santa Cruz

The Repertoire
Yellow Cake Review (1980) Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (selections) {voice, piano, guitars}
Four Bagatelles (2008) Chris Pratorius {flute, clarinet, piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass, percussion}
Apolitical Intellectuals (1974) Frederic Rzewski (words, René Lastillo){voice, piano}
Cheating, Lying, Stealing (1993) David Lang {bass clarinet, cello, piano, percussion}
My Decadent Song (1985) Timothy Bell {voice, piano, double bass}
Zaka (2003) Jennifer Higdon {flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion}





The Time and Place:
Friday, January 15, 2010 • 7:30pm Music Center Recital Hall, UC Santa Cruz


The Repertoire
Sayaka Yabuki– Water and Wine (world premiere) {NMW Ensemble and integrated media}
Remy Le Boeuf– The Third Elegy (world premiere) {bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano, vibes}
Stan Poplin– Detour (world premiere) {mezzo-soprano, NMW Ensemble}
Noah Meites– Bioskop (BMI Young Composer Award 2009) {clarinet, piano, percussioin, viollin, cello}





The Time and Place:
Saturday, March 6, 2010 • 8:00pm Music Recital Hall, Cabrillo College, Aptos


The Repertoire
Philip Collins– Requies Ranarum (Frog Requiem) (1998; revised 2008) {soprano, flute/piccolo, clarnet, saxophones, piano, harp, percussion, concertina, mandolin, violin, cello, double bass, narrator, audio playback}
Ivan Rosenblum– Rilke on Radio (world premiere) {tenor, saxophone, keyboard}
Olivier Messiaen– Abyss of the Birds from Quartet for the End of Time Time (Quatuor pour la fin du temp, 1941) {solo clarinet} *updated program
Arthur Cooley– A Brief Musical History of Existence (world premiere) {baritone, flute, clarinet, harp, guitar, piano, percussion, violin, cello, double bass (accompanied by projected photo imagery)}





The Time and Place:
Sunday, June 6, 2010 • 3-7pm at The Garden, 2701 Monterey Ave., Soquel


The Repertoire
The blended talents of vocalist Lori Rivera, saxophonist Paul Contos, bassist Stan Poplin, guitarist Bob Bassa, percussionist Steve Robertson and others combine for a spectacular garden jam of variegated musical species, from Brazilian Guinga style to enchant- ed-garden variety sambas.
Also freatured:
• The Ariose Singers, conducted by Michael McGushin
• The Singing Wood Marimba Ensemble
• Outdoorsy repertoire by NMW Ensemble





New Music Works 2009-2010 Season is supported by funding from the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County, Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County, and the Ann & Gorden Getty Foundation