AT A GLANCE
STEPPING OUT
(October 10)
MUSIC FOR LINDA
(December 6)
CONTINUATION
(January 23)
NIGHT OF THE LIVING COMPOSERS
(March 7)
AVANT GARDEN PARTY
(June 7)
NIGHT OF THE LIVING COMPOSERS
WHEN/WHERE:Saturday, March 7, 7:30 PM; 2009
Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320 Cedar St., Santa Cruz
DESCRIPTION:
Kuumbwa Jazz Center is the ideal habitat for NMW's perennial Night of the Living Composers concert. And this year, more than ever. Roscoe Mitchell, seminal creative force of the legendary Art Ensemble of Chicago, debuts his newly penned duo, WRC2A, for himself and percussion great, William Winant. Frederic Rzewski's Brechtian salvo, Apolitical Intellectuals, adds a dash of agi-prop to the blend, and Four Bagatelles, by local composer, Chris Pratorius draws upon traditions reaching from European shores to the Surf City. L'image Reconstituée by Mei-Fang Lin is a uniquely elegant and sonorous exploration of the well-traveled "Pierrot Lunaire" instrumentation.
TICKETS:
Prices: General $20; Senior $15; Student $10
Online: Click on the Store and Tickets link or you can also purchase online at Santa Cruz Tickets
In Person: UCSC Box Office: 831/459-2159; Santa Civic Box Office 831/420-5260 By Mail: Send checks to New Music Works, P.O. Box 2266, Santa Cruz 95063-2266
THE PERFORMERS:
Guest Artists: Roscoe Mitchell, saxophone/composer; William Winant, percussion
NMW Ensemble: Teresa Orozco-Petersen, flute; Ann Lavin, clarinet; Jonathan Bautista, saxophone; Cynthia Baehr and Rebecca Jackson, violins; Chad Kaltinger, viola; Kelley Maulbetsch, cello; Stan Poplin, bass; Michael McGushin, piano; Jennifer Cass, harp; Jim Kassis, percussion;
Conducted by Phil Collins
THE REPETOIRE:
WRC2A, for woodwinds and percussion, opus 1 (2008) Roscoe Mitchell
Bells of New Orleans (2005) Roscoe Mitchell {solo glockenspiel}
Four Bagatelles- Premiere (2008) Chris Pratorius {flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano}
Apolitical Intellectuals {1974} Frederic Rzewski, words, René Lastillo {voice, piano}
